Leviticus 22:8 meaning and explanation
He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, which would make him unclean. I am the LORD.
Leviticus 22:8, Berean Standard Bible
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The LORD is speaking to Moses, and the instruction is for Aaron and his sons, the priests who eat portions of the sacred offerings. A priest must not eat meat from an animal that died on its own or was torn by predators, since contact with such a carcass made a person unclean.
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