Leviticus 17:15

'And any person who eateth a carcase or torn thing, among natives or among sojourners — hath both washed his garments, and hath bathed with water, and hath been unclean until the evening — then he hath been clean;

Young's Literal Translation

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 [it is] the life of all flesh, its blood is for its life; and I say to the sons of Israel, Blood of any flesh ye do not eat, for the life of all flesh is its blood; any one eating it is cut off.

16and if he wash not, and his flesh bathe not — then he hath borne his iniquity.'

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Cross References

Exodus 22:30so thou dost to thine ox, to thy sheep; seven days it is with its dam, on the eighth day thou dost give it to Me.

Leviticus 11:24'And by these ye are made unclean, any one who is coming against their carcase is unclean till the evening;

Leviticus 11:27'And any one going on its paws, among all the beasts which are going on four — unclean they [are] to you; any one who is coming against their carcase is unclean until the evening;

Leviticus 11:31these [are] the unclean to you among all which are teeming; any one who is coming against them in their death is unclean till the evening.

Leviticus 11:39'And when any of the beasts which are to you for food dieth, he who is coming against its carcase is unclean till the evening;

Leviticus 15:5and any one who cometh against his bed doth wash his garments, and hath bathed with water, and been unclean till 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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