Leviticus 17:4

Leviticus 17:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people:
• New International Version (NIV)instead of bringing it to the entrance to the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to the Lord in front of the tabernacle of the Lord—that person shall be considered guilty of bloodshed; they have shed blood and must be cut off from their people.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to offer it as a gift to the Lord in front of the tabernacle of the Lord, bloodguilt shall be imputed to that man. He has shed blood, and that man shall be cut off from among his people.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and does not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of meeting to offer an offering to the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord, the guilt of bloodshed shall be imputed to that man. He has shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people,

Context of Leviticus 17:4

2“Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them this is what the LORD has commanded: 3‘Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp or outside of it instead of bringing it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD before His tabernacle—that man shall incur bloodguilt. He has shed blood and must be cut off from among his people. 5For this reason the Israelites will bring to the LORD the sacrifices they have been offering in the open fields. They are to bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and offer them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the LORD. 6The priest will then splatter the blood on the altar of the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and burn the fat as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

Leviticus 17:4 word by word

וְאֶל־פֶּ֜תַח אֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵד֮ לֹ֣א הֱבִיאוֹ֒ לְהַקְרִ֤יב קָרְבָּן֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה לִפְנֵ֖י מִשְׁכַּ֣ן יְהוָ֑ה דָּ֣ם יֵחָשֵׁ֞ב לָאִ֤ישׁ הַהוּא֙ דָּ֣ם שָׁפָ֔ךְ וְנִכְרַ֛ת הָאִ֥ישׁ הַה֖וּא מִקֶּ֥רֶב עַמּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• instead ofלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• bringingבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• it toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• the entranceפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• to the Tentאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• of Meetingמוֹעֵדmô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh · meetingH4150
• to presentקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
• it as an offeringקׇרְבָּןqorbân qûrbân · offeringH7133
• to the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• tabernacleמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
• thatהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• shall incurחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: countH2803
• bloodguiltדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• He has shedשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: killH8210
• and must be cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• from amongקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• his peopleעַם‛am · kinsmanH5971

Cross-references for Leviticus 17:4

• Leviticus 1:3If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD.
• Deuteronomy 12:5Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.
• Ezekiel 20:40For on My holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel, declares the Lord GOD, there the whole house of Israel, all of them, will serve Me in the land. There I will accept them and will require your offerings and choice gifts, along with all your holy sacrifices.
• John 10:7So He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
• John 14:6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
• Leviticus 7:18If any of the meat from his peace offering is eaten on the third day, it will not be accepted. It will not be credited to the one who presented it; it shall be an abomination, and the one who eats of it shall bear his iniquity.
• Psalms 32:2Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.
• Romans 4:6And David speaks likewise of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
• Romans 5:13For sin was in the world before the law was given; but sin is not taken into account when there is no law.
• Philemon 1:18But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to my account.
• Isaiah 66:3Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.
• Leviticus 17:10If anyone from the house of Israel or a foreigner living among them eats any blood, I will set My face against that person and cut him off from among his people.
• Leviticus 18:29Therefore anyone who commits any of these abominations must be cut off from among his people.
• Leviticus 20:3And I will set My face against that man and cut him off from his people, because by giving his offspring to Molech, he has defiled My sanctuary and profaned My holy name.
• Genesis 17:14But if any male is not circumcised, he will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.”
• Exodus 12:15For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. On the first day you are to remove the leaven from your houses. Whoever eats anything leavened from the first day through the seventh must be cut off from Israel.

Commentaries on Leviticus 17:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4And bringeth it not unto the door - As sacrifice was ever deemed essential to true religion, it was necessary that it should be performed in such a way as to secure the great purpose of its institution. God alone could show how this should be done so as to be pleasing in his sight, and therefore he has given the most plain and particular directions concerning it. The Israelites, from their long residence in Egypt, an idolatrous country, had doubtless…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3-7Verses 3-7 Every domesticated animal that was slain for food was a sort of peace-offering Leviticus 17:5. This law could only be kept as long as the children of Israel dwelt in their camp in the wilderness. The restriction was removed before they settled in the holy land, where their numbers and diffusion over the country would have rendered its strict observance impossible. See Deuteronomy 12:15-16, Deuteronomy 12:20-24. Leviticus 17:4 Blood shall be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4that man shall incur bloodguilt: This person unlawfully killed an animal. God gave the animal life, and its blood must return to him through sacrifice. cut off: See study note on Leviticus 7:20–21.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-163-4. What man ... killeth an ox--The Israelites, like other people living in the desert, would not make much use of animal food; and when they did kill a lamb or a kid for food, it would almost always be, as in Abraham's entertainment of the angels [Ge 18:7], an occasion of a feast, to be eaten in company. This was what was done with the peace offerings, and accordingly it is here enacted, that the same course shall be followed in slaughtering the animals…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 17:4

• Offerings
• Tabernacle

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Commentaries on Leviticus 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings