Leviticus 17:1-9
Lexham English Bible
The Place of Sacrifice
17 Then[a] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the Israelites,[b] and you shall say to them, ‘This is the word that Yahweh has commanded, saying, 3 “Any man[c] 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[d] 4 and he does not bring it to the tent of assembly’s entrance to present an offering to Yahweh before[e] Yahweh’s tabernacle, then[f] 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[g] may bring their sacrifices that they are sacrificing in the open field[h] and bring[i] 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[j] the fat as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh. 7 And they may no longer sacrifice[k] their sacrifices to the goat-idols after which they were prostituting. This is a lasting statute[l] for them throughout[m] their generations.”’
Instructions Against Eating Blood
8 “And you shall say to them, ‘if there is anyone[n] from the house of Israel or[o] 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[p] it for Yahweh, then[q] that man shall be cut off from his people.
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- Leviticus 17:1 Or “And”
- 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”
Leviticus 17:1-9
New American Standard Bible
Blood for Atonement
17 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel, and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord has commanded, saying, 3 “Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp, or slaughters it outside the camp, 4 and (A)has not brought it to the doorway of the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to the Lord in front of the [a]tabernacle of the Lord, bloodshed is to be counted against that person. He has shed blood, and that person shall be cut off from among his people. 5 This shall be done so that the sons of Israel will bring their sacrifices which they were sacrificing [b]in the open field—so that they will bring them to the Lord at the doorway of the tent of meeting to the priest, and sacrifice them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the Lord. 6 The priest shall sprinkle the blood on the altar of the Lord at the doorway of the tent of meeting, and (B)offer up the fat in smoke as a soothing aroma to the Lord. 7 And (C)they shall no longer offer their sacrifices to the [c]goat demons with which they play the prostitute. This shall be a permanent statute to them throughout their generations.”’
8 “Then you shall say to them, ‘Anyone from the house of Israel, or from the strangers who reside among them, who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice, 9 and (D)does not bring it to the doorway of the tent of meeting to [d]offer it to the Lord, that person also shall be cut off from his people.
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- Leviticus 17:4 Lit dwelling place
- Leviticus 17:5 Lit on the face of the field
- Leviticus 17:7 Or goat idols
- Leviticus 17:9 Lit do
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