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14 (A)For as for the [a]life of all flesh, its blood is identified with its [b]life. Therefore I said to the sons of Israel, ‘You are not to eat the blood of any flesh, for the [c]life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off.’ 15 (B)And when any person eats an animal which dies or is torn by beasts, whether he is a native or a sojourner, he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and remain unclean until evening; then he will become clean. 16 But if he does not wash them or bathe his body, then (C)he shall bear his [d]guilt.”

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  1. Leviticus 17:14 Lit soul
  2. Leviticus 17:14 Lit soul
  3. Leviticus 17:14 Lit soul
  4. Leviticus 17:16 Or iniquity