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Leviticus Chapter 17

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LEVITICUS

Leviticus 17

1The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
2"Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them: 'This is the thing which the Lord has commanded,
3Whatever man there is of the house of Israel, who kills a bull, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or who kills it outside the camp,
Deuteronomy 12:20, Deuteronomy 12:22, Leviticus 17:8, Deuteronomy 12:26, Deuteronomy 12:27
4and hasn't brought it to the door of the Tent of Meeting, [so as to sacrifice it for a burnt offering or peace offering to the Lord to be acceptable for a soothing aroma, and whoever shall kill it without, and shall not bring it to the door of the Tent of Meeting] to offer it as an offering to the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord, blood shall be imputed to that man. He has shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people.
Isaiah 66:3, John 10:9, Ezekiel 20:40, John 10:7, Deuteronomy 12:5
5This is to the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they sacrifice in the open field, that they may bring them to the Lord, to the door of the Tent of Meeting, to the priest, and sacrifice them for sacrifices of peace offerings to the Lord.
2 Kings 17:10, Ezekiel 20:28, Genesis 22:2, Exodus 24:5, Leviticus 7:11
6The priest shall sprinkle the blood on the altar of the Lord at the door of the Tent of Meeting, and burn the fat for a pleasant aroma to the Lord.
Numbers 18:17, Numbers 18:17, Leviticus 3:2, Leviticus 3:2, Leviticus 3:13
7They shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices to the goat idols, after which they play the prostitute. This shall be a statute forever to them throughout their generations.'
1 Corinthians 10:20, 1 Corinthians 10:20, Exodus 34:15, Exodus 34:15, Deuteronomy 32:17
8"You shall say to them, 'Any man there is of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who live as foreigners among them, who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice,
Leviticus 1:2, Leviticus 1:3, Leviticus 1:2, Leviticus 1:3, Malachi 1:11
9and doesn't bring it to the door of the Tent of Meeting, to sacrifice it to the Lord; that man shall be cut off from his people.
Leviticus 17:4, Leviticus 17:4
10"'Any man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who live as foreigners among them, who eats any kind of blood, I will set my face against that soul who eats blood, and will cut him off from among his people.
Leviticus 17:11, Leviticus 17:11, Deuteronomy 12:16, Leviticus 3:17, Deuteronomy 12:23
11For the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that makes atonement by reason of the life.
Hebrews 9:22, Hebrews 9:22, 1 John 1:7, 1 John 1:7, Romans 3:25
12Therefore I have said to the children of Israel, "No person among you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger who lives as a foreigner among you eat blood."
Exodus 12:49, Exodus 12:49
13"'Whatever man there is of the children of Israel, or of the strangers who live as foreigners among them, who takes in hunting any animal or bird that may be eaten; he shall pour out its blood, and cover it with dust.
Deuteronomy 12:16, Deuteronomy 12:16, Ezekiel 24:7, Deuteronomy 15:23, Leviticus 7:26
14For as to the life of all flesh, its blood is with its life: therefore I said to the children of Israel, "You shall not eat the blood of any kind of flesh; for the life of all flesh is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off."
Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:4, Deuteronomy 12:23, Deuteronomy 12:23, Leviticus 17:11
15"'Every person that eats what dies of itself, or that which is torn by animals, whether he is native-born or a foreigner, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening: then he shall be clean.
Exodus 22:31, Leviticus 22:8, Deuteronomy 14:21, Exodus 22:31, Leviticus 22:8
16But if he doesn't wash them, or bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.'"
Leviticus 5:1, Leviticus 5:1, Numbers 19:19, Numbers 19:20, Leviticus 20:19

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