King James Version
Ezekiel 44:31 in the King James Version says “The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 44 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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
They shall eat the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs. dedicated: or, devoted
And 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. And the first: or, And the chief
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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properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“of any thing that is dead of itself”
H5038a flabby thing, i.e., a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol
“whether it be fowl”
H5775a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
“or beast”
H929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“The priests”
H3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
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