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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

And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.

In Context

14For the life of all flesh is in the blood: therefore I said to the children of Israel: You shall not eat the blood of any flesh at all, because the life of the flesh is in the blood, and whosoever eateth it, shall be cut off.

16But if he do not wash his clothes, and his body, he shall bear his iniquity.

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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 →

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