Leviticus 17:15
And every soul that eats 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.
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16But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.
Cross References
Exodus 22:30Likewise shall you do with yours oxen, and with your sheep: seven days it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day you shall give it me.
Leviticus 11:24And for these all of you shall be unclean: whosoever touches the carcass of them shall be unclean until the even.
Leviticus 11:27And whatsoever goes upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso touches their carcass shall be unclean until the even.
Leviticus 11:31These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever does touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.
Leviticus 11:39And if any beast, of which all of you may eat, die; he that touches the carcass thereof shall be unclean until the even.
Leviticus 15:5And whosoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself 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 →