Earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry for help find no resting place.
Leviticus 17:13 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘Any Israelite or foreigner residing among them, who hunts down a wild animal or bird that may be eaten must drain its blood and cover it with soil. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And any of the Israelites or of the strangers who sojourn among them who takes in hunting any clean beast or bird shall pour out its blood and cover it with dust. American Standard Version (1901) And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among them, who taketh in hunting any beast or bird that may be eaten; he shall pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust. Common English Bible Anyone who hunts any animal or bird that can be eaten—whether the hunter is an Israelite or an immigrant who lives with you—must drain its blood out and cover it with dirt. Catholic Public Domain Version Any man at all from the sons of Israel, or from the newcomers who sojourn with you, whether by hunting or bird-catching, if he seizes a wild beast or a bird, which is lawful to eat, let him pour out its blood and cover the earth with it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Any man whosoever of the children of Israel, and of the strangers that sojourn among you, if by hunting or fowling he take a wild beast or a bird, which is lawful to eat, let him pour out its blood, and cover it with earth. |
Earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry for help find no resting place.
For a prostitute’s fee is only a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man goes after a precious life.
For the blood she shed is still within her. She put it out on the bare rock; she didn’t pour it on the ground to cover it with dust.
Therefore I say to the Israelites: None of you and no foreigner who resides among you may eat blood.