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Ezekiel 44:31 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Ezekiel 44:31 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 44 verse 31 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.”
Ezekiel 44:31 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezekiel 44:31
The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast—Priestly dietary restrictions: כָּל־נְבֵלָה וּטְרֵפָה מִן־הָעוֹף וּמִן־הַבְּהֵמָה לֹא יֹאכְלוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים (kol-nĕbēlāh ûṭĕrēphāh min-hāʿôph ûmin-habbĕhēmāh lōʾ yōʾkhĕlû hakkōhănîm, 'anything dead of itself or torn, from bird or beast, the priests shall not eat').Laymen could eat or sell נְבֵלָה (nĕbēlāh, 'carcass'—animals that died naturally) to foreigners (Deuteronomy 14:21), but priests faced stricter standards. טְרֵפָה (ṭĕrēphāh, 'torn/mangled' by predators) was forbidden to all Israel (Exod...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 44:31
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“or is torn by animals”
“that he may eat it; or you may sell it to a foreigner: for you are a holy people to Yahweh your God. You shall not boil a kid in its mother's milk.”
“however it is evil for that man who creates a stumbling block by eating.”
“if food causes my brother to stumble”
“Ah Lord Yahweh! behold”