(A)He shall not eat what dies of itself or is torn by beasts, and so make himself unclean by it: I am the Lord.’

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He must not eat anything found dead(A) or torn by wild animals,(B) and so become unclean(C) through it. I am the Lord.(D)

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14 Then I said, (A)“Ah, Lord God! Behold, I have never defiled myself.[a] (B)From my youth up till now I have never eaten (C)what died of itself or was torn by beasts, nor has (D)tainted meat come into my mouth.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 4:14 Hebrew my soul (or throat) has never been made unclean

14 Then I said, “Not so, Sovereign Lord!(A) I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have never eaten anything found dead(B) or torn by wild animals. No impure meat has ever entered my mouth.(C)

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31 (A)The priests shall not eat of (B)anything, whether bird or beast, that has died of itself or is torn by wild animals.

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31 The priests must not eat anything, whether bird or animal, found dead(A) or torn by wild animals.(B)

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