1 And the LORD spake unto 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 hath commanded, saying,

3What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp,

4And 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; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people:

5To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the 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.

6And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD atthe door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the LORD.

7And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.

8And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt offering or sacrifice,

9And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer it unto the LORD; even that man shall be cut off from among his people.

10And 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.

11For 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.

12Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.

13And 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 be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.

14For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.

15And 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.

16But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.

And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,

2Speake vnto Aaron and vnto his sonnes, and vnto all the children of Israel, and say vnto them; This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded, saying;

3What man soeuer there bee of the house of Israel, that killeth an oxe, or lambe, or goat in the Campe, or that killeth it out of the Campe,

4And bringeth it not vnto the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, to offer an offering vnto the Lord before the Tabernacle of the Lord, blood shall be imputed vnto that man; he hath shed blood, and that man shall be cut off from among his people:

5To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, euen that they may bring them vnto the Lord, vnto the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation vnto the Priest, and offer them for peace offerings vnto the Lord.

6And the Priest shall sprinckle the blood vpon the Altar of the Lord, at the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and burne the fat for a sweet sauour vnto the Lord.

7And they shall no more offer their sacrifices vnto deuils, after whom they haue gone a whoring: This shall be a statute for euer vnto them throughout their generations.

8 And thou shalt say vnto them, whatsoeuer man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which soiourne among you, that offreth a burnt offering or sacrifice,

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

10 And whatsoeuer man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that soiourne among you, that eateth any maner of blood, I will euen set my face against that soule that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.

11For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I haue giuen it to you vpon the Altar, to make an atonement for your soules: for it is the blood, that maketh an atonement for the soule.

12Therefore I said vnto the children of Israel, No soule of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that soiourneth among you, eat blood.

13And whatsoeuer man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that soiourne among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or foule that may be eaten, he shall euen powre out the blood thereof, and couer it with dust.

14For it is the life of all flesh, the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said vnto the children of Israel, Ye shall not eat the blood of no maner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoeuer eateth it, shalbe cut off.

15And euery soule that eateth that which died of it selfe, or that which was torne with beasts, whether it bee one of your owne countrey, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himselfe in water, and be vncleane vntill the Euen: then shall he be cleane.

16But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh, then he shal beare his iniquity.

 

 

 

 

 

III == Deut 12:5 , 15 , 21

 

 

IV == Deut 12:5-6 , 13-14 ; Rom 5:13

 

 

 

V == Deut 12:2 ; Ezek 20:28 ; 22:9

 

 

 

 

VI == Ex 20:18 ; Lev 3:2 , 5 , 11 , 16 ; 4:31 ; Num 18:17

 

VII == Ex 34:15 ; Lev 20:5 ; Deut 31:16 ; 32:17 ; 1st Cor 10:20 ; Rev 9:20

 

VIII == Lev 1:2-3

 

 

IX == Lev 17:4

 

 

 

X == Lev 3:17 ; 7:26-27 ; 19:26 ; 20:3 , 5-6 ; 26:17 ; Deut 12:16, 23 15:23 ; 1st Sam 14:33 ; Ezek 14:8 ; 15:7 ; 44:7

 

XI == Matt 26:28 ; Mark 14:24 ; Rom 3:25 ; 5:9 ; Eph 1:7 ; Heb 9:22 ; 13:12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XIV == Gen 9:4 ; Lev 17:11-12 ; Deut 12:23

 

 

 

XV == Ex 22:31 ; Lev 11:25 ; 15:5 ; 22:8 ; Deut 14:21

 

 

 

XVI == Lev 5:1 ; 7:18 ; 19:8 ; Num 19:20

1 The LORD said to Moses,

2 "Speak to Aaron and his sons, as well as to all the Israelites, and tell them: This is what the LORD has commanded.

3 Any Israelite who slaughters an ox or a sheep or a goat, whether in the camp or outside of it,

4 without first bringing it to the entrance of the meeting tent to present it as an offering to the LORD in front of his Dwelling, shall be judged guilty of bloodshed; and for this, such a man shall be cut off from among his people.

5 Therefore, such sacrifices as they used to offer up in the open field the Israelites shall henceforth offer to the LORD, bringing them to the priest at the entrance of the meeting tent and sacrificing them there as peace offerings to the LORD.

