Verse Comparison: Leviticus 22:8
American Standard Version
That which dieth of itself, or is torn of beasts, he shall not eat, to defile himself therewith: I am Jehovah.
Amplified® Bible
That which dies of itself or is torn by beasts he shall not eat, defiling himself with it. I am the Lord.
Contemporary English Version
I command you not to eat anything that is killed by a wild animal or dies a natural death. This would make you unclean.
Darby English Version
Of a dead carcase and what is torn shall he not eat, to make himself unclean therewith: I am Jehovah.
Good News Bible
He shall not eat the meat of any animal that has died a natural death or has been killed by wild animals; it will make him unclean. I am the LORD.
King James Version
That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith; I am the LORD.
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.
New International Version
He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, and so become unclean through it. I am the LORD.
New King James Version
Whatever dies naturally or is torn by beasts he shall not eat, to defile himself with it: I am the LORD.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'He shall not eat an animal which dies or becomes torn by beasts, becoming unclean by it; I proclaim Myself as the LORD.
Revised Standard Version
That which dies of itself or is torn by beasts he shall not eat, defiling himself by it: I am the LORD.'
Young's Literal Translation
a carcase or torn thing he doth not eat, for uncleanness thereby; I `am' Jehovah.
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