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.


In Context

5 And he that toucheth a creeping thing, or any unclean thing, the touching of which is defiling,

6 Shall be unclean until the evening, and shall not eat those things that are sanctified: but when he hath washed his flesh with water,

7 And the sun is down, then being purified, he shall eat of the sanctified things, because it is his meat.

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

9 Let them keep my precepts, that they may not fall into sin, and die in the sanctuary, when they shall have defiled it. I am the Lord who sanctify them.

10 No stranger shall eat of the sanctified things: a sojourner of the priests, or a hired servant, shall not eat of them.

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 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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