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Leviticus 17:1-6

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The Place of Sacrifice

1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
2 "Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the people of Israel and say to them, This is the thing that the LORD has commanded.
3 If any one of the house of Israel 1kills an ox or a lamb or a goat in the camp, or kills it outside the camp,
4 and 2does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to offer it as a gift to the LORD in front of the tabernacle of the LORD, bloodguilt shall be imputed to that man. He has shed blood, and that man 3shall be cut off from among his people.
5 This is to the end that the people of Israel may bring their sacrifices that they sacrifice 4in the open field, that they may bring them to the LORD, to the priest at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and sacrifice them 5as sacrifices of peace offerings to the LORD.
6 And the priest shall 6throw the blood on the altar of the LORD at the entrance of the tent of meeting and burn the fat 7for a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
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Leviticus 17:1-6 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.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 7

  • 1. [Deut. 12:5, 6, 13-15, 21]
  • 2. ver. 9
  • 3. [Exodus 30:33]
  • 4. Leviticus 14:7, 53
  • 5. Leviticus 1:5
  • 6. [See ver. 5 above]
  • 7. See Genesis 8:21
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