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Leviticus 17:13

Leviticus 17:13 is verse 13 of Leviticus chapter 17, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

And if any Israelite or foreigner living among them hunts down a wild animal or bird that may be eaten, he must drain its blood and cover it with dirt.

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King James Version

And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.

World English Bible

“‘Whatever man there is of the children of Israel, or of the strangers who live as foreigners among them, who takes in hunting any animal or bird that may be eaten, he shall pour out its blood, and cover it with dust.

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Leviticus 17:11–15 · Berean Standard Bible

11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.

12 Therefore I say to the Israelites, ‘None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner living among you eat blood.’

13 And if any Israelite or foreigner living among them hunts down a wild animal or bird that may be eaten, he must drain its blood and cover it with dirt.

14 For the life of all flesh is its blood. Therefore I have told the Israelites, ‘You must not eat the blood of any living thing, because the life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it must be cut off.’

15 And any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean.

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Hebrew words

וְאִ֨ישׁand a personאִ֜ישׁa personמִבְּנֵ֣יfrom [the] people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelוּמִןand ofהַגֵּר֙the sojourner[s]הַגָּ֣רwho sojournsבְּתוֹכָ֔םin midst of themאֲשֶׁ֨רwhoיָצ֜וּדhe will huntצֵ֥ידhunted game ofחַיָּ֛הan animalאוֹorע֖וֹףa birdאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichיֵאָכֵ֑לit will be eatenוְשָׁפַךְ֙and he will pour outאֶת<obj.>דָּמ֔וֹblood itsוְכִסָּ֖הוּand he will cover itבֶּעָפָֽרwith <the> dust

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Leviticus 7:26

You must not eat the blood of any bird or animal in any of your dwellings.

Deuteronomy 12:16

but you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.

Deuteronomy 12:24

You must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.

Deuteronomy 15:23

But you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.

1 Samuel 14:32

So they rushed greedily to the plunder, taking sheep, cattle, and calves. They slaughtered them on the ground and ate meat with the blood still in it.

1 Samuel 14:33

Then someone reported to Saul: “Look, the troops are sinning against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.” “You have broken faith,” said Saul. “Roll a large stone over here at once.”

1 Samuel 14:34

Then he said, “Go among the troops and tell them, ‘Each man must bring me his ox or his sheep, slaughter them in this place, and then eat. Do not sin against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.’” So that night everyone brought his ox and slaughtered it there.

Job 16:18

O earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry for help never be laid to rest.

Ezekiel 24:7

For the blood she shed is still within her; she poured it out on the bare rock; she did not pour it on the ground to cover it with dust.

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