Leviticus 17:2-9
King James Version
2 Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them; This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded, saying,
3 What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp,
4 And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people:
5 To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the Lord, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the Lord.
6 And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the Lord.
7 And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.
8 And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt offering or sacrifice,
9 And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer it unto the Lord; even that man shall be cut off from among his people.
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Leviticus 17:2-9
Lexham English Bible
2 “Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the Israelites,[a] and you shall say to them, ‘This is the word that Yahweh has commanded, saying, 3 “Any man[b] 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[c] 4 and he does not bring it to the tent of assembly’s entrance to present an offering to Yahweh before[d] Yahweh’s tabernacle, then[e] 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[f] may bring their sacrifices that they are sacrificing in the open field[g] and bring[h] 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[i] the fat as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh. 7 And they may no longer sacrifice[j] their sacrifices to the goat-idols after which they were prostituting. This is a lasting statute[k] for them throughout[l] their generations.”’
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8 “And you shall say to them, ‘if there is anyone[m] from the house of Israel or[n] 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[o] it for Yahweh, then[p] that man shall be cut off from his people.
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- Leviticus 17:2 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Leviticus 17:3 Literally “A man a man”
- Leviticus 17:3 Literally “from an outside place of the camp”
- Leviticus 17:4 Literally “to the faces of”
- Leviticus 17:4 Or “and”
- Leviticus 17:5 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Leviticus 17:5 Literally “on the faces of the field”
- Leviticus 17:5 Or “they shall bring”
- Leviticus 17:6 Literally “turn into smoke”
- Leviticus 17:7 Literally “not they may sacrifice again”
- Leviticus 17:7 Literally “a statute of eternity” or “a statute of long duration”
- Leviticus 17:7 Literally “to”
- Leviticus 17:8 Literally “A man a man”
- Leviticus 17:8 Or “and”
- Leviticus 17:9 Literally “do” or “make”
- Leviticus 17:9 Or “and”
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