1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and said:
2 'Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the Israelites and say: "This is the order that Yahweh has given:
3 "Any man of the House of Israel who slaughters a bull, lamb or goat, whether inside the camp or outside it,
4 without bringing it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to make an offering of it to Yahweh in front of his Dwelling, that man will be answerable for bloodshed; he has shed blood, and that man will be outlawed from his people.
5 The purpose of this is that the Israelites should instead bring their sacrifices, which they would otherwise offer in the countryside, to Yahweh at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, to the priest, and offer them as communion sacrifices to Yahweh;
6 and the priest will sprinkle the blood on Yahweh's altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and will burn the fat as a smell pleasing to Yahweh.
7 No longer may they offer their sacrifices to the satyrs in whose service they used to prostitute themselves. This is a perpetual law for them and for their descendants."
8 'You will also say to them, "Any member of the House of Israel or any resident alien who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice
9 without bringing it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to offer it to Yahweh, will be outlawed from his people.
10 "If any member of the House of Israel or any resident alien consumes blood of any kind, I shall set my face against that individual who consumes blood and shall outlaw him from his people.
11 For the life of the creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you for performing the rite of expiation on the altar for your lives, for blood is what expiates for a life.
12 That is why I told the Israelites: None of you will consume blood, nor will any resident alien consume blood.
13 "Anyone, whether Israelite or resident alien, who hunts and catches game, whether animal or bird, which it is lawful to eat, must pour out its blood and cover it with earth.
14 For the life of every creature is its blood, and I have told the Israelites: You will not consume the blood of any creature, for the life of every creature is its blood, and anyone who consumes it will be outlawed.
15 "Anyone, citizen or alien, who eats an animal that has died a natural death or been savaged, must wash clothing and body, and will be unclean until evening, but will then be clean.
16 But anyone who does not wash clothing and body will bear the consequences of his guilt." '
Versículos relacionados com Leviticus, 17:
Leviticus 17 is a chapter that deals with the holiness of blood and how Israelites must offer sacrifices to the Lord. The selected verses are in order to proximity to the topics covered in Leviticus 17:
Deuteronomy 12:23: "Only be firm in not eating blood, for blood is life, and you will not eat life along with the flesh." This verse reinforces the central idea of Leviticus 17, which is the holiness of blood and the prohibition of consuming it.
Hebrews 9:22: "And almost all things, according to the law, purify themselves with blood; and without bloodshed there is no remission." This verse highlights the importance of sacrifice and bloodshed in the atonement of sins, which is one of the main themes of Leviticus 17.
Acts 15:20: "But write to them to abstain from the contamination of idols, prostitution, what is suffocated and blood." This verse shows how Leviticus 17 teachings on blood holiness were applied to first -century Christians.
Leviticus 7:26: "You will not eat any blood, either from a bird or animal, in any of your dwellings." This verse is a repetition of the prohibition of consuming blood found in Leviticus 17, reinforcing the importance of the theme in Mosaic Law.
Leviticus 4:7: "And the priest will be blood on the ends of the altar of aromatic incense, before the Lord, who is on the tent of the congregation, and all the blood of the calf shall shed the base of the Holocaust altar, which is at the door from the congregation tent. " This verse shows how bloodshed was an integral part of the ritual of sacrifice in the tabernacle, as prescribed in Leviticus 17.
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