Ezekiel 44:31

King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Lev 22:8 : 8 That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.
  • Exod 22:31 : 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.
  • Deut 14:21 : 21 Ye shall not eat of any thing 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 the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.
  • Ezek 4:14 : 14 Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.
  • Rom 14:20 : 20 For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
  • 1 Cor 8:13 : 13 Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
  • Lev 17:15 : 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 water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.

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  • Lev 22:8
    82%

    8That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.

  • Exod 22:31
    78%

    31And 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 7:24-26
    3 verses
    77%

    24And 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.

    25For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people.

    26Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings.

  • Lev 6:29-30
    2 verses
    75%

    29All the males among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy.

    30And no sin offering, whereof any of the blood is brought into the tabernacle of the congregation to reconcile withal in the holy place, shall be eaten: it shall be burnt in the fire.

  • Lev 11:39-41
    3 verses
    75%

    39And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.

    40And 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.

    41And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.

  • Lev 17:15
    75%

    15And 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 water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.

  • Deut 14:19-21
    3 verses
    74%

    19And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten.

    20But of all clean fowls ye may eat.

    21Ye shall not eat of any thing 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 the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.

  • Lev 11:8
    74%

    8Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.

  • Deut 14:3
    74%

    3Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.

  • Lev 22:10-11
    2 verses
    74%

    10There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.

    11But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat.

  • Lev 6:23
    74%

    23For every meat offering for the priest shall be wholly burnt: it shall not be eaten.

  • Lev 7:6
    74%

    6Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it is most holy.

  • Lev 11:46-47
    2 verses
    73%

    46This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:

    47To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.

  • Lev 27:11
    73%

    11And if it be any unclean beast, of which they do not offer a sacrifice unto the LORD, then he shall present the beast before the priest:

  • Ezek 4:14
    73%

    14Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.

  • Gen 9:4
    73%

    4But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.

  • Ezek 44:29-30
    2 verses
    73%

    29They shall eat the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs.

    30And the first of all the firstfruits of all things, and every oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest's: ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house.

  • Deut 14:11
    72%

    11Of all clean birds ye shall eat.

  • Lev 7:19-21
    3 verses
    72%

    19And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire: and as for the flesh, all that be clean shall eat thereof.

    20But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, that pertain unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.

    21Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean beast, or any abominable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which pertain unto the LORD, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.

  • Lev 22:24-25
    2 verses
    72%

    24Ye shall not offer unto the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land.

    25Neither from a stranger's hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes be in them: they shall not be accepted for you.

  • Exod 29:34
    72%

    34And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy.

  • Deut 28:26
    71%

    26And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away.

  • 1 Sam 2:15
    71%

    15Also before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.

  • Exod 12:45-46
    2 verses
    71%

    45A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.

    46In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.

  • Ezek 44:21
    71%

    21Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.

  • Lev 22:15
    71%

    15And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the LORD;

  • Lev 22:4
    71%

    4What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;

  • Lev 6:26
    71%

    26The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it: in the holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation.

  • Lev 11:26
    71%

    26The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.

  • Deut 14:8
    71%

    8And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.

  • Lev 11:35
    71%

    35And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you.

  • Deut 12:23
    71%

    23Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh.

  • Lev 21:1
    71%

    1And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:

  • Num 18:32
    71%

    32And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved from it the best of it: neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die.

  • Lev 11:11
    71%

    11They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.

  • Deut 18:3
    70%

    3And this shall be the priest's due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.