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Leviticus 22:8 (Listen)

lHe shall not eat what dies of itself or is torn by beasts, and so make himself unclean by it: I am the Lord.’

Ezekiel 4:14 (Listen)

14 Then I said, s“Ah, Lord God! Behold, I have never defiled myself.1 tFrom my youth up till now I have never eaten uwhat died of itself or was torn by beasts, nor has vtainted meat come into my mouth.”

Footnotes

[1] 4:14 Hebrew my soul (or throat) has never been made unclean

Ezekiel 44:31 (Listen)

31 cThe priests shall not eat of danything, whether bird or beast, that has died of itself or is torn by wild animals.