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Leviticus 22:8

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

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נְבֵלָ֧הnevelahcarcaseנְבֵלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “carcase”, the ordinary formH5038a 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.וּטְרֵפָ֛הuterefahand ravinטְרֵפָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and ravin”, the ordinary formH2966prey, i.e. flocks devoured by animalsravin, (that which was) torn (of beasts, in pieces).לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יֹאכַ֖לyokhaleatאָכַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “eat”, an unfinished actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.לְטָמְאָהletameahto be uncleanטָמֵאpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to be unclean”, the to-form of the verbH2930to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, [idiom] utterly.בָ֑הּvahinבָ֑הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in”inאֲנִ֖יanimineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

a carcase or torn thing he doth not eat, for uncleanness thereby; I [am] Jehovah.

World English Bible

He shall not eat that which dies of itself or is torn by animals, defiling himself by it. I am Yahweh.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He shall not eat that which dies of itself, or is taken of beasts, so that he should be polluted by them: I am the Lord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Θνησιμαῖον καὶ θηριάλωτον οὐ φάγεται, μιανθῆναι αὐτὸν ἐν αὐτοῖς· ἐγὼ Κύριος.