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Leviticus 17:3

Israel

1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

2 “Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them this is what the LORD has commanded:

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

4 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.

5 For this reason the Israelites will bring to the LORD the sacrifices they have been offering in the open fields. They are to bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and offer them as sacrifices of peace to the LORD.

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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.

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BSB
‘Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp or outside of it
KJV
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,
WEB
Whatever 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,
ASV
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 without the camp,
DARBY
Every one of the house of Israel that slaughtereth an ox, or sheep, or goat, in the camp, or that slaughtereth it out of the camp,
BLB
‘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,
ÅB
Hver mann av Israels hus som slakter en okse eller en sau eller en geit, enten i leiren eller utenfor leiren,
OTB
Enhver av Israels hus som ofrer en okse, et lam eller en geit i leiren eller utenfor den,
B1930
Hver mann av Israels hus som slakter en okse eller et får eller en gjet enten i leiren eller utenfor leiren

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.’

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  • 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.

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  • 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

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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.

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  • 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.

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