Exodus 22:31
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"You shall be holyקֹ֖דֶשׁ
(ko·desh)
6944: apartness, sacrednessfrom an unused word
menוְאַנְשֵׁי־
(ve·'an·shei-)
376: manfrom an unused word
to Me, therefore you shall not eatתֹאכֵ֔לוּ
(to·che·lu,)
398: to eata prim. root
[any] fleshוּבָשָׂ֨ר
(u·va·sar)
1320: fleshfrom basar
tornטְרֵפָה֙
(te·re·fah)
2966: torn animal, torn fleshfem. of tereph
to pieces in the field;בַּשָּׂדֶ֤ה
(bas·sa·deh)
7704: field, landfrom the same as saday
you shall throwתַּשְׁלִכ֥וּן
(tash·li·chun)
7993: to throw, fling, casta prim. root
it to the dogs.לַכֶּ֖לֶב
(lak·ke·lev)
3611: a dogof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
And ye shall be holy
qodesh  (ko'-desh)
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity -- consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (most) holy (day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.
men
'enowsh  (en-oshe')
a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word.
unto me neither shall ye eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
any flesh
basar  (baw-sawr')
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man -- body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
that is torn of beasts
trephah  (ter-ay-faw')
prey, i.e. flocks devoured by animals -- ravin, (that which was) torn (of beasts, in pieces).
in the field
sadeh  (saw-deh')
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild.
ye shall cast
shalak  (shaw-lak)
to throw out, down or away -- adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.
it to the dogs
keleb  (keh'-leb)
a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute -- dog.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"You shall be holy men to Me, therefore you shall not eat any flesh torn to pieces in the field; you shall throw it to the dogs.

King James Bible
And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Be My holy people. You must not eat the meat of a mauled animal found in the field; throw it to the dogs."

International Standard Version
"You are to be people set apart for me. You are not to eat flesh torn apart in the field; you are to throw it to the dogs."

NET Bible
"You will be holy people to me; you must not eat any meat torn by animals in the field. You must throw it to the dogs.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"You must be my holy people. Never eat the meat of an animal that has been killed by wild animals out in the countryside. Throw it to the dogs."

King James 2000 Bible
And you shall be holy men unto me: neither shall you eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; you shall cast it to the dogs.
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