Lev 22:8, 19-23, Deu 15:21, Eze 4:14, 44:31, Mal 1:7-8 | ESV | STEP | He shall not eat what dies of itself or is torn by beasts, and so make himself unclean by it: I am the Lord .

s[See ver. 2 above]

Leviticus 22:8

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

Leviticus 22:19-23

19 if it is to be accepted for you it shall be a ^bmale without blemish, of the bulls or the sheep or the goats. 20 ^cYou shall not offer anything that has a blemish, for it will not be acceptable for you. 21 And when anyone ^doffers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord ^eto fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering from the herd or from the flock, to be accepted it must be perfect; there shall be no blemish in it. 22 Animals ^fblind or disabled or mutilated or having a discharge or ^gan itch or scabs you shall not offer to the Lord or give them to the Lord as a food ^hoffering on the altar. 23 You may present a bull or a lamb that has a part ⁱtoo long or too short for a freewill offering, but for a vow offering it cannot be accepted.

Deuteronomy 15:21

21 ^jBut if it has any blemish, if it is lame or blind or has any serious blemish whatever, you shall not sacrifice it to the Lord your God.

Ezekiel 4:14

14 Then I said, ^k“Ah, Lord God! Behold, I have never defiled myself. ^{▼▼Hebrew my soul (or throat) has never been made unclean} ^mFrom my youth up till now I have never eaten ⁿwhat died of itself or was torn by beasts, nor has ^otainted meat come into my mouth.”

Ezekiel 44:31

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

Malachi 1:7-8

7 ^rBy offering polluted food upon my altar. ^sBut you say, ‘How have we polluted you?’ By saying that ^tthe Lord’s table may be despised. 8 ^uWhen you offer blind animals in sacrifice, is that not evil? And when you offer those that are lame or sick, is that not evil? Present that to your governor; will he accept you or show you favor? says the Lord of hosts.