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17:1 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
17:2 “Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel, and say to them, ‘This is what the LORD has commanded, saying,
17:3 “Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp, or slaughters it outside the camp,
17:4 and has not brought it to the doorway of the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD in front of the ①tabernacle of the LORD, bloodshed is to be counted against that person. He has shed blood, and that person shall be cut off from among his people.
▷ ①Lit dwelling place
17:5 This shall be done so that the sons of Israel will bring their sacrifices which they were sacrificing ①in the open field—so that they will bring them to the LORD at the doorway of the tent of meeting to the priest, and sacrifice them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the LORD.
▷ ①Lit on the face of the field
17:6 The priest shall sprinkle the blood on the altar of the LORD at the doorway of the tent of meeting, and offer up the fat in smoke as a soothing aroma to the LORD.
17:7 And they shall no longer offer their sacrifices to the ①goat demons with which they play the prostitute. This shall be a permanent statute to them throughout their generations.” ’
▷ ①Or goat idols
17:8 “Then you shall say to them, ‘Anyone from the house of Israel, or from the strangers who reside among them, who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice,
17:9 and does not bring it to the doorway of the tent of meeting to ①offer it to the LORD, that person also shall be cut off from his people.
▷ ①Lit do
17:10 ‘And anyone from the house of Israel, or from the strangers who reside among them, who eats any blood, I will set My face against that person who eats the blood, and will cut him off from among his people.
17:11 For the ①life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood by reason of the ②life that makes atonement.’
▷ ①Lit soul ②Lit soul
17:12 Therefore I said to the sons of Israel, ‘No person among you may eat blood, nor may any stranger who resides among you eat blood.’
17:13 So when anyone from the sons of Israel, or from the strangers who reside among them, ①while hunting catches an animal or a bird which may be eaten, he shall pour out its blood and cover it with dirt.
▷ ①Lit who hunts game, animal
17:14 “For as for the ①life of all flesh, its blood is identified with its ②life. Therefore I said to the sons of Israel, ‘You are not to eat the blood of any flesh, for the ③life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off.’
▷ ①Lit soul ②Lit soul ③Lit soul
17:15 And any person who eats an animal which dies or is torn by animals, whether he is a native or a stranger, shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and remain unclean until evening; then he will become clean.
17:16 But if he does not wash his clothes and bathe his body, then he shall bear the responsibility for his ①guilt.”
▷ ①Or wrongdoing
17:2 “Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel, and say to them, ‘This is what the LORD has commanded, saying,
17:3 “Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp, or slaughters it outside the camp,
17:4 and has not brought it to the doorway of the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD in front of the ①tabernacle of the LORD, bloodshed is to be counted against that person. He has shed blood, and that person shall be cut off from among his people.
▷ ①Lit dwelling place
17:5 This shall be done so that the sons of Israel will bring their sacrifices which they were sacrificing ①in the open field—so that they will bring them to the LORD at the doorway of the tent of meeting to the priest, and sacrifice them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the LORD.
▷ ①Lit on the face of the field
17:6 The priest shall sprinkle the blood on the altar of the LORD at the doorway of the tent of meeting, and offer up the fat in smoke as a soothing aroma to the LORD.
17:7 And they shall no longer offer their sacrifices to the ①goat demons with which they play the prostitute. This shall be a permanent statute to them throughout their generations.” ’
▷ ①Or goat idols
17:8 “Then you shall say to them, ‘Anyone from the house of Israel, or from the strangers who reside among them, who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice,
17:9 and does not bring it to the doorway of the tent of meeting to ①offer it to the LORD, that person also shall be cut off from his people.
▷ ①Lit do
17:10 ‘And anyone from the house of Israel, or from the strangers who reside among them, who eats any blood, I will set My face against that person who eats the blood, and will cut him off from among his people.
17:11 For the ①life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood by reason of the ②life that makes atonement.’
▷ ①Lit soul ②Lit soul
17:12 Therefore I said to the sons of Israel, ‘No person among you may eat blood, nor may any stranger who resides among you eat blood.’
17:13 So when anyone from the sons of Israel, or from the strangers who reside among them, ①while hunting catches an animal or a bird which may be eaten, he shall pour out its blood and cover it with dirt.
▷ ①Lit who hunts game, animal
17:14 “For as for the ①life of all flesh, its blood is identified with its ②life. Therefore I said to the sons of Israel, ‘You are not to eat the blood of any flesh, for the ③life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off.’
▷ ①Lit soul ②Lit soul ③Lit soul
17:15 And any person who eats an animal which dies or is torn by animals, whether he is a native or a stranger, shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and remain unclean until evening; then he will become clean.
17:16 But if he does not wash his clothes and bathe his body, then he shall bear the responsibility for his ①guilt.”
▷ ①Or wrongdoing