6 The priest shall splash the blood on the altar of the LORD at the entrance of the meeting tent and there burn the fat for an odor pleasing to the LORD.

7 No longer shall they offer their sacrifices to the satyrs to whom they used to render their wanton worship. This shall be an everlasting ordinance for them and their descendants.

8 "Tell them, therefore: Anyone, whether of the house of Israel or of the aliens residing among them, who offers a holocaust or sacrifice

9 without bringing it to the entrance of the meeting tent to offer it to the LORD, shall be cut off from his kinsmen.

10 And if anyone, whether of the house of Israel or of the aliens residing among them, partakes of any blood, I will set myself against that one who partakes of blood and will cut him off from among his people.

11 Since the life of a living body is in its blood, I have made you put it on the altar, so that atonement may thereby be made for your own lives, because it is the blood, as the seat of life, that makes atonement.

12 That is why I have told the Israelites: No one among you, not even a resident alien, may partake of blood.

13 "Anyone hunting, whether of the Israelites or of the aliens residing among them, who catches an animal or a bird that may be eaten, shall pour out its blood and cover it with earth.

14 Since the life of every living body is its blood, I have told the Israelites: You shall not partake of the blood of any meat. Since the life of every living body is its blood, anyone who partakes of it shall be cut off.

15 "Everyone, whether a native or an alien, who eats of an animal that died of itself or was killed by a wild beast, shall wash his garments, bathe in water, and be unclean until evening, and then he will be clean.

16 If he does not wash or does not bathe his body, he shall have the guilt to bear."

v 1-7.  “The Lord spoke unto Moses” generally introduces a new topic. In this chapter, the words, “Whatsoever man there is of the house of Israel” , indicates a new sub topic, verses 3, 8, 10 & 13. The command to bring every animal to offer it before the Lord at this point means exactly that. Not only the animals to be sacrificed were to be brought, but though butchering was rare, those animals were to be brought first and offered, the meat being shared in fellowship with the priests. After entering the land, they would be too far away to do that, but all the sacrifices were to be made at the place the Lord would appoint the tabernacle to be. This would prevent them from offering on the heathen altars of the land or offering to “demons”. Apparently some had already begun offering to the Egyptian goat demons before they left Egypt, and would be inclined to do so in the new land. The ‘’whoring” or harlotry in some translations, refers to the extreme immorality that accompanied this worship among the heathen.

v 8,9. The Lord emphasized this to both Israel and any strangers who happened to chose to dwell with them. Any who did so would at least be cut off, here probably meaning by death, v 10, because there was blood involved in sacrifices or butchering.

 

 

 

 

v 10-12. This stresses the life of the flesh is in the blood. It was given for their atonement on the altar, and if they ate of the blood there would be no atonement for them, God would cut them off by death. This would even be true of a stranger dwelling temporarily among the people. As God allowed them the blood of animals for their atonement, the blood of Christ atones for the sins of all the world, past, present, future. It is not the blood while in the veins, but that offered on the altar (cross) that atones.

 

 

v 13,14. It would be impossible to bring wild game to the altar for slaughter and it would not be accepted anyway because it cost them nothing, 2 Sam. 24:24. So the blood was to be drained out on the ground, and covered with dust in respect for it. To eat of it without draining the blood was also cause to be cut off by death. When they entered the land and could not be at the altar, the blood was likewise to be poured on the ground, Deut. 12:20-25. The Jews later had ceremonial words to use covering it.

v 15,16. This is contrary to Ex. 22:31 and Deut. 14:21. It was probably not meant as general permission to eat clean animals recently dead or torn by beasts. It is more likely intended for one who ate of it in ignorance with someone else, or in a situation in the wild where he was extremely hungry. In any event, that person would be unclean, first, because he touched a dead body, second, because the blood had probably not been properly drained. An Israelite or a sojourner with him must wash his clothes and bathe and be unclean until evening. If he failed to do that, there was no atonement for him, and bearing his iniquity would probably be death from the Lord. Eating something that had died of itself was specified, Deut. 14:21, as giving the meat to the sojourner among them, or selling that which was torn to Gentiles. Ex. 22:31 commands that meat torn be thrown to the dogs. This would seem to indicate literal dogs, but the Deut. portion indicates actual Gentiles.