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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”

Eating Blood and Carcasses Prohibited

10 “Anyone from the house of Israel or from the aliens who reside among them who eats any blood,(A) I will turn[a] against that person who eats blood and cut him off from his people. 11 For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have appointed it to you to make atonement on the altar for[b] your lives, since it is the lifeblood that makes atonement.(B) 12 Therefore I say to the Israelites: None of you and no alien who resides among you may eat blood.

13 “Any Israelite or alien residing among them, who hunts(C) down a wild animal or bird that may be eaten must drain its blood(D) and cover it with dirt. 14 Since the life of every creature is its blood, I have told the Israelites: You are not to eat the blood of any creature,(E) because the life of every creature is its blood; whoever eats it must be cut off.

15 “Every person, whether the native or the resident alien,(F) who eats an animal that died a natural death or was mauled by wild beasts(G) is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening; then he will be clean. 16 But if he does not wash his clothes and bathe himself, he will bear his iniquity.”

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Footnotes

  1. 17:10 Lit will set my face
  2. 17:11 Or to ransom