Leviticus 17:4

Translations

Modern

…instead of bringing it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD before His tabernacle—that man shall incur bloodguilt. He has shed blood and must be cut off from among his people.

Traditional

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:

Literal

…and does not bring it to the door of the Tent of Meeting to bring it near as an offering to YHWH before the face of the tabernacle of YHWH—blood shall be reckoned to that man; he has shed blood, and that man shall be cut off from among his people,

Latin

…et non obtulerit ad ostium tabernaculi oblationem Domino, sanguinis reus erit: quasi si sanguinem fuderit, sic peribit de medio populi sui.

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English

…instead of bringing it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD before His tabernacle—that man shall incur bloodguilt. He has shed blood and must be cut off from among his people.

Notes

Leviticus 17:4

that man shall incur bloodguilt: This person unlawfully killed an animal. God gave the animal life, and its blood must return to him through sacrifice.
cut off: See study note on Leviticus 7:20–21.

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 12:5–21
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.
Isaiah 66:3
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John 14:6
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
Ezekiel 20:40
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John 10:9
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John 10:7
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Genesis 17:14
But if any male is not circumcised, he will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.”
Leviticus 7:18
If any of the meat from his peace offering is eaten on the third day, it will not be accepted. It will not be credited to the one who presented it; it shall be an abomination, and the one who eats of it shall bear his iniquity.
Exodus 12:15
For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. On the first day you are to remove the leaven from your houses. Whoever eats anything leavened from the first day through the seventh must be cut off from Israel.
Leviticus 20:18
If a man lies with a menstruating woman and has sexual relations with her, he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has uncovered the source of her blood. Both of them must be cut off from among their people.
Leviticus 17:10
If anyone from the house of Israel or a foreigner living among them eats any blood, I will set My face against that person and cut him off from among his people.
Leviticus 20:3
And I will set My face against that man and cut him off from his people, because by giving his offspring to Molech, he has defiled My sanctuary and profaned My holy name.

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

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Offerings: Offered at the Door of the Tabernacle Tabernacle: All offerings to be Made At Tabernacle: Offerings Brought To

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