King James Version (KJV)

Leviticus 22:8

“That which dieth of itself, or is torn [with beasts], he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I [am] the LORD.”

Verse in context — Leviticus 22

The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water.

And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things; because it [is] his food.

That which dieth of itself, or is torn [with beasts], he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I [am] the LORD.

They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.

There shall no stranger eat [of] the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat [of] the holy thing.

Laws for holiness, worship, and sacrifice, showing God’s standard of purity for His people.