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Ezekiel 44:31

The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.

KJV

Omne morticinum, et captum a bestia, de avibus et de pecoribus, non comedent sacerdotes.

Vulgate

καὶ πᾶν θνησιμαῖον καὶ θηριάλωτον ἐκ τῶν πετεινῶν καὶ ἐκ τῶν κτηνῶν οὐ φάγονται οἱ ἱερεῖς.

LXX

The priests shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself, or is torn, whether it be bird or beast.

ASV

כָּל נְבֵלָה֙ וּ/טְרֵפָ֔ה מִן הָ/ע֖וֹף וּ/מִן הַ/בְּהֵמָ֑ה לֹ֥א יֹאכְל֖וּ הַ/כֹּהֲנִֽים

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בְּהֵמָ֑ה
bhmh
noun · 189×
טְרֵפָ֔ה
trph
noun · 9×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
כֹּהֵ֔ן
khn
noun · 747×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
verb · 811×
ם
m
noun · 48×
מִן
mn
preposition · 1223×
ע֣וֹף
'vp
noun · 71×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Deut 14:21 — Ye shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto
  • Exod 22:31 — And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.
  • Exod 22:31 — And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.
  • Lev 7:24 — And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use: but ye shall in no wise eat of it.
  • Lev 11:40 — And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
  • Lev 17:15 — And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in wat
  • Lev 22:8 — That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.