¹⁵ “‘Anyone, whether native-born or foreigner, who eats anything^(A) found dead or torn by wild animals^(B) must wash their clothes and bathe with water,^(C) and they will be ceremonially unclean till evening;^(D) then they will be clean.

⁸ He must not eat anything found dead^(A) or torn by wild animals,^(B) and so become unclean^(C) through it. I am the Lord.^(D)

¹⁴ Then I said, “Not so, Sovereign Lord!^(A) I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have never eaten anything found dead^(B) or torn by wild animals. No impure meat has ever entered my mouth.^(C)”

³¹ The priests must not eat anything, whether bird or animal, found dead^(A) or torn by wild animals.^(B)