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Ezekiel 44:31
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The priests may not eat any bird or animal that died naturally or was mauled by wild beasts.
The Kohanim shall not eat of anything that dies of itself, or is torn, whether it be bird or animal.
The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.
The priests shall not eat of anything, whether bird or beast, that has died of itself or is torn by wild animals.
"The priests shall not eat any bird or animal that has died a natural death or has been torn to pieces by animals.
The priests must not eat any bird or animal that died a natural death or one that has been torn by wild animals.
"The priests shall not eat any bird or animal that has died a natural death or has been torn to pieces.
The Priests shal not eate of any thing, that is dead, or torne, whether it be foule or beast.
"The priests shall not eat any bird or beast that has died a natural death or has been torn to pieces.
The priests shall not eat any bird or beast that has died of itself or has been torn to pieces.
The priests may not eat any bird or animal found dead or torn by wild beasts.
The cohanim are not to eat anything, bird or animal, that dies naturally or is torn to death.
The priests shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself, or of that which is torn, whether of fowl or of beast.
The priests must not eat any bird or animal that has died a natural death or has been torn to pieces by a wild animal.
The priests shall not eat of anything that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.
The priests must not eat any bird or animal that dies a natural death or is killed by another animal."
Any dead body or mangled carcass from the birds or from the animals, the priests shall not eat."
The priests shall not eat of every corpse and torn thing, of birds, or of beasts.
But no deed carion shall the prest eate, ner soch as is deuoured of wilde beestes, foules or catell.
The priests shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself, or is torn, whether it be bird or beast.
The priests may not take for food any bird or beast which has come to a natural death or whose death has been caused by another animal.
The priests shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself, or is torn, whether it be fowl or beast.
The priests shall not eate of any thing that is dead of it selfe or torne, whether it be foule or beast.
But the priestes shal eate nothing that is dead [by it selfe] or torne of foule or of beaste.
And the priests shall eat no bird or beast that dies of itself, or is taken of wild beasts.
The priests shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself, or is torn, whether it be fowl or beast.
The priests shall not eat of anything that dies of itself, or is torn, whether it be bird or animal.
Preestis schulen not ete ony thing deed bi it silf, and takun of a beeste, of foulis, and of scheep.
The priests shall not eat of anything that dies of itself, or is torn, whether it is bird or beast.
The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether of fowl or beast.
The priests will not eat any bird or animal that has died a natural death or was torn to pieces by a wild animal.
The priests shall not eat anything, bird or beast, that died naturally or was torn by wild beasts.
The priests may not eat meat from any bird or animal that dies a natural death or that dies after being attacked by another animal.
The religious leaders must not eat any bird or animal that has died of itself or has been torn to pieces.
The priests shall not eat of anything, whether bird or animal, that died of itself or was torn by animals.
Nothing that died of itself or was torn in pieces, of bird or of beast shall be eaten by the priests.
The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself or caught by a beast, whether it be fowl or cattle.
The priests shall not eat of anything, whether bird or beast, that has died of itself or is torn.
Any carcase and torn thing, of the fowl, and of the beasts, the priests do not eat.
"Priests are not to eat any meat from bird or animal unfit for ordinary human consumption, such as carcasses found dead on the road or in the field."
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Exodus 22:31, Leviticus 17:15, Leviticus 22:8, Deuteronomy 14:21, Romans 14:20, 1 Corinthians 8:13
Reciprocal: Leviticus 7:24 - beast Leviticus 11:40 - eateth Malachi 1:13 - torn Acts 10:14 - for
Cross-References
All of Jacob's children came to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. "No," he said, "I will go to my grave, mourning for my son." So Jacob kept on grieving.
Joseph told them, "I would never punish all of you. Only the one who was caught with the cup will become my slave. The rest of you are free to go home to your father."
Judah went over to Joseph and said: Sir, you have as much power as the king himself, and I am only your slave. Please don't get angry if I speak.
But we answered, "We can't go back to Egypt without our youngest brother. We will never be let in to see the governor, unless he is with us."
