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Leviticus Outline

      • The tabernacle, the place for sacrifices (1-9)

      • Eating of blood forbidden (10-14)

      • Regulations on animals found dead (15, 16)

Leviticus 17:3

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 1, p. 829

  • Publications Index

    it-1 829;

    ad 1591

Leviticus 17:4

Footnotes

  • *

    Or “put to death.”

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 1, p. 829

  • Publications Index

    it-1 829;

    ad 1591

Leviticus 17:5

Marginal References

  • +Le 3:1, 2; 7:11

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 1, p. 829

  • Publications Index

    it-1 829

Leviticus 17:6

Footnotes

  • *

    Or “appeasing; soothing.” Lit., “restful.”

Marginal References

  • +Le 3:3-5; 7:29-31

Leviticus 17:7

Footnotes

  • *

    Lit., “the goats.”

Marginal References

  • +De 32:17; Jos 24:14
  • +Ex 34:15; De 31:16

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 1, pp. 966-967

  • Publications Index

    it-1 966-967;

    ad 664; w69 607; w62 145; w49 151; w48 44; g44 11/22 22; w40 41

Leviticus 17:9

Footnotes

  • *

    Or “put to death.”

Marginal References

  • +Le 1:3; De 12:5, 6, 13, 14

Leviticus 17:10

Footnotes

  • *

    Or “soul.”

  • *

    Or “put him to death.”

Marginal References

  • +Ge 9:4; Le 3:17; 7:26; 19:26; 1Sa 14:33; Ac 15:20, 29

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Enjoy Life Forever!, lesson 39

    Insight, Volume 1, p. 345

    The Watchtower,

    11/15/2014, pp. 10-11

    6/15/1991, p. 9

    “All Scripture,” p. 29

  • Publications Index

    lff lesson 39; it-1 345; w14 11/15 10-11; w91 6/15 9; si 29;

    w84 7/15 24; w83 4/15 30-31; w83 8/15 30; bq 8-10; ad 560; w64 681; w61 63; bd 5; w51 414

Leviticus 17:11

Footnotes

  • *

    Or “soul.”

  • *

    Or “your souls.”

  • *

    Or “soul.”

Marginal References

  • +Le 17:14; De 12:23
  • +Le 8:15; 16:18
  • +Mt 26:28; Ro 3:25; 5:9; Eph 1:7; Heb 9:22; 13:12; 1Pe 1:2; 1Jo 1:7; Re 1:5

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 1, pp. 344-345

    Insight, Volume 2, p. 1006

    “God’s Love,” p. 75

    The Watchtower,

    6/15/2004, p. 15

    6/15/1991, p. 9

  • Publications Index

    it-1 344-345; it-2 1006; lv 75; w04 6/15 15; w91 6/15 9;

    uw 159-160; w78 6/15 18-19, 29-30; bq 8-10; w76 231, 239-240; g76 3/22 12; g73 5/8 27; w72 190; ad 160, 232, 243-244, 568, 1371, 1398, 1534; w67 713; im 143; w63 44, 74, 232, 239; ln 13, 37; w62 143, 218, 302; w61 63, 560; w59 380; yw 150; g56 1/8 24; w55 535; dh 24; w53 173; w52 109

Leviticus 17:12

Footnotes

  • *

    Or “No soul.”

Marginal References

  • +Ex 12:49
  • +De 12:23

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 1, p. 345

    The Watchtower,

    6/15/2004, p. 15

  • Publications Index

    it-1 345; w04 6/15 15;

    uw 160; w78 6/15 18-19; ad 804; w61 63

Leviticus 17:13

Marginal References

  • +De 12:16; 15:23

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 1, p. 829

    Teach Us, p. 139

    Bible Teach, p. 129

    The Watchtower,

    6/15/2004, p. 15

    10/15/2000, pp. 30-31

    3/1/1989, pp. 30-31

  • Publications Index

    it-1 829; bhs 139; bh 129; w04 6/15 15; w00 10/15 30-31; w89 3/1 30-31;

    bq 8-9, 17; w73 224; ad 81, 243-244, 580; g71 9/22 8; li 329; w64 267, 681; w63 74; bf 16; ln 38; g62 9/8 11; w61 554, 670; bd 4; w59 648

Leviticus 17:14

Footnotes

  • *

    Or “soul.”

  • *

    Or “soul.”

  • *

    Or “soul.”

  • *

    Or “put to death.”

