Levítico 17

¹ And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,

² Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them; This [is] the thing which the LORD hathLest they should practice the idolatry they had learned among the Egyptians.commanded, saying,

³ What man soever [there be] of the house of Israel, thatTo make a sacrifice of offering of it.killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth [it] out of the camp,

⁴ And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD;I abhor it as much as if he had killed a man as in (Isa_66:3).blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people:

⁵ To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in theIn that they were moved with foolish devotion to offer it.open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them [for] peace offerings unto the LORD.

⁶ Then the Priest shall sprinkle the blood vpon the Altar of the Lord before the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and burne the fat for a sweete sauour vnto the Lord.

⁷ And they shall no more offer their sacrifices untoMeaning, whatever is not the true God, (1Co_10:10; Psa_95:5).devils, after whom they have gone aFor idolatry is spiritual whoredom, because faith toward God is broken.whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.

⁸ Also thou shalt say vnto them, whosoeuer he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which soiourne among them, that offreth a burnt offring or sacrifice,

⁹ And bringeth it not vnto ye doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation to offer it vnto the Lord, euen that man shall be cut off from his people.

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 setI will declare my wrath by taking vengeance on him as in (Lev_20:3).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 haue giuen it vnto you to offer vpon the altar, to make an atonemet for your soules: for this blood shall make an atonement for the soule.

¹² Therefore I saide vnto ye children of Israel, None of you shall eate blood: neither the stranger that soiourneth among you, shall eate blood.

¹³ And whatsoever man [there be] of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may beWhich the law permits to be eaten, because it is clean.eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.

¹⁴ For ye life of all flesh is his blood, it is ioyned with his life: therefore I sayd vnto the children of Israel, Ye shall eate the blood of no flesh: for the life of al flesh is the blood thereof: whosoeuer eateth it, shalbe cut off.

¹⁵ And euery person that eateth it which dyeth alone, or that which is torne with beastes, whether it be one of the same countrey or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and wash himselfe in water, and be vncleane vnto the euen: after he shalbe cleane.

¹⁶ But if he wash them not, nor wash his flesh, then he shall beare his iniquitie.