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Exodus 22:31
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31 “You will be holy[a] people to me; you must not eat any meat torn by animals in the field.[b] You must throw it to the dogs.

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  1. Exodus 22:31 sn The use of this word here has to do with the laws of the sanctuary and not some advanced view of holiness. The ritual holiness at the sanctuary would prohibit eating anything torn to pieces.
  2. Exodus 22:31 tn Or “by wild animals.”
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