Leviticus 17 - The Scriptures 1998

¹ And יהוה  spoke to Mosheh, saying,

² “Speak to Aharon, to his sons, and to all the children of Yisra’ĕ

³ “Any man from the house of Yisra’ĕ

⁴ and does not bring it to the door of the Tent of Meeting, to bring an offering to יהוה  before the Dwelling Place of יהוה, blood-guilt is reckoned to that man. He has shed blood, and that man shall be cut off from among his people,

⁵ in order that the children of Yisra’ĕ

⁶ “And the priest shall sprinkle the blood on the altar of יהוה  at the door of the Tent of Meeting, and shall burn the fat for a sweet fragrance to יהוה.

⁷ “And let them no longer slaughter their slaughterings to demons, after whom they whored. This is a law forever for them throughout their generations.” ’

⁸ “And say to them, ‘Any man of the house of Yisra’ĕ

⁹ and does not bring it to the door of the Tent of Meeting, to do it to יהוה, that man shall be cut off from among his people.

¹⁰ ‘And any man of the house of Yisra’ĕ

¹¹ ‘For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your lives, for it is the blood that makes atonement for the life.’

¹² “Therefore I said to the children of Yisra’ĕ

¹³ “And any man from the children of Yisra’ĕ

¹⁴ for it is the life of all flesh. Its blood is for its life. And I said to the children of Yisra’ĕ

¹⁵ “And any being who eats a carcass or what was torn by a beast, be he a native or a stranger, he shall wash his garments and bathe in water, and shall be unclean until evening. Then he shall be clean.

¹⁶ “And if he does not wash or bathe his body, then he shall bear his crookedness.”