Leviticus 22:8

He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, which would make him unclean. I am the LORD.
Leviticus 22:8
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Original language (Hebrew)

נְבֵלָ֧ה וּטְרֵפָ֛ה לֹ֥א יֹאכַ֖ל לְטָמְאָה־בָ֑הּ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃

  1. נְבֵלָ֧הne.ve.Lah“a carcass”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נְבֵלָה · “carcass” · Strong's H5038
  2. וּטְרֵפָ֛הu.te.re.Fah“and a torn animal”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from טְרֵפָה · “torn animal” · Strong's H2966
  3. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  4. יֹאכַ֖לyo.Khal“he will eat”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  5. לְטָמְאָה־le.ta.me.'ah-“to become unclean”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from טָמֵא · “to defile” · Strong's H2930A
  6. בָ֑הּVah“by <the> it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from Os3f · “her” · Strong's H9034
  7. אֲנִ֖י'a.Ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  8. יְהוָֽה׃Yah.weh“[am] Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)