New American Standard Bible 2020

Leviticus 17

Blood for Atonement

1Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Speakדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696to Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175and to his sonsבָּנָ֗יוba.NavH1121and to allכָּל־kol-H3605the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘Thisזֶ֣הzehH2088is whatהַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁר־ha.da.Var 'a.Sher-H1697 H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3“AnyoneH376from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478whoH834slaughtersיִשְׁחַ֜טyish.ChatH7819an oxשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794,a lambכֶ֛שֶׂבKhe.sevH3775,orH176a goatעֵ֖ז'ezH5795in the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הba.ma.cha.NehH4264,orH176slaughtersיִשְׁחַ֔טyish.ChatH7819it outsideמִח֖וּץmi.ChutzH4480 H2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃La.ma.cha.NehH4264,

4andhas not broughtהֱבִיאוֹ֒he.vi.'OH935it to the doorwayפֶּ֜תַחPe.tachH6607of the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵד֮mo.'EdH4150to presentלְהַקְרִ֤יבle.hak.RivH7126itas an offeringקָרְבָּן֙kor.banH7133to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068in frontלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440of thetabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,bloodshedדָּ֣םdamH1818is to be countedיֵחָשֵׁ֞בye.cha.ShevH2803against that personלָאִ֤ישׁla.'IshH376.He has shedשָׁפָ֔ךְsha.FakhH8210bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818,and that personהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376shall be cutוְנִכְרַ֛תve.nikh.RatH3772offH3772from amongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

5This shall be donesoלְמַעַן֩le.ma.'AnH4616thatH4616the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478will bringיָבִ֜יאוּya.Vi.'uH935their sacrificesזִבְחֵיהֶם֮ziv.chei.HemH2077whichH834they were sacrificingזֹבְחִים֮zoe.ChimH2076in the openפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֒ha.sa.DehH7704--so that they will bringוֶֽהֱבִיאֻ֣םve.he.vi.'UmH935them to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068at the doorwayפֶּ֛תַחPe.tachH6607of the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150to the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548,and sacrificeוְזָ֨בְח֜וּve.Za.ve.ChuH2076them as sacrificesזִבְחֵ֧יziv.CheiH2077of peaceשְׁלָמִ֛יםshe.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.

6The priestהַכֹּהֵ֤ןha.ko.HenH3548shall sprinkleוְזָרַ֨קve.za.RakH2236the bloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818on the altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068at the doorwayפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150, andofferH6999upH6999the fatהַחֵ֔לֶבha.Che.levH2459inH6999smokeוְהִקְטִ֣ירve.hik.TirH6999as a soothingנִיחֹ֖חַni.Cho.achH5207aromaלְרֵ֥יחַle.Rei.achH7381to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

7Andthey shall noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808longerעוֹד֙'OdH5750offerיִזְבְּח֥וּyiz.be.ChuH2076their sacrificesזִבְחֵיהֶ֔םziv.chei.HemH2077to thegoatלַשְּׂעִירִ֕םla.se.'i.RimH8163demonsH8163with whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834they playH2181theH2181prostituteH2181.ThisH2088shall be a permanentעוֹלָ֛םo.LamH5769statuteחֻקַּ֥תchu.KatH2708to them throughout their generationsלְדֹרֹתָֽם׃le.do.ro.TamH1755.”’

8“Then you shall sayתֹּאמַ֔רto.MarH559to them, ‘AnyoneH376from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,or from the strangersהַגֵּ֖רha.GerH1616whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834resideיָג֣וּרya.GurH1481amongבְּתוֹכָ֑םbe.to.KhamH8432them, whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834offersיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927a burntעֹלָ֖ה'o.LahH5930offeringH5930orאוֹ־'ov-H176sacrificeזָֽבַח׃Za.vachH2077,

9anddoes not bringיְבִיאֶ֔נּוּye.vi.'E.nuH935it to the doorwayפֶּ֜תַחPe.tachH6607of the tentאֹ֤הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵד֙mo.'EdH4150toofferלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213it to the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,that personהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376also shall be cutוְנִכְרַ֛תve.nikh.RatH3772offH3772from his peopleמֵעַמָּֽיו׃me.'a.MavH5971.

