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Ezekiel 44:31 Cross-References

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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...

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