1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible

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Leviticus 17:15 The soul that eateth that which died of itself, or has been caught by a beast, whether he be one of your own country or a stranger, shall wash his clothes and himself with water, and shall be defiled until the evening: and in this manner he shall be made clean.

Stranger. Perhaps the proselyte of justice, not simply of the gate, for the latter were allowed to eat and purchase what had died of itself, Deuteronomy 14:21. --- Clean, having offered the sacrifice, Leviticus 4:27. But if he ate such things knowingly, or neglected these regulations, he was more severely punished. (Haydock)