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Leviticus 17:5-7
New English Translation
Leviticus 17:5-7
New English Translation
5 This is so that[a] the Israelites will bring their sacrifices that they are sacrificing in the open field[b] to the Lord at the entrance of the Meeting Tent—to the priest—and sacrifice them there as peace-offering sacrifices to the Lord. 6 The priest is to splash[c] the blood on the altar[d] of the Lord at the entrance of the Meeting Tent, and offer the fat up in smoke for a soothing aroma to the Lord. 7 So the people[e] must no longer offer[f] their sacrifices to the goat demons,[g] acting like prostitutes by going after them.[h] This is to be a perpetual statute for them throughout their generations.”’[i]
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- Leviticus 17:5 tn Heb “So that which.”
- Leviticus 17:5 tn Heb “on the faces of the field.”
- Leviticus 17:6 tn For the translation “splash” see the note on Lev 1:5.
- Leviticus 17:6 tn The LXX adds “all around” (i.e., Hebrew סָבִיב [saviv, “all around”]), which is normal for this overall construction (see, e.g., Lev 1:5; 3:8, etc.).
- Leviticus 17:7 tn Heb “they.”
- Leviticus 17:7 tn Heb “sacrifice.” This has been translated as “offer” for stylistic reasons to avoid the redundancy of “sacrifice their sacrifices.”
- Leviticus 17:7 tn On “goat demons” of the desert regions see the note on Lev 16:8.
- Leviticus 17:7 tn Heb “which they are committing harlotry after them.”
- Leviticus 17:7 tn Heb “for your generations.”
Leviticus 17:5-7
New International Version
Leviticus 17:5-7
New International Version
5 This is so the Israelites will bring to the Lord the sacrifices they are now making in the open fields. They must bring them to the priest, that is, to the Lord, at the entrance to the tent of meeting and sacrifice them as fellowship offerings.(A) 6 The priest is to splash the blood against the altar(B) of the Lord(C) at the entrance to the tent of meeting and burn the fat as an aroma pleasing to the Lord.(D) 7 They must no longer offer any of their sacrifices to the goat idols[a](E) to whom they prostitute themselves.(F) This is to be a lasting ordinance(G) for them and for the generations to come.’(H)
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- Leviticus 17:7 Or the demons
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