Focused Passage

Leviticus 17:13-16

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.

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13And if any Israelite or foreigner living among them hunts down a wild animal or bird that may be eaten, he must drain its blood and cover it with dirt.

14For the life of all flesh is its blood. Therefore I have told the Israelites, ‘You must not eat the blood of any living thing, because the life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it must be cut off.’

15And 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.

16But if he does not wash his clothes and bathe himself, then he shall bear his iniquity.”

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Verse 13

Original words

And if anyוְאִ֨ישׁH376Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular. . .אִ֜ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularIsraeliteמִבְּנֵ֣יH1121Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .וּמִן־H4480Conjunctive waw | Prepositionor foreignerהַגֵּר֙H1616Article | Noun - masculine singularlivingהַגָּ֣רH1481Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularamong themבְּתוֹכָ֔םH8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural-אֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativehunts downיָצ֜וּדH6679Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singulara wildחַיָּ֛הH2416Noun - feminine singularanimalצֵ֥ידH6718Noun - masculine singular constructorאוֹ־H176Conjunctionbirdע֖וֹףH5775Noun - masculine singularthatאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativemay be eatenיֵאָכֵ֑לH398Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularhe must drainוְשָׁפַךְ֙H8210Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerits bloodדָּמ֔וֹH1818Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularand coverוְכִסָּ֖הוּH3680Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularit with dirtבֶּעָפָֽר׃H6083Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 14

Original words

Forכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionthe lifeנֶ֣פֶשׁH5315Noun - feminine singular constructof allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructfleshבָּשָׂ֗רH1320Noun - masculine singularis its bloodדָּמ֣וֹH1818Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularבְנַפְשׁוֹ֮בְנַפְשׁוֹ֮H5315Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular-הוּא֒H1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularTherefore I have toldוָֽאֹמַר֙H559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularthe Israelitesלִבְנֵ֣יH1121Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularYou must notלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particleeatתֹאכֵ֑לוּH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralthe bloodדַּ֥םH1818Noun - masculine singular constructof anyכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructliving thingבָּשָׂ֖רH1320Noun - masculine singularbecauseכִּ֣יH3588Conjunctionthe lifeנֶ֤פֶשׁH5315Noun - feminine singular constructof allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructfleshבָּשָׂר֙H1320Noun - masculine singularis its bloodדָּמ֣וֹH1818Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularwhoeverהִ֔ואH1931Pronoun - third person feminine singular. . .כָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructeats itאֹכְלָ֖יוH398Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularmust be cut offיִכָּרֵֽת׃H3772Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 15

Original words

And anyוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructpersonנֶ֗פֶשׁH5315Noun - feminine singularwhether nativeבָּאֶזְרָ֖חH249Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularor foreignerוּבַגֵּ֑רH1616Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularwhoאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativeeatsתֹּאכַ֤לH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularanything found deadנְבֵלָה֙H5038Noun - feminine singularor mauled by wild beastsוּטְרֵפָ֔הH2966Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularmust washוְכִבֶּ֨סH3526Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularhis clothesבְּגָדָ֜יוH899Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularand batheוְרָחַ֥ץH7364Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularwith waterבַּמַּ֛יִםH4325Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluraland he will be uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אH2930Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularuntilעַד־H5704Prepositioneveningהָעֶ֖רֶבH6153Article | Noun - masculine singularthen he will be cleanוְטָהֵֽר׃H2891Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 16

Original words

But ifוְאִם֙H518Conjunctionhe does notלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particlewashיְכַבֵּ֔סH3526Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singularhis clothes and batheיִרְחָ֑ץH7364Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularhimselfוּבְשָׂר֖וֹH1320Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular. . .לֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particlethen he shall bearוְנָשָׂ֖אH5375Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularhis iniquityעֲוֺנֽוֹ׃פH5771Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular

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