Marginal References

  • +Le 17:10, 11

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Bible Questions Answered, article 41

    Enjoy Life Forever!, lesson 39

    Insight, Volume 1, p. 344

    Insight, Volume 2, p. 1006

    Awake!,

    10/22/1990, p. 15

  • Publications Index

    ijwbq article 41; lff lesson 39; it-1 344; it-2 1006; g90 10/22 15;

    w84 9/1 12; w80 10/1 13; bq 8-10; w76 231; gh 178; w72 190; ad 243-244, 568, 587, 1398, 1534; w67 718; li 322, 329; g64 6/8 28; w63 44; bf 16; ln 13; w62 302; g62 7/22 20; w61 251, 554; bd 4; w59 648; w55 535; dh 24; w51 414

Leviticus 17:15

Footnotes

  • *

    Or “any soul.”

Marginal References

  • +Ex 22:31; De 14:21
  • +Le 11:40

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 1, p. 345

  • Publications Index

    it-1 345;

    w83 4/15 30-31; im 143; w64 681; w54 287

Leviticus 17:16

Footnotes

  • *

    Lit., “his flesh.”

Marginal References

  • +Nu 19:20

Indexes

  • Publications Index

    w83 4/15 30-31; w54 287

Parallel Translations

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General

Lev. 17:5Le 3:1, 2; 7:11
Lev. 17:6Le 3:3-5; 7:29-31
Lev. 17:7De 32:17; Jos 24:14
Lev. 17:7Ex 34:15; De 31:16
Lev. 17:9Le 1:3; De 12:5, 6, 13, 14
Lev. 17:10Ge 9:4; Le 3:17; 7:26; 19:26; 1Sa 14:33; Ac 15:20, 29
Lev. 17:11Le 17:14; De 12:23
Lev. 17:11Le 8:15; 16:18
Lev. 17:11Mt 26:28; Ro 3:25; 5:9; Eph 1:7; Heb 9:22; 13:12; 1Pe 1:2; 1Jo 1:7; Re 1:5
Lev. 17:12Ex 12:49
Lev. 17:12De 12:23
Lev. 17:13De 12:16; 15:23
Lev. 17:14Le 17:10, 11
Lev. 17:15Ex 22:31; De 14:21
Lev. 17:15Le 11:40
Lev. 17:16Nu 19:20
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New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
Leviticus 17:1-16

Leviticus

17 Jehovah went on to say to Moses: 2 “Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the Israelites and say to them, ‘This is what Jehovah has commanded:

3 “‘“If any man of the house of Israel slaughters a bull or a young ram or a goat in the camp or if he slaughters it outside the camp, 4 instead of bringing it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to Jehovah before the tabernacle of Jehovah, bloodguilt will be counted to that man. He has shed blood, and that man must be cut off* from among his people. 5 This is so that the Israelites will bring the sacrifices, which they now sacrifice in the open field, to Jehovah, to the entrance of the tent of meeting, to the priest. They are to sacrifice these as communion sacrifices to Jehovah.+ 6 And the priest will sprinkle the blood on Jehovah’s altar at the entrance of the tent of meeting and make the fat smoke as a pleasing* aroma to Jehovah.+ 7 So they should no longer offer sacrifices to the goatlike demons,*+ with which they are prostituting themselves.+ This will serve as a lasting statute for you throughout your generations.”’

8 “You should say to them, ‘Any man of the house of Israel or any foreigner who is residing in your midst who offers up a burnt offering or a sacrifice 9 and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to offer it to Jehovah must be cut off* from his people.+

10 “‘If any man of the house of Israel or any foreigner who is residing in your midst eats any sort of blood,+ I will certainly set my face against the one* who is eating the blood, and I will cut him off* from among his people. 11 For the life* of the flesh is in the blood,+ and I myself have given it on the altar+ for you to make atonement for yourselves,* because it is the blood that makes atonement+ by means of the life* in it. 12 That is why I have said to the Israelites: “None* of you should eat blood, and no foreigner who is residing in your midst+ should eat blood.”+

13 “‘If one of the Israelites or some foreigner who is residing in your midst is hunting and catches a wild animal or a bird that may be eaten, he must pour its blood out+ and cover it with dust. 14 For the life* of every sort of flesh is its blood, because the life* is in it. Consequently, I said to the Israelites: “You must not eat the blood of any sort of flesh because the life* of every sort of flesh is its blood. Anyone eating it will be cut off.”*+ 15 If anyone,* whether a native or a foreigner, eats an animal found dead or one torn by a wild animal,+ he must then wash his garments and bathe in water and be unclean until the evening;+ then he will be clean. 16 But if he does not wash them and does not bathe himself,* he will answer for his error.’”+

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