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Leviticus 17:16

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.

But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.
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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
But if he does not wash his clothes and bathe himself, then he shall bear his iniquity.”
KJV
But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.
WEB
But if he doesn’t wash them, or bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.’”
ASV
But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.
DARBY
And if he wash them not nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.
BLB
And if he does not wash [them] and does not bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.”
ÅB
Dersom han ikke vasker sine klær og ikke bader sitt legeme, da skal han komme til å lide for sin misgjerning.
OTB
Men hvis de ikke vasker sine klær og bader seg, vil de bære ansvaret for sin skyld.
B1930
Dersom han ikke tvetter sine klær og ikke bader sitt legeme, da skal han komme til å lide for sin misgjerning.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 5:1

    And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.

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  • John 13:8

    Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.

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  • Isaiah 53:11

    He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

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  • Numbers 19:19–20

    And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, and wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even.

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  • Leviticus 7:18

    And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity.

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  • Leviticus 20:19–20

    And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister, nor of thy father’s sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.

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  • Leviticus 20:17

    And if a man shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.

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  • Leviticus 19:8

    Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

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