Leviticus 17:3

Translations

Modern

‘Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp or outside of it

Traditional

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,

Literal

‘Any man of the house of Israel who slaughters an ox or lamb or goat in the camp, or who slaughters it outside of the camp,

Latin

Homo quilibet de domo Israël, si occiderit bovem aut ovem, sive capram, in castris vel extra castra,

Original

Hebrew

English

‘Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp or outside of it

Notes

Leviticus 17:3–9

These rules show that unsupervised sacrifices could lead a mixture of pagan practices with true worship of the Lord (see also Deuteronomy 12:15–21; Leviticus 17:7). Israel camped around the Tent of Meeting so it was easy to bring an animal to the sanctuary for slaughter (see also Deuteronomy 12:15–21). Deuteronomy 12:20–24 anticipates Israel settling in the land and the challenges of this rule. It allowed slaughtering and eating meat without bringing it to the sanctuary, as long as they did not consume the blood.

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Deuteronomy 12:5–7
Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.
Deuteronomy 12:11–15
…then the LORD your God will choose a dwelling for His Name. And there you are to bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, and all the choice offerings you vow to the LORD.
Leviticus 17:8
Tell them that if anyone from the house of Israel or any foreigner living among them offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice
Deuteronomy 12:20–22
When the LORD your God expands your territory as He has promised, and you crave meat and say, “I want to eat meat,” you may eat it whenever you want.
Leviticus 17:12–13
Therefore I say to the Israelites, ‘None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner living among you eat blood.’
Deuteronomy 12:26–27
But you are to take your holy things and your vow offerings and go to the place the LORD will choose.
Leviticus 17:15
And any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean.

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Banish, Banishment Biblical Concept of Law Bloodguilt Deuteronomy, Book of History of Israel Imputation Leviticus, Book of

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