Focused Passage

Leviticus 17:1-7

Blood, Life, Sacrifice, and the LORD's Exclusive Altar

The LORD commands that slaughtered sacrificial animals be brought to the entrance of the tent of meeting, forbids sacrifice in the open fields or to goat demons, applies the command to Israelites and foreigners, prohibits eating blood because life is in the blood and blood is given for atonement, requires hunters to drain and cover blood, and gives washing instructions for eating animals found dead or torn.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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:

3 ‘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 offerings to the LORD.

6 The priest will then splatter the blood on the altar of the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and burn the fat as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

7 They must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat demons to which they have prostituted themselves. This will be a permanent statute for them for the generations to come.’

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

Then the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular said וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר H1696 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition Moses מֹשֶׁ֥ה H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . לֵּאמֹֽר׃ H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Verse 2

Original words

Speak דַּבֵּ֨ר H1696 Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular to אֶֽל־ H413 Preposition Aaron אַהֲרֹ֜ן H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . וְאֶל־ H413 Conjunctive waw | Preposition his sons בָּנָ֗יו H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular . . . וְאֶל֙ H413 Conjunctive waw | Preposition and all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the Israelites בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular and tell וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular them אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם H413 Preposition | third person masculine plural this זֶ֣ה H2088 Pronoun - masculine singular . . . הַדָּבָ֔ר H1697 Article | Noun - masculine singular is what אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . לֵאמֹֽר׃ H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct has commanded צִוָּ֥ה H6680 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 3

Original words

Anyone אִ֥ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular . . . אִישׁ֙ H376 Noun - masculine singular from the house מִבֵּ֣ית H1004 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular who אֲשֶׁ֨ר H834 Pronoun - relative slaughters יִשְׁחַ֜ט H7819 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular an ox שׁ֥וֹר H7794 Noun - masculine singular a lamb כֶ֛שֶׂב H3775 Noun - masculine singular or אוֹ־ H176 Conjunction a goat עֵ֖ז H5795 Noun - feminine singular in the camp בַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה H4264 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular . . . א֚וֹ H176 Conjunction - אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative - אוֹ־ H176 Conjunction - יִשְׁחַ֔ט H7819 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular or outside מִח֖וּץ H2351 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct of [it] לַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ H4264 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular

BSB notes

  • Or a bull or a cow
Verse 4

Original words

instead of לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle bringing הֱבִיאוֹ֒ H935 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular it to וְאֶל־ H413 Conjunctive waw | Preposition the entrance פֶּ֜תַח H6607 Noun - masculine singular construct to the Tent אֹ֣הֶל H168 Noun - masculine singular of Meeting מוֹעֵד֮ H4150 Noun - masculine singular to present לְהַקְרִ֤יב H7126 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct it as an offering קָרְבָּן֙ H7133 Noun - masculine singular to the LORD לַֽיהוָ֔ה H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular before לִפְנֵ֖י H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct His יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular tabernacle מִשְׁכַּ֣ן H4908 Noun - masculine singular construct that הַהוּא֙ H1931 Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular man לָאִ֤ישׁ H376 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular shall incur יֵחָשֵׁ֞ב H2803 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular bloodguilt דָּ֣ם H1818 Noun - masculine singular He has shed שָׁפָ֔ךְ H8210 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular blood דָּ֣ם H1818 Noun - masculine singular and must be cut off וְנִכְרַ֛ת H3772 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular . . . הָאִ֥ישׁ H376 Article | Noun - masculine singular . . . הַה֖וּא H1931 Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular from among מִקֶּ֥רֶב H7130 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct his people עַמּֽוֹ׃ H5971 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 5

Original words

For this reason לְמַעַן֩ H4616 Conjunction - אֲשֶׁ֨ר H834 Pronoun - relative the Israelites בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶֽת־ H853 Direct object marker will bring יָבִ֜יאוּ H935 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural to the LORD לַֽיהוָ֗ה H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular the sacrifices זִבְחֵיהֶם֮ H2077 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural - אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative they הֵ֣ם H1992 Pronoun - third person masculine plural have been offering זֹבְחִים֮ H2076 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural in עַל־ H5921 Preposition the open פְּנֵ֣י H6440 Noun - common plural construct fields הַשָּׂדֶה֒ H7704 Article | Noun - masculine singular They are to bring them וֶֽהֱבִיאֻ֣ם H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine plural to אֶל־ H413 Preposition the priest הַכֹּהֵ֑ן H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular at אֶל־ H413 Preposition the entrance פֶּ֛תַח H6607 Noun - masculine singular construct to the Tent אֹ֥הֶל H168 Noun - masculine singular of Meeting מוֹעֵ֖ד H4150 Noun - masculine singular and offer וְזָ֨בְח֜וּ H2076 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural them אוֹתָֽם׃ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural as sacrifices זִבְחֵ֧י H2077 Noun - masculine plural construct of peace offerings שְׁלָמִ֛ים H8002 Noun - masculine plural to the LORD לַֽיהוָ֖ה H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 6

Original words

The priest הַכֹּהֵ֤ן H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker will then splatter וְזָרַ֨ק H2236 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular the blood הַדָּם֙ H1818 Article | Noun - masculine singular on עַל־ H5921 Preposition the altar מִזְבַּ֣ח H4196 Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular at the entrance פֶּ֖תַח H6607 Noun - masculine singular construct to the Tent אֹ֣הֶל H168 Noun - masculine singular construct of Meeting מוֹעֵ֑ד H4150 Noun - masculine singular and burn וְהִקְטִ֣יר H6999 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular the fat הַחֵ֔לֶב H2459 Article | Noun - masculine singular as a pleasing נִיחֹ֖חַ H5207 Noun - masculine singular aroma לְרֵ֥יחַ H7381 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct to the LORD לַיהוָֽה׃ H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 7

Original words

They must no וְלֹא־ H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle longer עוֹד֙ H5750 Adverb - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker offer יִזְבְּח֥וּ H2076 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural their sacrifices זִבְחֵיהֶ֔ם H2077 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural to the goat demons לַשְּׂעִירִ֕ם H8163 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural to which אֲשֶׁ֛ר H834 Pronoun - relative they הֵ֥ם H1992 Pronoun - third person masculine plural have prostituted זֹנִ֖ים H2181 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural themselves אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם H310 Preposition | third person masculine plural This זֹּ֥את H2063 Pronoun - feminine singular will be תִּֽהְיֶה־ H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular a permanent עוֹלָ֛ם H5769 Noun - masculine singular statute חֻקַּ֥ת H2708 Noun - feminine singular construct for them לָהֶ֖ם Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine plural for the generations to come לְדֹרֹתָֽם׃ H1755 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural

BSB notes

  • Or goat idols

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