The Meaning of Ezekiel 44:31 Explained

Ezekiel 44:31

KJV: The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.

YLT: Any carcase and torn thing, of the fowl, and of the beasts, the priests do not eat.

Darby: The priests shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself, or of that which is torn, whether of fowl or of beast.

ASV: The priests shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself, or is torn, whether it be bird or beast.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The priests  shall not eat  of any thing that is dead of itself,  or torn,  whether it be fowl  or beast. 

What does Ezekiel 44:31 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 44

1  The east gate assigned only to the prince
4  The priests reproved for polluting the sanctuary
9  Idolaters incapable of the priests office
15  The sons of Zadok are accepted thereto
17  Ordinances for the priests

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 44:31 mean?

Anything that died naturally or was torn [by] [wild] [beasts] whether bird or beast Not shall eat the priests -
כָּל־ נְבֵלָה֙ וּטְרֵפָ֔ה מִן־ הָע֖וֹף וּמִן־ הַבְּהֵמָ֑ה לֹ֥א יֹאכְל֖וּ הַכֹּהֲנִֽים פ

כָּל־  Anything 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
נְבֵלָה֙  that  died  naturally 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: נְבֵלָה  
Sense: carcass, corpse.
וּטְרֵפָ֔ה  or  was  torn  [by]  [wild]  [beasts] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: טְרֵפָה  
Sense: that which is torn, animal torn (by beasts).
מִן־  whether 
Parse: Preposition
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
הָע֖וֹף  bird 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹוף  
Sense: flying creatures, fowl, insects, birds.
הַבְּהֵמָ֑ה  beast 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: בְּהֵמָה  
Sense: beast, cattle, animal.
יֹאכְל֖וּ  shall  eat 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
הַכֹּהֲנִֽים  the  priests 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation