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

2Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them; This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, saying, 3Whatever man there may be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it outside of the camp, And bringeth it not to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering to the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood shall be imputed to 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 to the LORD, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to the priest, and offer them for peace offerings to the LORD. 6And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savour 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

• bringethבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• doorפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• tabernacleאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• congregationמוֹעֵדmô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh · meetingH4150
• offerקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
• offeringקׇרְבָּןqorbân qûrbân · offeringH7133
• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• tabernacleמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
• bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• imputedחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: countH2803
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• shedשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: killH8210
• offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• amongקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• peopleעַם‛am · kinsmanH5971

Cross-references for Leviticus 17:4

• Leviticus 1:3If his offering shall be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD.
• Deuteronomy 12:5But the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even his habitation shall ye seek, and there thou shalt come:
• Ezekiel 20:40For on my holy mountain, on the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things.
• John 10:7Then said Jesus to them again, Verily, verily, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
• John 14:6Jesus saith to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no man cometh to the Father, but by me.
• Leviticus 7:18And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings shall be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed to him that offereth it: it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity.
• Psalms 32:2Blessedis the man to whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
• Romans 4:6Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, to whom God imputeth righteousness apart from works,
• Romans 5:13(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
• Philemon 1:18If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee any thing, put that on my account;
• Isaiah 66:3He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.
• Leviticus 17:10And whatever manthere may 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.
• Leviticus 18:29For whoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.
• Leviticus 20:3And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed to Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.
• Genesis 17:14And the uncircumcised male whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.
• Exodus 12:15Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whoever eateth leavened bread from the first day till the seventh day, that soul shall 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