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Exodus 22

Ex. 22:31 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And ye shalla be holy
qodesh (Hebrew #6944)
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
KJV usage: consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (X most) holy (X day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.
Pronounce: ko'-desh
Origin: from 6942
men
'enowsh (Hebrew #582)
properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
KJV usage: another, X (blood-)thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, X in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some ( X of them), + stranger, those, + their trade. It is often unexpressed in the English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word . Compare 376.
Pronounce: en-oshe'
Origin: from 605
unto me: neither shall ye eat
'akal (Hebrew #398)
to eat (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, X freely, X in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, X quite.
Pronounce: aw-kal'
Origin: a primitive root
any flesh
basar (Hebrew #1320)
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man
KJV usage: body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
Pronounce: baw-sawr'
Origin: from 1319
that is torn ofb beasts
trephah (Hebrew #2966)
prey, i.e. flocks devoured by animals
KJV usage: ravin, (that which was) torn (of beasts, in pieces).
Pronounce: ter-ay-faw'
Origin: feminine (collectively) of 2964
in the field
sadeh (Hebrew #7704)
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat)
KJV usage: country, field, ground, land, soil, X wild.
Pronounce: saw-deh'
Origin: or saday {saw-dah'-ee}
; ye shall cast
shalak (Hebrew #7993)
to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.
Pronounce: shaw-lak
Origin: a primitive root
it to the dogs
keleb (Hebrew #3611)
a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute
KJV usage: dog.
Pronounce: keh'-leb
Origin: from an unused root means. to yelp, or else to attack
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Lev. 19:2• 2Speak to all the assembly of the children of Israel, and say to them, Ye shall be holy, for I Jehovah your God [am] holy. (Lev. 19:2)
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1 Peter 1:15‑16• 15but according to the Holy One that called you, be ye also holy in every [part of] conduct,
 16because it is written, Holy ye shall be, because I [am] holy. (1 Peter 1:15‑16)
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Lev. 22:8• 8That which dieth of itself, or is torn, he shall not eat to defile himself with it: I [am] Jehovah. (Lev. 22:8)
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Ezek. 4:14• 14Then said I, Ah Lord Jehovah! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came abominable flesh into my mouth. (Ezek. 4:14)
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Ezek. 44:31• 31The priests shall not eat of anything that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast. (Ezek. 44:31)

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Beast,
Dog,
Flesh,
Man

Cross References

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Ex. 19:5‑6• 5Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine,
 6and ye shall be to me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak to the children of Israel. (Ex. 19:5‑6)
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Lev. 11:45• 45For I am Jehovah who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. (Lev. 11:45)
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Lev. 19:2• 2Speak to all the assembly of the children of Israel, and say to them, Ye shall be holy, for I Jehovah your God [am] holy. (Lev. 19:2)
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Deut. 14:21• 21Ye shall eat of no carcass; thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is within thy gates, that he may eat it, or sell it unto a foreigner; for thou art a holy people to Jehovah thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in its mother's milk. (Deut. 14:21)
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1 Peter 1:15‑16• 15but according to the Holy One that called you, be ye also holy in every [part of] conduct,
 16because it is written, Holy ye shall be, because I [am] holy. (1 Peter 1:15‑16)
neither.
Lev. 17:15‑16• 15And every soul that eateth that which died [of itself] or that which was torn [by beasts, whether he be] home-born or a stranger, shall both wash his clothes, and bathe in water, and be unclean until the even; then he shall be clean.
 16But if he wash them not nor bathe his flesh, he shall also bear his iniquity. (Lev. 17:15‑16)
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Lev. 20:25• 25And ye shall make a separation between the clean beast and the unclean, and between the unclean fowl and the clean, and ye shall not make yourselves an abomination by beast, or by fowl, or by anything that creepeth on the ground which I have separated for you, declaring it as unclean. (Lev. 20:25)
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Lev. 22:8• 8That which dieth of itself, or is torn, he shall not eat to defile himself with it: I [am] Jehovah. (Lev. 22:8)
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Deut. 14:21• 21Ye shall eat of no carcass; thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is within thy gates, that he may eat it, or sell it unto a foreigner; for thou art a holy people to Jehovah thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in its mother's milk. (Deut. 14:21)
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Ezek. 4:14• 14Then said I, Ah Lord Jehovah! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came abominable flesh into my mouth. (Ezek. 4:14)
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Ezek. 44:31• 31The priests shall not eat of anything that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast. (Ezek. 44:31)
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Acts 10:14• 14But Peter said, By no means, Lord; because never did I eat anything common and unclean. (Acts 10:14)
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Acts 15:20• 20but write to them that they may abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood. (Acts 15:20)

J. N. Darby Translation

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—And ye shall be holy men unto me; and ye shall not eat flesh torn in the field: ye shall cast it to the dog.

W. Kelly Translation

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—And ye shall be holy men unto me; and ye shall not eat flesh torn in the field: ye shall cast it to the dog.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)