Leviticus 7:24

Translations

Modern

The fat of an animal found dead or mauled by wild beasts may be used for any other purpose, but you must not eat it.

Traditional

And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use: but ye shall in no wise eat of it.

Literal

And the fat of a carcass, and the fat of a torn thing, may be used for any work; and eating. you shall not eat it

Latin

Adipem cadaveris morticini, et ejus animalis, quod a bestia captum est, habebitis in varios usus.

Original

Hebrew

English

The fat of an animal found dead or mauled by wild beasts may be used for any other purpose, but you must not eat it.

Notes

Leviticus 7:24

Animals found dead had not been drained of their blood and were therefore unclean. Their fat was unfit to offer to the Lord and the Israelites could not eat it. But people could use it for other purposes, such as greasing cart axles, waterproofing animal hides, and other household uses.

Leviticus 7:22–27

In the sacrificial system, the fat and blood of all altar offerings belonged to God. People offered them before eating any part of the sacrifice. God forbid the Israelites of consuming blood because it represented the animal's life (Leviticus 17:10–16). The rule against eating fat might have been because fat, considered the best part, belonged to God.

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Exodus 22:31
You 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 22:8
He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, which would make him unclean. I am the LORD.
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.
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.”
Ezekiel 44:31
The priests may not eat any bird or animal found dead or torn by wild beasts.
Deuteronomy 14:21
You 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.

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