Leviticus 22:8
That which comes to a natural death, or is attacked by beasts, he may not take as food, for it will make him unclean: I am the Lord.
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- Lev 17:15 : 15 And anyone who takes as food anything which has come to a natural end, or anything which has been put to death by beasts, if he is one of you by birth, or of another nation, will have to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and be unclean till evening, and then he will be clean.
- Exod 22:31 : 31 You are to be holy men to me: the flesh of no animal whose death has been caused by the beasts of the field may be used for your food; it is to be given to the dogs.
- Lev 7:24 : 24 And the fat of that which comes to a natural death, and the fat of that which is attacked by beasts, may be used for other purposes, but not in any way for food.
- Deut 14:21 : 21 You may not have as food anything which has come to a natural death; the man from another country who is living with you may take it for food, or you may get a price for it from one of another nation; for you are a holy people to the Lord your God. The young goat is not to be cooked in its mother's milk.
- Ezek 44:31 : 31 The priests may not take for food any bird or beast which has come to a natural death or whose death has been caused by another animal.
- Lev 11:39-40 : 39 And if any beast which may be used for food comes to a natural death, anyone touching its dead body will be unclean till evening. 40 And he who makes use of any part of its body for food is to have his clothing washed and be unclean till evening; and anyone taking away its body is to have his clothing washed and be unclean till evening.
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15And anyone who takes as food anything which has come to a natural end, or anything which has been put to death by beasts, if he is one of you by birth, or of another nation, will have to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and be unclean till evening, and then he will be clean.
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31The priests may not take for food any bird or beast which has come to a natural death or whose death has been caused by another animal.
- Lev 7:24-252 verses81%
24And the fat of that which comes to a natural death, and the fat of that which is attacked by beasts, may be used for other purposes, but not in any way for food.
25For anyone who takes as food the fat of any beast of which men make an offering by fire to the Lord, will be cut off from his people.
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31You are to be holy men to me: the flesh of no animal whose death has been caused by the beasts of the field may be used for your food; it is to be given to the dogs.
- Lev 22:6-72 verses81%
6Any person touching any such unclean thing will be unclean till evening, and may not take of the holy food till his flesh has been bathed in water;
7And when the sun has gone down he will be clean; and after that he may take part in the holy food, because it is his bread.
- Lev 11:39-413 verses81%
39And if any beast which may be used for food comes to a natural death, anyone touching its dead body will be unclean till evening.
40And he who makes use of any part of its body for food is to have his clothing washed and be unclean till evening; and anyone taking away its body is to have his clothing washed and be unclean till evening.
41Everything which goes flat on its body on the earth is disgusting, and is not to be used for food.
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9So then, let them keep what I have put into their care, for fear that sin may come on them because of it, so causing their death because they have made it common: I am the Lord, who make them holy.
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14Then I said, Ah, Lord! see, my soul has never been unclean, and I have never taken as my food anything which has come to a natural death or has been broken by beasts, from the time when I was young even till now; no disgusting flesh has ever come into my mouth.
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8Their flesh may not be used for food, and their dead bodies may not even be touched; they are unclean to you.
- Lev 11:46-472 verses77%
46This is the law about beasts and birds and every living thing moving in the waters, and every living thing which goes flat on the earth:
47Marking out the unclean from the clean, and the living thing which may be used for food from that which may not.
- Deut 14:20-212 verses77%
20But all clean birds you may take.
21You may not have as food anything which has come to a natural death; the man from another country who is living with you may take it for food, or you may get a price for it from one of another nation; for you are a holy people to the Lord your God. The young goat is not to be cooked in its mother's milk.
- Lev 19:7-82 verses76%
7If any of it is used for food on the third day, it is a disgusting thing and will not be pleasing to the Lord.
8And as for anyone who takes it for food, his sin will be on him, for he has put shame on the holy thing of the Lord: he will be cut off from his people.
- Deut 14:6-83 verses76%
6Any beast which has a division in the horn of its foot and whose food comes back into its mouth to be crushed again, may be used for food.
7But even among these, there are some which may not be used for food: such as the camel, the hare, and the coney, which are unclean to you, because, though their food comes back, the horn of their feet is not parted in two.
8And the pig is unclean to you, because though it has a division in the horn of its foot, its food does not come back; their flesh may not be used for food or their dead bodies touched by you.
- Lev 7:19-224 verses76%
19And flesh touched by any unclean thing may not be taken for food: it is to be burned with fire; and as for the flesh of the peace-offerings, everyone who is clean may take it as food:
20But he who is unclean when he takes as food the flesh of the peace-offerings, which are the Lord's, will be cut off from his people.
21And anyone who, after touching any unclean thing of man or an unclean beast or any unclean and disgusting thing, takes as food the flesh of the peace-offerings, which are the Lord's, will be cut off from his people.
22And the Lord said to Moses,
- Lev 11:2-32 verses76%
2Say to the children of Israel: These are the living things which you may have for food among all the beasts on the earth.
3You may have as food any beast which has a division in the horn of its foot, and whose food comes back into its mouth to be crushed again.
- Deut 14:3-42 verses76%
3No disgusting thing may be your food.
4These are the beasts which you may have for food: the ox, the sheep, and the goat;
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30Let it be used for food on the same day; do not keep any part of it till the morning: I am the Lord.
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25So then, make division between the clean beast and the unclean, and between the clean bird and the unclean: do not make yourselves disgusting by any beast or bird or anything which goes flat on the earth, which has been marked by me as unclean for you.
- Deut 12:22-232 verses75%
22It will be your food, like the gazelle and the roe; the unclean and the clean may take of it.
23But see that you do not take the blood for food; for the blood is the life; and you may not make use of the life as food with the flesh.
- Lev 11:24-285 verses75%
24By these you will be made unclean; anyone touching their dead bodies will be unclean till evening:
25Whoever takes away the dead body of one of them is to have his clothing washed, and will be unclean till evening.
26Every beast, in the horn of whose foot there is not a complete division, and whose food does not come back, is unclean to you: anyone touching one of these will be unclean.
27Any four-footed beast which goes on the ball of its foot, is unclean to you: anyone touching the dead body of one of these will be unclean till evening.
28Anyone who takes away the dead body of one of these is to have his clothing washed and be unclean till evening.
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30So then, keep my orders, so that you may not do any of these disgusting things which were done before you, or make yourselves unclean through them: I am the Lord your God.
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22It may be used for food in your houses: the unclean and the clean may take of it, as of the gazelle and the roe.
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4No man of the seed of Aaron who is a leper, or who has a flow from his body, may take of the holy food till he is clean. And any man touching anything which is unclean because of the dead, or any man whose seed goes from him;
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4But flesh with the life-blood in it you may not take for food.
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43You are not to make yourselves disgusting with anything which goes about flat on the earth; you may not make yourselves unclean with them, in such a way that you are not holy to me.
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15Only you may put to death animals, such as the gazelle or the roe, for your food in any of your towns, at the desire of your soul, in keeping with the blessing of the Lord your God which he has given you: the unclean and the clean may take of it.
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16So causing sin to come on them when they take their holy things for food: I am the Lord who make them holy.
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27Whoever takes any blood for food will be cut off from his people.
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24Do not make yourself unclean in any of these ways; for so have those nations whom I am driving out from before you made themselves unclean:
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3If any man of Israel puts to death an ox or a lamb or a goat, in or outside the tent-circle;
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13And any man of Israel, or any other living among them, who gets with his bow any beast or bird used for food, is to see that its blood is covered with earth.