Verse 31

The priests must not eat any bird or animal that has died naturally or been torn by wild beasts.

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Referenced Verses

  • Lev 22:8 : 8 He must not eat anything that has died naturally or been torn by wild animals, making himself unclean by it. I am the LORD.
  • Deut 14:21 : 21 You shall not eat anything that dies naturally. You may give it to the foreigner living in your towns so that he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people set apart for the LORD your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.
  • Ezek 4:14 : 14 Then I said, 'Ah, Lord God, I have never been defiled! From my youth until now, I have never eaten anything that died naturally or was torn by animals. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.'
  • Rom 14:20 : 20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All things are indeed clean, but it is wrong for a person to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble.
  • 1 Cor 8:13 : 13 Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again so that I will not cause my brother to stumble.
  • Lev 17:15 : 15 Anyone, whether native or foreigner, who eats an animal that died naturally or was torn by wild animals must wash their clothes, bathe in water, and they will remain unclean until evening. Then they will be clean.