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but has not brought it to the entrance of the Meeting Tent[a] to present it as[b] an offering to the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord. He has shed blood, so that man will be cut off from the midst of his people.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 17:4 tn Smr and LXX add after “tent of meeting” the following: “to make it a burnt offering or a peace offering to the Lord for your acceptance as a soothing aroma, and slaughters it outside, and at the doorway of the tent of meeting has not brought it.”
  2. Leviticus 17:4 tc Smr includes the suffix “it,” which is needed in any case in the translation to conform to English style.
  3. Leviticus 17:4 sn The exact meaning of this penalty clause is not certain. It could mean (1) that he will be executed, whether by God or by man, (2) that he will be excommunicated from sanctuary worship and/or community benefits, or (3) that his line will be terminated by God (i.e., extirpation). See also the note on Lev 7:20.

instead of bringing it to the entrance to the tent of meeting(A) to present it as an offering to the Lord in front of the tabernacle of the Lord(B)—that person shall be considered guilty of bloodshed; they have shed blood and must be cut off from their people.(C)

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