Exodus 22:31

“You shall be holy men to me; flesh torn by beasts in the field you shall not eat; to the dogs you shall throw it.”

Exodus 22:31 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 22:31, word by word

You shall beתִּהְיוּtihyu

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “tihyu” appears
holyקֹדֶשׁkodesh

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

Where else “kodesh” appears
menאַנְשֵׁיanshe

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “anshe” appears
fleshבָשָׂרvasar

flesh

The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.

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torn by beastsטְרֵפָהterefa

torn animal

An animal torn by a wild beast.

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in the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade

field

The open country: "the beasts of the field".

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you shall not eatתֹאכֵלוּtochelu

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

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to the dogsכֶּלֶבkelev

dog

An animal that roams the city and eats what it finds, even carrion.

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you shall throwתַּשְׁלִכוּtashlichu

throw

To throw something with force, far off or down.

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The context

30So you shall do with your oxen and with your flock: seven days it shall be with its mother; on the eighth day you shall give it to me.

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