Leviticus 7:24

24 The fat of an animal found dead or torn by wild animals can be put to some other purpose, but you may not eat it.

Leviticus 7:24 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 7:24

And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself
Of any disease, and is not regularly killed:

and the fat of that which is torn with beasts;
with wild beasts:

may be used in any other use;
as in medicine, for plasters, or for making candles, or for greasing of anything to make it smooth and pliable, or the like:

but ye shall in no wise eat of it;
such carcasses themselves were not to be eaten of, and one would think their fat in course must be unlawful; but however, to prevent the doing of it, this particular law was given, and those that broke this were doubly guilty, as the Jews observe ^F13; once in eating things that died of themselves, or were torn with beasts, and again by eating the fat of them.

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 Maimon. Hilchot Maacolot Asurot, c. 7. sect. 2.

Leviticus 7:24 In-Context

22 God spoke to Moses,

23 "Speak to the People of Israel. Tell them, Don't eat any fat of cattle or sheep or goats.

24 The fat of an animal found dead or torn by wild animals can be put to some other purpose, but you may not eat it.

25 If you eat fat from an animal from which a gift has been presented to God, you'll be excluded from the congregation.

26 And don't eat blood, whether of birds or animals, no matter where you end up living.