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Leviticus 17 - Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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The Place of Sacrifice

17 Then[a] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the Israelites,[b] and you shall say to them, ‘This is the word that Yahweh has commanded, saying, 3 “Any man[c] from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox or a sheep or a goat in the camp or who slaughters it outside the camp[d] 4 and he does not bring it to the tent of assembly’s entrance to present an offering to Yahweh before[e] Yahweh’s tabernacle, then[f] that man shall be accounted bloodguilty—he has poured out blood, and that man shall be cut off from the midst of his people. 5 This is so that the Israelites[g] may bring their sacrifices that they are sacrificing in the open field[h] and bring[i] them for Yahweh to the tent of assembly’s entrance to the priest, and they shall sacrifice fellowship offerings for Yahweh with them. 6 And the priest shall sprinkle the blood on Yahweh’s altar at the tent of assembly’s entrance, and he shall burn[j] the fat as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh. 7 And they may no longer sacrifice[k] their sacrifices to the goat-idols after which they were prostituting. This is a lasting statute[l] for them throughout[m] their generations.”’

Instructions Against Eating Blood

8 “And you shall say to them, ‘if there is anyone[n] from the house of Israel or[o] from the alien who dwells in their midst who offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice 9 and he does not bring it to the tent of assembly’s entrance to sacrifice[p] it for Yahweh, then[q] that man shall be cut off from his people. 10 And if there is anyone[r] from the house of Israel or[s] from the alien who is dwelling in their midst who eats any blood, then[t] I will set my face against the person who eats the blood, and I will cut him off from among his people. 11 Indeed[u] the flesh’s life is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your lives, because it is the blood with the life that makes atonement. 12 Therefore[v] I said to the Israelites,[w] ‘None of you[x] may eat blood, nor[y] may the alien who is dwelling in your midst eat blood.’

13 “And if there is anyone[z] from the Israelites[aa] or[ab] from the alien who is dwelling in their midst who hunts a wild game animal or a bird that may be eaten, then[ac] he shall pour out its blood, and he shall cover it with the soil. 14 Indeed,[ad] the life of all flesh, its blood, is in its life, so[ae] I said to the Israelites,[af] ‘You may not eat the blood of any flesh, because the life of all flesh is its blood; anyone who eats it must be cut off.’

15 “And if there is any person who eats a dead body or[ag] a mangled carcass, whether among the native or[ah] among the alien, then[ai] he shall wash his garments, and he shall wash himself[aj] with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening, and he shall be clean. 16 But[ak] if he does not wash his garments[al] and he does not wash his body, then[am] he shall bear his guilt.”

Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 17:1 Or “And”
  2. Leviticus 17:2 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  3. Leviticus 17:3 Literally “A man a man”
  4. Leviticus 17:3 Literally “from an outside place of the camp”
  5. Leviticus 17:4 Literally “to the faces of”
  6. Leviticus 17:4 Or “and”
  7. Leviticus 17:5 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  8. Leviticus 17:5 Literally “on the faces of the field”
  9. Leviticus 17:5 Or “they shall bring”
  10. Leviticus 17:6 Literally “turn into smoke”
  11. Leviticus 17:7 Literally “not they may sacrifice again”
  12. Leviticus 17:7 Literally “a statute of eternity” or “a statute of long duration”
  13. Leviticus 17:7 Literally “to”
  14. Leviticus 17:8 Literally “A man a man”
  15. Leviticus 17:8 Or “and”
  16. Leviticus 17:9 Literally “do” or “make”
  17. Leviticus 17:9 Or “and”
  18. Leviticus 17:10 Literally “a man a man”
  19. Leviticus 17:10 Or “and”
  20. Leviticus 17:10 Or “and”
  21. Leviticus 17:11 Or “Because”
  22. Leviticus 17:12 Literally “Unto thus”
  23. Leviticus 17:12 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  24. Leviticus 17:12 Literally “all of individual self from you not”
  25. Leviticus 17:12 Or “and not”
  26. Leviticus 17:13 Literally “a man a man”
  27. Leviticus 17:13 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  28. Leviticus 17:13 Or “and”
  29. Leviticus 17:13 Or “and”
  30. Leviticus 17:14 Or “Because”
  31. Leviticus 17:14 Or “and”
  32. Leviticus 17:14 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  33. Leviticus 17:15 Or “and”
  34. Leviticus 17:15 Or “and”
  35. Leviticus 17:15 Or “and”
  36. Leviticus 17:15 The direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  37. Leviticus 17:16 Or “And”
  38. Leviticus 17:16 The direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  39. Leviticus 17:16 Or “and”

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