Leviticus 17
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And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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"Speak to Aaron, to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them, 'This is the thing which the LORD has commanded, saying:
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"Whatever man of the house of Israel who a kills an ox or lamb or goat in the camp, or who kills it outside the camp,
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"and does not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of meeting to offer an offering to the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD, the guilt of bloodshed shall be b imputed to that man. He has shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people,
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"to the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices c which they offer in the open field, that they may bring them to the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, to the priest, and offer them as peace offerings to the LORD.
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"And the priest d shall sprinkle the blood on the altar of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and e burn the fat for a sweet aroma to the LORD.
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"They shall no more offer their sacrifices f to demons, after whom they g have played the harlot. This shall be a statute forever for them throughout their generations." '
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"Also you shall say to them: 'Whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell among you, h who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice,
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'and does not i bring it to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, to offer it to the LORD, that man shall be cut off from among his people.
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j 'And whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell among you, who eats any blood, k I will set My face against that person who eats blood, and will cut him off from among his people.
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'For the l life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar m to make atonement for your souls; for n it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.'
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"Therefore I said to the children of Israel, 'No one among you shall eat blood, nor shall any stranger who dwells among you eat blood.'
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"Whatever man of the children of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell among you, who o hunts and catches any animal or bird that may be eaten, he shall p pour out its blood and q cover it with dust;
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r "for it is the life of all flesh. Its blood sustains its life. Therefore I said to the children of Israel, 'You shall not eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off.'
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s "And every person who eats what died naturally or what was torn by beasts, whether he is a native of your own country or a stranger, t he shall both wash his clothes and u bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. Then he shall be clean.
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"But if he does not wash them or bathe his body, then v he shall bear his guilt."
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 12:5
But you shall seek the place where the LORD your God chooses, out of all your tribes, to put His name for His dwelling place; and there you shall go.
Deuteronomy 12:15
However, you may slaughter and eat meat within all your gates, whatever your heart desires, according to the blessing of the LORD your God which He has given you; the unclean and the clean may eat of it, of the gazelle and the deer alike.
Deuteronomy 12:21
If the place where the LORD your God chooses to put His name is too far from you, then you may slaughter from your herd and from your flock which the LORD has given you, just as I have commanded you, and you may eat within your gates as much as your heart desires.
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Romans 5:13
(For until the law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
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Genesis 21:33
Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there called on the name of the LORD, the Everlasting God.
Genesis 22:2
Then He said, "Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.
Genesis 31:54
Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain, and called his brethren to eat bread. And they ate bread and stayed all night on the mountain.
Deuteronomy 12:1 - 27
These are the statutes and judgments which you shall be careful to observe in the land which the LORD God of your fathers is giving you to possess, all the days that you live on the earth.
Ezekiel 20:28
When I brought them into the land concerning which I had raised My hand in an oath to give them, and they saw all the high hills and all the thick trees, there they offered their sacrifices and provoked Me with their offerings. There they also sent up their sweet aroma and poured out their drink offerings.
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Cross References
Leviticus 3:2
And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of meeting; and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall sprinkle the blood all around on the altar.
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Exodus 29:13
And you shall take all the fat that covers the entrails, the fatty lobe attached to the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, and burn them on the altar.
Exodus 29:18
And you shall burn the whole ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the LORD; it is a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.
Numbers 18:17
But the firstborn of a cow, the firstborn of a sheep, or the firstborn of a goat you shall not redeem; they are holy. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar, and burn their fat as an offering made by fire for a sweet aroma to the LORD.
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Cross References
Exodus 22:20
He who sacrifices to any god, except to the LOR...
Exodus 32:8
"They have turned aside quickly out of the way ...
Exodus 34:15
Lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants o...
Deuteronomy 32:17
They sacrificed to demons, not to God, To gods ...
2 Chronicles 11:15
Then he appointed for himself priests for the h...
Psalms 106:37
They even sacrificed their sons And their daugh...
1 Corinthians 10:20
Rather, that the things which the Gentiles sacr...
