Exodus 22:31
¶ And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.
¶ And ye shall be holy men vnto me: *neither shall ye eate any flesh that is torne of beasts in the field: yee shall cast it to the dogs.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceLeuit.22.8. ezek.44.31.
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- Ezekiel 4:14Rank 1 from verse 31
14Then said I, Ah Lord God! 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 there abominable flesh into my mouth.
14Then said I, Ah LORD God, behold, my soule hath not bene polluted: for from my youth vp euen til now, haue I not eaten of that which dieth of it selfe, or is torne in pieces, neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.
- Leviticus 19:2Rank 2 from verse 31
- 1 Peter 1:15–16Rank 3 from verse 31
- Acts 15:20Rank 4 from verse 31
- Deuteronomy 14:21Rank 5 from verse 31
21¶ Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother’s milk.
21¶ Ye shall not eate of any thing that dieth of it selfe: thou shalt giue it vnto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eate it, or thou mayest sell it vnto an alien: for thou art an holy people vnto the LORD thy God. *Thou shalt not seethe a kidde in his mothers milke.
- Ezekiel 44:31Rank 6 from verse 31
- Leviticus 22:8Rank 7 from verse 31
- Acts 10:14Rank 8 from verse 31
- Exodus 19:5–6Rank 9 from verse 31
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 unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
5Now *therfore if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keepe my couenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure vnto me aboue all people: for *all the earth is mine.
6And ye shall be vnto me a *kingdome of Priestes, and an holy nation. These are the wordes which thou shalt speake vnto the children of Israel.
- Leviticus 11:44–45Rank 10 from verse 31
44For I am the Lord your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
45For I am the Lord that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
44For I am the LORD your God: yee shall therefore sanctifie your selues, and *ye shall be holy, for I am holy: neither shall ye defile your selues with any maner of creeping thing that creepeth vpon the earth.
45For I am the LORD that bringeth you vp out of the land of Egypt to be your God: ye shal therefore be holy, for I am holy.
- Leviticus 17:15–16Rank 11 from verse 31
15And 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.
16But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.
15And euery soule that eateth that which †died of it selfe, or that which was torne with beasts, whether it bee one of your owne countrey, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himselfe in water, and be vncleane vntill the Euen: then shall he be cleane.
16But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh, then he shal beare his iniquity.
- Leviticus 20:25Rank 12 from verse 31
25Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean.
25*Ye shall therefore put difference betweene cleane beasts, and vncleane, and betweene vncleane foules, and cleane: & ye shall not make your soules abominable by beast or by foule, or by any maner of liuing thing, that ‖creepeth on the ground, which I haue separated from you as vncleane.
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Exodus 22:31
The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Morally pure, righteous, undefiled, and separate from evil; supremely so of God. Sense 2: Hallowed, consecrated, set apart, devoted, or belonging to God or sacred use; distinguished from what is common, profane, or unclean.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.
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To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.
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Sense 1: The soft substance of the body. Sense 2: The body, human nature, kindred, or mankind.
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Ripped, rent, pulled apart, or violently separated.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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1. To throw, send, put, lay, or direct a person or thing into, upon, around, toward, or away from a place, or into a stated condition. 2. To put away, reject, expel, remove, overthrow, or bring down. 3. To put forth or use a lot for choosing, dividing, or assigning. 4. To form an object by pouring molten material into a mould. 5. To shed, drop, or bring forth young, fruit, leaves, or flowers. 6. To raise, form, or prepare a bank, mount, trench, or way. 7. In "cast ... in his teeth," to reproach or charge something against him. 8. As a noun, the distance something may be thrown.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Domesticated canine animals. Sense 2: A figurative term of contempt for shameless, unclean, or hostile persons.
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31¶ And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.
31¶ And ye shall be holy men vnto me: *neither shall ye eate any flesh that is torne of beasts in the field: yee shall cast it to the dogs.
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