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Chapter 17 |
| 1 | And the LORD
spake unto Moses, saying, |
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2 | Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons,
and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them; This is the thing which
the LORD hath commanded, saying, |
| 3 | What man soever there be of the
house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that
killeth it out of the camp, |
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4 | And bringeth it not unto the door of
the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the LORD before
the tabernacle of the LORD; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed
blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people: |
| 5 | To the end
that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the
open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the
tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace
offerings unto the LORD. |
| 6 | And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon
the altar of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and
burn the fat for a sweet savor unto the LORD. |
| 7 | And they shall
no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a
whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their
generations. |
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| And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of
the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth
a burnt offering or sacrifice, |
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9 | And bringeth it not unto the door of
the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer it unto the LORD; even that man
shall be cut off from among his people. |
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10 | And whatsoever man there
be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that
eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that
eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people. |
| 11 | For the
life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to
make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement
for the soul. |
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12 | Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No
soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among
you eat blood. |
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13 | 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. |
| 14 | For it is the life of all flesh; the blood
of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye
shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the
blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off. |
| 15 | And every
soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts,
whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his
clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall
he be clean. |
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16 | But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then
he shall bear his iniquity. |
