Leviticus 17:15
The soul that eateth that which died of itself, or has been caught by a beast, whether he be one of your own country or a stranger, shall wash his clothes and himself with water, and shall be defiled until the evening: and in this manner he shall be made clean.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
16But if he do not wash his clothes, and his body, he shall bear his iniquity.
Cross References
Exodus 22:30Thou shalt do the same with the firstborn of thy oxen also and sheep: seven days let it be with its dam, the eighth day thou shalt give it to me.
Leviticus 11:24And whosoever shall touch the carcasses of them, shall be defiled, and shall be unclean until the evening:
Leviticus 11:27That which walketh upon hands of all animals which go on all four, shall be unclean: he that shall touch their carcasses shall be defiled until evening.
Leviticus 11:31All these are unclean. He that toucheth their carcasses shall be unclean until the evening.
Leviticus 11:39If any beast die, of which it is lawful for you to eat, he that toucheth the carcass thereof, shall be unclean until the evening:
Leviticus 15:5If ally man touch his bed, he shall wash his clothes: and being washed with water, he shall be unclean until the evening.
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 →