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Leviticus 17:15

And any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean.

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ASV

And every soul that eateth that which dieth of itself, or that which is torn of beasts, whether he be home-born or a sojourner, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.

KJV

And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.

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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְכָל־ve.kholand everyH3605 →
נֶ֗פֶשׁNe.feshpersonH5315 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhoH834 →
תֹּאכַ֤לto.Khalit will eatH398 →
נְבֵלָה֙ne.ve.Laha carcassH5038 →
וּטְרֵפָ֔הu.te.re.Fahand a torn animalH2966 →
בָּאֶזְרָ֖חba.'ez.Rachamong the native-bornH249 →
וּבַגֵּ֑רu.va.Gerand among the sojournerH1616 →
וְכִבֶּ֨סve.khi.Besand he will washH3526 →
בְּגָדָ֜יוbe.ga.Davgarments hisH899 →
וְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.Chatzand he will washH7364 →
בַּמַּ֛יִםba.Ma.yimwith <the> waterH4325 →
וְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'and he will be uncleanH2930 →
עַד־'ad-untilH5704 →
הָעֶ֖רֶבha.'E.revthe eveningH6153 →
וְטָהֵֽר׃ve.ta.Herand he will be pureH2891 →

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Exodus 22:31You are to be My holy people. You must not eat the meat of a mauled animal found in the field; you are to throw it to the dogs.Leviticus 22:8He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, which would make him unclean. I am the LORD.Deuteronomy 14:21You are not to eat any carcass; you may give it to the foreigner residing within your gates, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people belonging to the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.Leviticus 11:25and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.Leviticus 7:24The fat of an animal found dead or mauled by wild beasts may be used for any other purpose, but you must not eat it.Revelation 7:14“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.Ezekiel 44:31The priests may not eat any bird or animal found dead or torn by wild beasts.Leviticus 15:5Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.Ezekiel 4:14“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.”Numbers 15:29You shall have the same law for the one who acts in error, whether he is a native-born Israelite or a foreigner residing among you.Numbers 19:8The one who burned the heifer must also wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and he too will be ceremonially unclean until evening.Leviticus 15:21and anyone who touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.Numbers 19:19The man who is ceremonially clean is to sprinkle the unclean person on the third day and on the seventh day. After he purifies the unclean person on the seventh day, the one being cleansed must wash his clothes and bathe in water, and that evening he will be clean.Numbers 19:21This is a permanent statute for the people: The one who sprinkles the water of purification must wash his clothes, and whoever touches the water of purification will be unclean until evening.Leviticus 15:10Whoever touches anything that was under him will be unclean until evening, and whoever carries such things must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.Leviticus 20:2“Tell the Israelites, ‘Any Israelite or foreigner living in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death. The people of the land are to stone him.Leviticus 14:46Anyone who enters the house during any of the days that it is closed up will be unclean until evening.Leviticus 17:3‘Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp or outside of it

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Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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