Leviticus 22:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He shall not eatיֹאכַ֖ל
(yo·chal)
398: to eata prim. root
[an animal] which diesנְבֵלָ֧ה
(ne·ve·lah)
5038: a carcass, corpsefrom nabel
or is tornוּטְרֵפָ֛ה
(u·te·re·fah)
2966: torn animal, torn fleshfem. of tereph
[by beasts], becoming uncleanלְטָמְאָה־
(le·ta·me·'ah-)
2930: to be or become uncleana prim. root
by it; I am the LORD.יְהוָֽה׃
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah


















KJV Lexicon
That which dieth of itself
nbelah  (neb-ay-law')
a flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol -- (dead) body, (dead) carcase, dead of itself, which died, (beast) that (which) dieth of itself.
or is torn
trephah  (ter-ay-faw')
prey, i.e. flocks devoured by animals -- ravin, (that which was) torn (of beasts, in pieces).
with beasts he shall not 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.
to defile
tame'  (taw-may')
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated) -- defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, utterly.
himself therewith I am the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He shall not eat an animal which dies or is torn by beasts, becoming unclean by it; I am the LORD.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He must not eat an animal that died naturally or was mauled by wild beasts, making himself unclean by it; I am Yahweh.

International Standard Version
He is not to eat the carcass of an animal that was torn by animals, thereby defiling himself with it. I am the LORD.

NET Bible
He must not eat an animal that has died of natural causes or an animal torn by beasts and thus become unclean by it. I am the LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He must never eat the meat of an animal that dies naturally or is killed by wild animals. It will make him unclean. I am the LORD.

King James 2000 Bible
That which dies of itself, or is torn by animals, he shall not eat to defile himself by it: I am the LORD.
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