MANNAFEST

That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the Lord.

KJV

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ASV

That which dieth of itself, or is torn of beasts, he shall not eat, to defile himself therewith: I am Jehovah.

WEB

He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, which would make him unclean. I am the LORD.

YLT

a carcase or torn thing he doth not eat, for uncleanness thereby; I am Jehovah.

DBT

Of a dead carcase and what is torn shall he not eat, to make himself unclean therewith: I am Jehovah.

About this book

Old Testament

LeviticusA holy people before a holy God. Five offerings, a priesthood, a purity code — and at the centre, a single day that carries the sins of a year to a cleansed Most Holy Place.

Author
Moses — receives these laws at Sinai; the repeated formula is ‘the LORD spake unto Moses, saying’
Date
Composed during Israel's year at Sinai (15th–13th century BC)

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