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And the priest shall sprinkle the blood on Yahweh’s altar at the tent of assembly’s entrance, and he shall burn[a] the fat as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh. And they may no longer sacrifice[b] their sacrifices to the goat-idols after which they were prostituting. This is a lasting statute[c] for them throughout[d] their generations.”’

Instructions Against Eating Blood

“And you shall say to them, ‘if there is anyone[e] from the house of Israel or[f] from the alien who dwells in their midst who offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 17:6 Literally “turn into smoke”
  2. Leviticus 17:7 Literally “not they may sacrifice again”
  3. Leviticus 17:7 Literally “a statute of eternity” or “a statute of long duration”
  4. Leviticus 17:7 Literally “to”
  5. Leviticus 17:8 Literally “A man a man”
  6. Leviticus 17:8 Or “and”

The priest is to splash the blood against the altar(A) of the Lord(B) at the entrance to the tent of meeting and burn the fat as an aroma pleasing to the Lord.(C) They must no longer offer any of their sacrifices to the goat idols[a](D) to whom they prostitute themselves.(E) This is to be a lasting ordinance(F) for them and for the generations to come.’(G)

“Say to them: ‘Any Israelite or any foreigner residing among them who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 17:7 Or the demons