Leviticus 17:15
And every soul that eateth of a dead carcase, or of that which was torn, be it one home-born, or a stranger, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe in water, and be unclean until the even: then he shall be clean.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
16And if he wash them not nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.
Cross References
Exodus 22:30Likewise shalt thou do with thy calf, with thy sheep: seven days shall it be with its dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.
Leviticus 11:24And by these ye shall make yourselves unclean; whoever toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.
Leviticus 11:27And whatever goeth on its paws, among all manner of beasts that go upon all four, those are unclean unto you: whoever toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.
Leviticus 11:31These shall be unclean unto you among all that crawl: whoever toucheth them when they are dead, shall be unclean until the even.
Leviticus 11:39And if any beast which is to you for food die, he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.
Leviticus 15:5And whoever toucheth his bed shall wash his garments, and bathe in water, and be unclean until the even.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 17:11-16
The Eating of Blood Forbidden. ( b. c. 1490.) 10 And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people. 11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. 12 Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No… Read the whole commentary →