Leviticus 17:15

“‘Every person that eats what dies of itself, or that which is torn by animals, whether he is native-born or a foreigner, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening: then he shall be clean.

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WEBBE

“‘Every person that eats what dies of itself, or that which is torn by animals, whether he is native-born or a foreigner, shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening. Then he shall be clean.

BSB

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.

KJV

And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.

ASV

And every soul that eateth that which dieth of itself, or that which is torn of beasts, whether he be home-born or a sojourner, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.

BBE

And anyone who takes as food anything which has come to a natural end, or anything which has been put to death by beasts, if he is one of you by birth, or of another nation, will have to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and be unclean till evening, and then he will be clean.

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וְכָל־ ve·khol and every H3605 נֶפֶשׁ ne·fesh person H5315 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher who H834 תֹּאכַל to·khal it will eat H398 נְבֵלָה ne·ve·lah a carcass H5038 וּטְרֵפָה u·te·re·fah and a torn animal H2966 בָּאֶזְרָח ba·'ez·rach among the native-born H249 וּבַגֵּר u·va·ger and among the sojourner H1616 וְכִבֶּס ve·khi·bes and he will wash H3526 בְּגָדָיו be·ga·dav garments his H899 וְרָחַץ ve·ra·chatz and he will wash H7364 בַּמַּיִם ba·ma·yim with (the) water H4325 וְטָמֵא ve·ta·me' and he will be unclean H2930 עַד־ 'ad- until H5704 הָעֶרֶב ha·'e·rev the evening H6153 וְטָהֵר ve·ta·her and he will be pure H2891

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 10–16

Here is a confirmation of the law against eating blood. They must eat no blood. But this law was ceremonial, and is now no longer in force; the coming of the substance does away the shadow. The blood of beasts is no longer the ransom, but Christ's blood only; therefore there is not now the reason for abstaining there then was. The blood is now allowed for the nourishment of our bodies; it is no longer appointed to make an atonement for the soul. Now the blood of Christ makes atonement really and effectually; to that, therefore, we must have regard, and not consider it as a common thing, or treat it with indifference.

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AblutionPurificationDefilementUncleanness

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.