Leviticus 17
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Leviticus 17
1¶ And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,
2Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons and unto all the sons of Israel and say unto them: This is what the Lord has commanded, saying,
3any man of the house of Israel that kills an ox or lamb or goat in the camp or that kills it out of the camp
4and does not bring it unto the door of the tabernacle of the testimony to offer an offering unto the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord, blood shall be imputed unto that man; he has shed blood, and that man shall be cut off from among his people:
5to the end that the sons of Israel may bring their sacrifices which they sacrifice in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the Lord unto the door of the tabernacle of the testimony, unto the priest and sacrifice sacrifices of peace unto the Lord.
6And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of the testimony and incense the fat in a very acceptable aroma unto the Lord.
7And they shall never again offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they fornicate. They shall have this as a perpetual statute throughout their ages.
8And thou shalt also say unto them: Any man of the house of Israel or of the strangers who sojourn among you that offers a burnt offering or sacrifice
9and does not bring it unto the door of the tabernacle of the testimony to offer it unto the Lord, even that man shall be cut off from among his people.
10¶ And any man of the house of Israel or of the strangers that sojourn among you that eats any blood at all, I will set my face against that person that eats blood and will cut them off from among his people.
11For the soul (or life) of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to reconcile your persons (or souls) upon the altar; therefore the same blood reconciles the person.
12Therefore I have said unto the sons of Israel: No person of you shall eat blood; neither shall any stranger that sojourns among you eat blood.
13And any man of the sons of Israel or of the strangers that sojourn among you who hunts and catches any beast or fowl that may be eaten, he shall pour out its blood and cover it with dust.
14For the soul of all flesh, its life, is in its blood; therefore, I have said unto the sons of Israel, Ye shall not eat the blood of any flesh, for the soul (or the life) of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off.
15And any person that eats that which died of itself or that which was torn by beasts whether it is a natural of your own country or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening; then he shall be clean.
16But if he washes them not, nor bathes his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.
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Leviticus 17
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The Sacredness of Blood
1The Lord commanded Moses 2to give Aaron and his sons and all the people of Israel the following regulations. 3-4Any Israelites who kill a cow or a sheep or a goat as an offering to the Lord anywhere except at the entrance of the Tent of the Lord's presence have broken the Law. They have shed blood and shall no longer be considered God's people. 5The meaning of this command is that the people of Israel shall now bring to the Lord the animals which they used to kill in the open country. They shall now bring them to the priest at the entrance of the Tent and kill them as fellowship offerings. 6The priest shall throw the blood against the sides of the altar at the entrance of the Tent and burn the fat to produce an odor that is pleasing to the Lord. 7The people of Israel must no longer be unfaithful to the Lord by killing their animals in the fields as sacrifices to the goat demons. The people of Israel must keep this regulation for all time to come.
8Any Israelites or any foreigners living in the community who offer a burnt offering or any other sacrifice 9as an offering to the Lord anywhere except at the entrance of the Tent shall no longer be considered God's people.
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Gn 9.4; Lv 7.26,27; 19.26; Dt 12.16,23; 15.23 If any Israelites or any foreigners living in the community eat meat with blood still in it, the Lord will turn against them and no longer consider them his people. 11#He 9.22 The life of every living thing is in the blood, and that is why the Lord has commanded that all blood be poured out on the altar to take away the people's sins. Blood, which is life, takes away sins. 12That is why the Lord has told the people of Israel that neither they nor any foreigner living among them shall eat any meat with blood still in it.
13If any Israelites or any foreigners living in the community catch an animal or a bird which is ritually clean, they must pour its blood out on the ground and cover it with dirt. 14The life of every living thing is in the blood, and that is why the Lord has told the people of Israel that they shall not eat any meat with blood still in it and that anyone who does so will no longer be considered one of his people.
15Any people, Israelites or foreigners, who eat meat from an animal that has died a natural death or has been killed by wild animals must wash their clothes, take a bath, and wait until evening before they are ritually clean. 16If they do not, they must suffer the consequences.
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