Leviticus 17:3-4

3 Any Israelite who sacrifices an ox,^[a] a lamb or a goat in the camp or outside of it

4 instead of bringing it to the entrance to the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD in front of the tabernacle of the LORD—that person shall be considered guilty of bloodshed; they have shed blood and must be cut off from their people.

Leviticus 17:3-4 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.

Cross References

• 1. S Leviticus 3:7
• 2. S Leviticus 7:23
• 3. ver 9; 1 Kings 8:4; 2 Chronicles 1:3
• 4. Deuteronomy 12:5-21
• 5. S Genesis 17:14

Footnotes

• [a]. The Hebrew word can refer to either male or female.