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Leviticus 17:6-16

Listen to Leviticus 17:6-16
6 And the priest shall 1throw the blood on the altar of the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting and burn the fat 2for a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
7 So they shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices to goat demons, after whom they 3whore. This shall be a statute forever for them throughout their generations.
8 “And you shall say to them, Any one of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who sojourn among them, who 4offers a burnt offering or sacrifice
9 and 5does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to offer it to the Lord, 6that man shall be cut off from his people.

Laws Against Eating Blood

10 “If any one of the house of Israel or of the strangers who sojourn among them 7eats any blood, I will 8set my face against that person who eats blood and will cut him off from among his people.
11 9For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar 10to make atonement for your souls, 11for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life.
12 Therefore I have said to the people of Israel, No person among you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger who sojourns among you eat blood.
13 “Any one also of the people of Israel, or of the strangers who sojourn among them, who takes in hunting any beast or bird that may be eaten shall 12pour out its blood and 13cover it with earth.
14 For the life of every creature[a] is its 14blood: its blood is its life. [b] Therefore I have said to the people of Israel, 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.
15 15And every person who eats what dies of itself or what is torn by beasts, 16whether he is a native or a sojourner, 17shall wash his clothes and 18bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening; then he shall be clean.
16 But if he does not wash them or bathe his flesh, 19he shall bear his iniquity. ”

Leviticus 17:6-16 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 17

In this chapter a law is given, ordering all sorts of persons, Israelites and sojourners, to bring their sacrifices to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, on pain of being cut off, Le 17:1-9; and a special and particular prohibition of sacrificing to devils is delivered out, Le 17:7; and the eating of blood, and of everything that dies of itself, or is torn with beasts, is forbidden under the above penalty, Le 17:10-16.

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Cross References 19

  • 1. 17:6 [See ver. 5 above]
  • 2. 17:6 See Gen. 8:21
  • 3. 17:7 See Ex. 34:15
  • 4. 17:8 ch. 1:2, 3
  • 5. 17:9 ver. 4
  • 6. 17:9 [See ver. 4 above]
  • 7. 17:10 See ch. 3:17
  • 8. 17:10 ch. 20:3, 6; 26:17; Jer. 44:11; Ezek. 14:8; 15:7; [Ps. 34:16]
  • 9. 17:11 ver. 14
  • 10. 17:11 [Matt. 26:28; Mark 14:24; Rom. 3:25; 5:9; Eph. 1:7; Col. 1:14, 20; Heb. 13:12; 1 John 1:7; Rev. 1:5]
  • 11. 17:11 Heb. 9:22
  • 12. 17:13 Deut. 12:16, 24; 15:23
  • 13. 17:13 Ezek. 24:7
  • 14. 17:14 ver. 11; See Gen. 9:4
  • 15. 17:15 See ch. 22:8
  • 16. 17:15 See ch. 16:29
  • 17. 17:15 See ch. 11:25
  • 18. 17:15 ch. 15:5
  • 19. 17:16 [Num. 19:20]; See ch. 5:1

Footnotes 2

  • [a] 17:14 Hebrew 'all flesh'
  • [b] 17:14 Hebrew 'it is in its life'
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®) © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2025

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