Leviticus 17:15
And, in the case of any person who eateth that which died of itself or was torn in pieces, whether he be home-born, or a sojourner, then shall he wash his clothes, and bathe in water, and be unclean until the evening, and then be clean.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
16But, if he wash them not, and his flesh, he do not bathe, then shall he bear his iniquity.
Cross References
Exodus 22:30Thus, shalt thou do with thine ox with thy sheep,—seven days, shall it be with its dam, on the eighth day, shalt thou give it to me.
Leviticus 11:24and, for these, shall ye count yourselves unclean—whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the evening;
Leviticus 11:27And, all that go upon their paws, among all the living things that go on all-fours, unclean, they are unto you,—whoso toucheth the carcase of them, shall be unclean until the evening.
Leviticus 11:31These, are they which are unclean to you among all that creep,—whosoever toucheth them when they are dead shall be unclean until the evening;
Leviticus 11:39And, when any of the beasts which are yours for food shall die, he that toucheth the carcase of it shall be unclean until the evening.
Leviticus 15:5And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and 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 →