8That which dies of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith; I am the LORD.


In Context

5 Or whoever touches any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatever uncleanness he has;

6 The soul which has touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water.

7 And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things; because it is his food.

8 That which dies of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith; I am the LORD.

9 They shall therefore keep my ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.

10 There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.

Leviticus 22:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:8That which dieth of itself, or is torn [with beasts,] he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I [am] the LORD.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:8He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, and so become unclean through it. I am the Lord .

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:8That which dieth of itself, and that which was taken by a beast, they shall not eat, nor be defiled therewith, I am the Lord.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:8That which dieth of itself, or is torn of beasts, he shall not eat, to defile himself therewith: I am Jehovah.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:8Of a dead carcase and what is torn shall he not eat, to make himself unclean therewith: I am Jehovah.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:8That which dieth of itself, or is torn of beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:8That which dieth of itself, or is torn by beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself with it: I am the LORD.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:8That which dies of itself, or is torn by animals, he shall not eat, defiling himself by it. I am Yahweh.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:8a carcase or torn thing he doth not eat, for uncleanness thereby; I am Jehovah.