10‘And anyoneH376from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,or from the strangersהַגֵּר֙ha.GerH1616who resideהַגָּ֣רha.GarH1481amongבְּתוֹכָ֔םbe.to.KhamH8432them, whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834eatsיֹאכַ֖לyo.KhalH398anyכָּל־kol-H3605bloodדָּ֑םDamH1818,I will setוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414My faceפָנַ֗יfa.NaiH6440against that personבַּנֶּ֙פֶשׁ֙ba.Ne.feshH5315who eatsהָאֹכֶ֣לֶתha.'o.Khe.letH398the bloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818,and will cutוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772him offH3772from amongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130his peopleעַמָּֽהּ׃'a.MahH5971.

11For thelifeנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of the fleshהַבָּשָׂר֮ha.ba.SarH1320is in the bloodבַּדָּ֣םba.DamH1818,and I have givenנְתַתִּ֤יוne.ta.TivH5414it to you on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196to makeלְכַפֵּ֖רle.kha.PerH3722atonementיְכַפֵּֽר׃ye.kha.PerH3722for your soulsנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑םnaf.sho.tei.KhemH5315; forit is the bloodהַדָּ֥םha.DamH1818by reason of thelifeבַּנֶּ֥פֶשׁba.Ne.feshH5315that makesH3722atonementH3722.’

12Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֤ן'al- kenH5921 H3651I saidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559to the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘Noכָּל־ לֹא־kol- lo'-H3605 H3808personנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315amongH4480you may eatתֹ֣אכַלTo.khalH398bloodדָּ֑םDamH1818,norלֹא־lo'-H3808may any strangerוְהַגֵּ֛רve.ha.GerH1616who residesהַגָּ֥רha.GarH1481amongבְּתוֹכְכֶ֖םbe.tokh.KhemH8432you eatיֹ֥אכַלYo.khalH398bloodדָּֽם׃ סDamH1818.’

13So when anyoneH376from the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,or from the strangersהַגֵּר֙ha.GerH1616who resideהַגָּ֣רha.GarH1481amongבְּתוֹכָ֔םbe.to.KhamH8432them,while huntingצֵ֥ידtzeidH6718catchesיָצ֜וּדya.TzudH6679an animalH2421orאוֹ־'ov-H176a birdע֖וֹףofH5775whichH834may be eatenיֵאָכֵ֑לye.'a.KhelH398,he shall pourוְשָׁפַךְ֙ve.sha.faKhH8210outH8210its bloodדָּמ֔וֹda.MoH1818and coverוְכִסָּ֖הוּve.khi.Sa.huH3680it with dirtבֶּעָפָֽר׃be.'a.FarH6083.

14“For as for thelifeנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of allכָּל־kol-H3605fleshבָּשָׂ֗רba.SarH1320,its bloodדָּמ֣וֹda.MoH1818is identified with itslifeבְנַפְשׁוֹ֮ve.naf.ShoH5315.Therefore I saidוָֽאֹמַר֙va.'o.MarH559to the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘You are not to eatתֹאכֵ֑לוּto.Khe.luH398the bloodדַּ֥םdamH1818of anyכָּל־kol-H3605fleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320, for thelifeנֶ֤פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of allכָּל־kol-H3605fleshבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320is its bloodדָּמ֣וֹda.MoH1818;whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605eatsאֹכְלָ֖יו'o.khe.LavH398it shall be cutיִכָּרֵֽת׃yi.ka.RetH3772offH3772.’

15Andanyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605personנֶ֗פֶשׁNe.feshH5315whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834eatsתֹּאכַ֤לto.KhalH398an animalH5038whichH5038diesH5038or is tornוּטְרֵפָ֔הu.te.re.FahH2966by animals,whether he is a nativeבָּאֶזְרָ֖חba.'ez.RachH249or a strangerוּבַגֵּ֑רu.va.GerH1616,shall washוְכִבֶּ֨סve.khi.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֜יוbe.ga.DavH899and batheוְרָחַ֥ץve.ra.ChatzH7364in waterבַּמַּ֛יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,and remainH2930uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעֶ֖רֶבha.'E.revH6153;then he will becomeH2891cleanH2891.

16But ifוְאִם֙ve.'ImH518he does not washיְכַבֵּ֔סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesand batheיִרְחָ֑ץyir.ChatzH7364his bodyוּבְשָׂר֖וֹu.ve.sa.RoH1320, thenhe shall bearוְנָשָׂ֖אve.na.Sa'H5375the responsibility for hisguiltעֲוֹנֽוֹ׃ פa.vo.NoH5771.”

Blood for Atonement

Commentaries on Leviticus 17