Sir, our father then reminded us that his favorite wife had given birth to two sons.
and he said, "I am an old man. If you take Benjamin from me, and something happens to him, I will die of a broken heart."
David answered, "That day when I saw Doeg, I knew he would tell Saul! Your family died because of me.
When God makes you feel sorry enough to turn to him and be saved, you don't have anything to feel bad about. But when this world makes you feel sorry, it can cause your death.
My friends, we want you to understand how it will be for those followers who have already died. Then you won't grieve over them and be like people who don't have any hope.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The priests shall not eat of anything that is dead of itself, or torn,.... They shall have no need to eat of such things, being plentifully provided for with better; nor will it become them so to do through avarice, not allowing themselves to enjoy what is liberally given them. Here the Jewish doctors t observe that it is said, the priests shall not eat of these things, suggesting that Israelites might; this puzzles them, therefore they say, Elijah will explain this verse; and the gloss says, till Elijah comes, and explains it to us, we know not how to explain it. In the mystic sense it may signify, that the priests of the Lord should have no communication with such as are dead in sin, or are given to rapine and violence, and should abstain from everything of this kind themselves.
Whether it be fowl or beast; whether Pharisees and high flown professors of religion, or earthly and worldly persons, and such that are immersed in carnal pleasures, in sensual and brutish lusts. The allusion is to the law in Leviticus 17:15, which was common to all Israelites, priests and people.
t T. Bab. Menachot, fol. 45. 1.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Regulations as to the priests’ services. The garments of the priests are defined and various rules prescribed in the Law are repeated with some additions in order to denote additional care to avoid uncleanness.
Ezekiel 44:18
The material of which the four vestments of the ordinary priest were made was “linen,” or, more accurately, “byssus,” the cotton stuff of Egypt. The two special qualities of the byssus - white and shining - are characteristic, and on them part of the symbolic meaning depended. Compare Revelation 19:8.
Ezekiel 44:19
They shall not sanctify the people - They shall not touch the people with their holy garments. The word “sanctify” is used because the effect of touching was to separate as holy the persons or things so touched (Exodus 29:37; Exodus 30:29; compare Leviticus 6:18). The priests wore the distinctive dress, only while performing in the temple strictly sacrificial services.
The holy chambers; see Ezekiel 42:1 ff.
Ezekiel 44:22
Restrictions and exceptions intended to mark the holiness of the office of a priest, imposing on him additional (compare the marginal reference) obligations to purity, and communicating it in some degree to his wife. In the Christian Church all the members are “priests” 1 Peter 2:5; Revelation 1:6; Revelation 20:6. Hence, the directions for maintaining the holiness of the “priesthood” in the new order, represent the necessity for holiness in all Christians, and the exclusion of the “uncircumcised in heart and in flesh” is equivalent to the exclusion of “all that defileth” from the New Jerusalem Revelation 21:27.
Ezekiel 44:24
There was in Herod’s Temple a council of priests, whose special duty it was to regulate every thing connected with the sanctuary. They did not ordinarily busy themselves with criminal questions, although they took a leading part in the condemnation of Jesus Mark 15:1.
Ezekiel 44:28
It shall be unto them - The remains of the sacrifices were a chief source of the priests’ support. The burnt-offerings being entirely consumed, the priests had the skins, which yielded a considerable revenue; meat-offerings and drink-offerings belonged entirely to them. sin-offerings and trepass-offerings, except in particular cases, also belonged to the priests and were partaken of in the temple. Of the peace-offerings a portion dedicated to the Lord by waving was left for the priests, and the rest eaten by the officers and their friends, either in the courts of the temple, or at least within Jerusalem. The kitchen-courts (K, Plan II Ezek. Ezekiel 46:21-24), were provided in order to prepare these public meals.
Ezekiel 44:30
Oblation - Offering, margin “heave-offering” (see Ezekiel 45:1; Exodus 25:2; Exodus 29:27; Notes and Pref. to Leviticus).
