Leviticus 22:8

A carcase which hath been torn he may not eat, to defile himself therewith: I am the Lord.

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.

In Context

7But when the sun hath gone down, and he shall have purified himself, he may afterward eat of the hallowed things, for it is his food.

9But let them keep the keeping of My word, lest they bring guilt upon themselves, and die for it, because they have profaned it, I am the Lord who sanctify them.

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Cross References

Exodus 22:30And ye shall be holy men before Me; and the flesh torn from a living animal you may not eat; you shall cast it to the dogs.

Leviticus 7:24But the fat of a dead carcase and the fat of an animal torn by a wild beast may be used in any manner of work, but of it you shall not eat.

Leviticus 17:15And everyone who eateth of a carcase (that hath died of itself) or hath been torn, whether he be native-born or of the strangers, let him wash his clothes, and bathe in water, and be unclean until the evening, and (then) shall he be clean.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 22:2-10

Laws Concerning the Priests. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the Lord . 3 Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the Lord , having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off… Read the whole commentary →

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