8 He shall not eat what ^xdies of itself or ^yis torn by beasts, and so make himself unclean by it: I am the Lord.’

21 ^w“You shall not eat anything that has died naturally. You may give it to the sojourner who is within your towns, that he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a people holy to the Lord your God.

^x“You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.

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

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