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10 And if there is anyone[a] from the house of Israel or[b] from the alien who is dwelling in their midst who eats any blood, then[c] I will set my face against the person who eats the blood, and I will cut him off from among his people. 11 Indeed[d] 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[e] I said to the Israelites,[f]None of you[g] may eat blood, nor[h] may the alien who is dwelling in your midst eat blood.’

13 “And if there is anyone[i] from the Israelites[j] or[k] from the alien who is dwelling in their midst who hunts a wild game animal or a bird that may be eaten, then[l] he shall pour out its blood, and he shall cover it with the soil. 14 Indeed,[m] the life of all flesh, its blood, is in its life, so[n] I said to the Israelites,[o] ‘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[p] a mangled carcass, whether among the native or[q] among the alien, then[r] he shall wash his garments, and he shall wash himself[s] with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening, and he shall be clean. 16 But[t] if he does not wash his garments[u] and he does not wash his body, then[v] he shall bear his guilt.”

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 17:10 Literally “a man a man”
  2. Leviticus 17:10 Or “and”
  3. Leviticus 17:10 Or “and”
  4. Leviticus 17:11 Or “Because”
  5. Leviticus 17:12 Literally “Unto thus”
  6. Leviticus 17:12 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  7. Leviticus 17:12 Literally “all of individual self from you not”
  8. Leviticus 17:12 Or “and not”
  9. Leviticus 17:13 Literally “a man a man”
  10. Leviticus 17:13 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  11. Leviticus 17:13 Or “and”
  12. Leviticus 17:13 Or “and”
  13. Leviticus 17:14 Or “Because”
  14. Leviticus 17:14 Or “and”
  15. Leviticus 17:14 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  16. Leviticus 17:15 Or “and”
  17. Leviticus 17:15 Or “and”
  18. Leviticus 17:15 Or “and”
  19. Leviticus 17:15 The direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  20. Leviticus 17:16 Or “And”
  21. Leviticus 17:16 The direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  22. Leviticus 17:16 Or “and”

10 “‘I will set my face against any Israelite or any foreigner residing among them who eats blood,(A) and I will cut them off from the people. 11 For the life of a creature is in the blood,(B) and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one’s life.[a](C) 12 Therefore I say to the Israelites, “None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner residing among you eat blood.”

13 “‘Any Israelite or any foreigner residing among you who hunts any animal or bird that may be eaten must drain out the blood and cover it with earth,(D) 14 because the life of every creature is its blood. That is why I have said to the Israelites, “You must not eat the blood of any creature, because the life of every creature is its blood; anyone who eats it must be cut off.”(E)

15 “‘Anyone, whether native-born or foreigner, who eats anything(F) found dead or torn by wild animals(G) must wash their clothes and bathe with water,(H) and they will be ceremonially unclean till evening;(I) then they will be clean. 16 But if they do not wash their clothes and bathe themselves, they will be held responsible.(J)’”

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 17:11 Or atonement by the life in the blood