Leviticus 17:10-16
Lexham English Bible
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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- Leviticus 17:10 Literally “a man a man”
- Leviticus 17:10 Or “and”
- Leviticus 17:10 Or “and”
- Leviticus 17:11 Or “Because”
- Leviticus 17:12 Literally “Unto thus”
- Leviticus 17:12 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Leviticus 17:12 Literally “all of individual self from you not”
- Leviticus 17:12 Or “and not”
- Leviticus 17:13 Literally “a man a man”
- Leviticus 17:13 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Leviticus 17:13 Or “and”
- Leviticus 17:13 Or “and”
- Leviticus 17:14 Or “Because”
- Leviticus 17:14 Or “and”
- Leviticus 17:14 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Leviticus 17:15 Or “and”
- Leviticus 17:15 Or “and”
- Leviticus 17:15 Or “and”
- Leviticus 17:15 The direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Leviticus 17:16 Or “And”
- Leviticus 17:16 The direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Leviticus 17:16 Or “and”
Leviticus 17:10-16
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Eating Blood Prohibited
10 “If anyone of the house of Israel or of the aliens who reside among them eats any blood, I will set my face against that person who eats blood and will cut that person off from the people.(A) 11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you for making atonement for your lives on the altar, for, as life, it is the blood that makes atonement.(B) 12 Therefore I have said to the Israelites, ‘No person among you shall eat blood, nor shall any alien who resides among you eat blood.’
13 “And anyone of the Israelites or of the aliens who reside among them who hunts down an animal or bird that may be eaten shall pour out its blood and cover it with earth.(C) 14 For the life of every creature—its blood is its life; therefore I have said to the Israelites, ‘You shall not eat the blood of any creature, for the life of every creature is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off.’(D) 15 All persons, native-born or alien, who eat what dies of itself or what has been torn by wild animals shall wash their clothes and bathe themselves in water and be unclean until the evening; then they shall be clean.(E) 16 But if they do not wash themselves or bathe their body, they shall bear their guilt.”
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