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At the edge of the camp, a food-permitted sheep has died naturally and lies fully covered on a simple litter. Two adults who carried it wash their garments in basins and wait through the warm light of late afternoon. Treat the event respectfully and practically; no slaughter, exposed carcass, eating, blood, gore, predators, labels, or funeral symbolism.
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Leviticus 11:39-40

Livestock that dies naturally

Clean and Unclean Creatures · Leviticus 11

Story guide: At the edge of the camp, a food-permitted sheep has died naturally and lies fully covered on a simple litter. The image portrays livestock that dies naturally in Leviticus 11:39-40.

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39And if any of the livestock that may be used for food dies, the one who touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening.

40And the one who eats any of its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening, and the one who carries its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.

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