Leviticus 17

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 u kills an ox or a lamb or a goat in the camp, or kills it outside the camp, 4 and v does 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 w shall 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 x in 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 y as sacrifices of peace offerings to the Lord. 6 And the priest shall y throw the blood on the altar of the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting and burn the fat z for a pleasing aroma to the Lord. 7 So they shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices to goat demons, after whom they a whore. 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 b offers a burnt offering or sacrifice 9 and c does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to offer it to the Lord, w that 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 d eats any blood, I will e set my face against that person who eats blood and will cut him off from among his people. 11 f For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar g to make atonement for your souls, h for 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 i pour out its blood and j cover it with earth. 14 For the life of every creature 1 is its k blood: its blood is its life. 2 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 l And every person who eats what dies of itself or what is torn by beasts, m whether he is a native or a sojourner, n shall wash his clothes and o bathe 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, p he shall bear his iniquity."

  1. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 12:5 - 6
    But you shall seek the place that the Lord your God will choose out of all your tribes to put his name and make his habitation there. There you shall go.
    Deuteronomy 12:13 - 15
    Take care that you do not offer your burnt offerings at any place that you see.
    Deuteronomy 12:21
    If the place that the Lord your God will choose to put his name there is too far from you, then you may kill any of your herd or your flock, which the Lord has given you, as I have commanded you, and you may eat within your towns whenever you desire.
  2. Cross References
    Leviticus 17:9
    And does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to offer it to the Lord, that man shall be cut off from his people.
  3. Cross References
    Exodus 30:33
    Whoever compounds any like it or whoever puts any of it on an outsider shall be cut off from his people.'
  4. Cross References
    Leviticus 14:7
    And he shall sprinkle it seven times on him who is to be cleansed of the leprous disease. Then he shall pronounce him clean and shall let the living bird go into the open field.
    Leviticus 14:53
    And he shall let the live bird go out of the city into the open country. So he shall make atonement for the house, and it shall be clean.
  5. Cross References
    Leviticus 1:5
    Then he shall kill the bull before the Lord, and Aaron's sons the priests shall bring the blood and throw the blood against the sides of the altar that is at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
  6. Cross References
    Leviticus 17:5
    This is to the end that the people of Israel may bring their sacrifices that they sacrifice in 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 as sacrifices of peace offerings to the Lord.
  7. Cross References
    Genesis 8:21
    And when the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma, the Lord said in his heart, "I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intention of man's heart is evil from his youth. Neither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done.
  8. Cross References
    Exodus 34:15
    Lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and when they whore after their gods and sacrifice to their gods and you are invited, you eat of his sacrifice.
  9. Cross References
    Leviticus 1:2 - 3
    Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When any one of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of livestock from the herd or from the flock.
  10. Cross References
    Leviticus 17:4
    And does 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 shall be cut off from among his people.
  11. Cross References
    Leviticus 17:4
    And does 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 shall be cut off from among his people.
  12. Cross References
    Leviticus 3:17
    It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, in all your dwelling places, that you eat neither fat nor blood.
  13. Cross References
    Leviticus 20:3
    I myself will set my face against that man and ...
    Leviticus 20:6
    If a person turns to mediums and necromancers, ...
    Leviticus 26:17
    I will set my face against you, and you shall b...
    Jeremiah 44:11
    Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God ...
    Ezekiel 14:8
    And I will set my face against that man; I will...
    Ezekiel 15:7
    And I will set my face against them. Though the...
    Psalms 34:16
    The face of the Lord is against those who do ev...
  14. Cross References
    Leviticus 17:14
    For the life of every creature is its blood: its blood is its life. 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. Cross References
    Matthew 26:28
    For this is my blood of the covenant, which is ...
    Mark 14:24
    And he said to them, "This is my blood of the c...
    Romans 3:25
    Whom God put forward as a propitiation by his b...
    Romans 5:9
    Since, therefore, we have now been justified by...
    Ephesians 1:7
    In him we have redemption through his blood, th...
    Colossians 1:14
    In whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of ...
    Colossians 1:20
    And through him to reconcile to himself all thi...
    Hebrews 13:12
    So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in orde...
    1 John 1:7
    But if we walk in the light, as he is in the li...
    Revelation 1:5
    And from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the...
  16. Cross References
    Hebrews 9:22
    Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.
  17. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 12:16
    Only you shall not eat the blood; you shall pour it out on the earth like water.
    Deuteronomy 12:24
    You shall not eat it; you shall pour it out on the earth like water.
    Deuteronomy 15:23
    Only you shall not eat its blood; you shall pour it out on the ground like water.
  18. Cross References
    Ezekiel 24:7
    For the blood she has shed is in her midst; she put it on the bare rock; she did not pour it out on the ground to cover it with dust.
  19. Cross References
    Leviticus 17:11
    For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life.
    Genesis 9:4
    But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.
  20. Cross References
    Leviticus 22:8
    He shall not eat what dies of itself or is torn by beasts, and so make himself unclean by it: I am the Lord.
  21. Cross References
    Leviticus 16:29
    And it shall be a statute to you forever that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict yourselves and shall do no work, either the native or the stranger who sojourns among you.
  22. Cross References
    Leviticus 11:25
    And whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.
  23. Cross References
    Leviticus 15:5
    And anyone who touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening.
  24. Cross References
    Numbers 19:20
    If the man who is unclean does not cleanse himself, that person shall be cut off from the midst of the assembly, since he has defiled the sanctuary of the Lord. Because the water for impurity has not been thrown on him, he is unclean.
    Leviticus 5:1
    If anyone sins in that he hears a public adjuration to testify, and though he is a witness, whether he has seen or come to know the matter, yet does not speak, he shall bear his iniquity.
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