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Leviticus 17:7
New Catholic Bible
Leviticus 17:7
New Catholic Bible
7 They shall no longer offer their sacrifices to the demons[a] with whom they have prostituted themselves. This shall be a statute for them through all their generations.’
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- Leviticus 17:7 The Hebrew word translated demons means “goats.” The reference seems to be to tutelary spirits in animal form that frequented deserted and desolate places; one such would be the scapegoat of Lev 16:8. See Isa 13:21; 34:14.