King James Version
Exodus 22:31 in the King James Version says “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 t...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Exodus 22:31 · KJV
Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me. the first: Heb. thy fulness liquors: Heb. tear
Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: seven days it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“any flesh”
H1320flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
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