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Leviticus 22:8 KJV
Leviticus · chapter 22 · verse 8
That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.Leviticus 22:8 · King James Version
Leviticus 22:8 in context
6The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water.
7And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things; because it is his food.
8That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.
9They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.
10There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- itselfnᵉbêlâha flabby thingH5038 →
- defileṭâmêʼto be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral senseH2930 →
- tornṭᵉrêphâhpreyH2966 →
- eatʼâkalto eatH398 →
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Those that had a natural blemish, though they were forbidden to do the priests' work, were yet allowed to eat of the holy things: and the Jewish writers say that "to keep them from idleness they were employed in the wood-room, to pick out that which was worm-eaten, that it might not be used in the fire upon the altar;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9