The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
The priests shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself, or is torn, whether it be bird or beast.
WEB
The priests may not eat any bird or animal found dead or torn by wild beasts.
YLT
Any carcase and torn thing, of the fowl, and of the beasts, the priests do not eat.
DBT
The priests shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself, or of that which is torn, whether of fowl or of beast.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEzekiel — The exile prophet — priest taken to Babylon in 597 BC, writing to a community still convinced the exile is temporary. Wheels within wheels, the glory departing, dry bones coming to life, and the city whose new name is YHWH Shammah — ‘the LORD is there.’
- Author
- Ezekiel, son of Buzi the priest (1:3)
- Date
- Dated oracles 593 BC (1:1, fifth year of Jehoiachin's exile) to 571 BC (29:17)