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15 ‎[1] Since Scripture mentions the beast (*chayyah*) which is not offered as a sacrifice, and similarly the fowl, it goes on to speak of *every soul that eateth that which dieth of itself* (v. 15), which is also not offered as a sacrifice. Scripture also mentions the latter because of its reference to an animal which is taken in hunting. If one does so deliberately he violates a negative precept and is flogged. If he does so accidentally, he brings a sin offering. If one should argue, does not Scripture state, *thou mayest give it* *unto the stranger that is within thy gates, that he may eat it* (Deut. 14:21)? The answer is that this speaks of a stranger who dwells in the Land of Israel. Scripture similarly reads, *or the stranger that sojourneth among you* (Lev. 16:29). We shall not allow him to eat anything that dies of itself. However, we may give it to the stranger that comes into our gates and he will eat it outside.
Version: Ibn Ezra's commentary on the Pentateuch, tran. and annot. by H. Norman Strickman and Arthur M. Silver. Menorah Pub., 1988-2004
Source: https://www.nli.org.il/he/books/NNL_ALEPH001102376/NLI
License: CC-BY-NC