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Cross References
Exodus 34:15
Lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they play the harlot with their gods and make sacrifice to their gods, and one of them invites you and you eat of his sacrifice.
Deuteronomy 31:16
And the LORD said to Moses: "Behold, you will rest with your fathers; and this people will rise and play the harlot with the gods of the foreigners of the land, where they go to be among them, and they will forsake Me and break My covenant which I have made with them.
Ezekiel 23:8
She has never given up her harlotry brought from Egypt, For in her youth they had lain with her, Pressed her virgin bosom, And poured out their immorality upon her.
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Cross References
Leviticus 1:2
Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: 'When any one of you brings an offering to the LORD, you shall bring your offering of the livestock - of the herd and of the flock.
Leviticus 1:3
If his offering is a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish; he shall offer it of his own free will at the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the LORD.
Leviticus 18:26
You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations, either any of your own nation or any stranger who dwells among you
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Leviticus 14:23
He shall bring them to the priest on the eighth day for his cleansing, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, before the LORD.
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Cross References
Genesis 9:4
But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that...
Leviticus 3:17
' This shall be a perpetual statute throughout ...
Leviticus 7:26
Moreover you shall not eat any blood in any of ...
Leviticus 7:27
'Whoever eats any blood, that person shall be c...
Deuteronomy 12:16
Only you shall not eat the blood; you shall pou...
Deuteronomy 12:23 - 25
Only be sure that you do not eat the blood, for...
Deuteronomy 15:23
Only you shall not eat its blood; you shall pou...
1 Samuel 14:33
Then they told Saul, saying, "Look, the people ...
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Cross References
Leviticus 20:3
I will set My face against that man, and will cut him off from his people, because he has given some of his descendants to Molech, to defile My sanctuary and profane My holy name.
Leviticus 20:5
Then I will set My face against that man and against his family; and I will cut him off from his people, and all who prostitute themselves with him to commit harlotry with Molech.
Leviticus 20:6
And the person who turns to mediums and familiar spirits, to prostitute himself with them, I will set My face against that person and cut him off from his people.
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Cross References
Genesis 9:4
But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.
Leviticus 17:14
"for it is the life of all flesh. Its blood sustains its life. Therefore I said to the children of Israel, 'You shall not eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off.'
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Cross References
Matthew 26:28
For this is My blood of the new covenant, which...
Romans 3:25
Whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blo...
Ephesians 1:7
In Him we have redemption through His blood, th...
Colossians 1:14
In whom we have redemption through His blood, t...
Colossians 1:20
And by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, ...
1 Peter 1:2
Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the...
1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light as He is in the lig...
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Cross References
Hebrews 9:22
And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission.
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Leviticus 7:26
Moreover you shall not eat any blood in any of your dwellings, whether of bird or beast.
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Deuteronomy 12:16
Only you shall not eat the blood; you shall pour it on the earth like water.
Deuteronomy 12:24
You shall not eat it; you shall pour it on the earth like water.
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Ezekiel 24:7
For her blood is in her midst; She set it on top of a rock; She did not pour it on the ground, To cover it with dust.
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Genesis 9:4
But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.
Leviticus 17:11
'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 souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.'
Deuteronomy 12:23
Only be sure that you do not eat the blood, for the blood is the life; you may not eat the life with the meat.
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Cross References
Exodus 22:31
And you shall be holy men to Me: you shall not ...
Leviticus 7:24
And the fat of an animal that dies naturally, a...
Leviticus 22:8
Whatever dies naturally or is torn by beasts he...
Deuteronomy 14:21
You shall not eat anything that dies of itself;...
Ezekiel 4:14
So I said, "Ah, Lord GOD! Indeed I have never d...
Ezekiel 44:31
The priests shall not eat anything, bird or bea...
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Leviticus 11:25
Whoever carries part of the carcass of any of them shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening:
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Leviticus 15:5
And whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.
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Leviticus 5:1
If a person sins in hearing the utterance of an oath, and is a witness, whether he has seen or known of the matter - if he does not tell it, he bears guilt.
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