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Leviticus 22:8

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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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  1. Leviticus 22:6

    The 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.

  2. Leviticus 22:7

    And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things; because it is his food.

  3. Leviticus 22:9

    They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the Lord do sanctify them.

  4. Leviticus 22:10

    There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.