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class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17#h=154:459-155:0"><span class="altsize">15, 16</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="3-17-3" data-section-citation="003017003003017003"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Leviticus 17:3</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p343" data-pid="343" class="se"></p> <p id="p344" data-pid="344" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/242/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 829</a></p> <p id="p345" data-pid="345" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p142" data-pid="142" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270003/140/0">it-1 829;</a></p> <p id="p143" data-pid="143" class="sx"></p> <p id="p238" data-pid="238" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/236/0">ad 1591</a></p> <p id="p239" data-pid="239" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="3-17-4" data-section-citation="003017004003017004"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Leviticus 17:4</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-89"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p370" data-pid="370">Or “put to death.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p345" data-pid="345" class="se"></p> <p id="p346" data-pid="346" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/243/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 829</a></p> <p id="p347" data-pid="347" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p143" data-pid="143" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270003/141/0">it-1 829;</a></p> <p id="p144" data-pid="144" class="sx"></p> <p id="p239" data-pid="239" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/237/0">ad 1591</a></p> <p id="p240" data-pid="240" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="3-17-5" data-section-citation="003017005003017005"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Leviticus 17:5</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/469" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-470"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 3:1, 2; 7:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-470" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-470" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p347" data-pid="347" class="se"></p> <p id="p348" data-pid="348" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/244/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 829</a></p> <p id="p349" data-pid="349" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p144" data-pid="144" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270003/142/0">it-1 829</a></p> <p id="p145" data-pid="145" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="3-17-6" data-section-citation="003017006003017006"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Leviticus 17:6</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-90"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p371" data-pid="371">Or “appeasing; soothing.” Lit., “restful.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/470" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-471"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 3:3-5; 7:29-31</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-471" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-471" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="3-17-7" data-section-citation="003017007003017007"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Leviticus 17:7</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-91"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p372" data-pid="372">Lit., “the goats.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/471" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-472"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 32:17; Jos 24:14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-472" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-472" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/472" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-473"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 34:15; De 31:16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-473" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-473" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p349" data-pid="349" class="se"></p> <p id="p350" data-pid="350" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/245/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 966-967</a></p> <p id="p351" data-pid="351" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p145" data-pid="145" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270003/143/0">it-1 966-967;</a></p> <p id="p146" data-pid="146" class="sx"></p> <p id="p240" data-pid="240" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/238/0">ad 664;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/238/1"> w69 607;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/238/2"> w62 145;</a><span class="ni"> w49 151;</span><span class="ni"> w48 44;</span><span class="ni"> g44 11/22 22;</span><span class="ni"> w40 41</span></p> <p id="p241" data-pid="241" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="3-17-9" data-section-citation="003017009003017009"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Leviticus 17:9</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-92"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p373" data-pid="373">Or “put to death.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/473" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-474"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 1:3; De 12:5, 6, 13, 14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-474" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-474" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="3-17-10" data-section-citation="003017010003017010"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Leviticus 17:10</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-93"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p374" data-pid="374">Or “soul.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-94"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p375" data-pid="375">Or “put him to death.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/474" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-475"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 9:4; Le 3:17; 7:26; 19:26; 1Sa 14:33; Ac 15:20, 29</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-475" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-475" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p351" data-pid="351" class="se"></p> <p id="p352" data-pid="352" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/246/0"><em>Enjoy Life Forever!,</em> lesson 39</a></p> <p id="p353" data-pid="353" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/247/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 345</a></p> <div id="p354" data-pid="354"><p data-pid="354" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/248/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="354" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/248/0">11/15/2014, pp. 10-11</a></p><p data-pid="354" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/249/0">6/15/1991, p. 9</a></p> </div><p id="p355" data-pid="355" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/250/0"><em>“All Scripture,”</em> p. 29</a></p> <p id="p356" data-pid="356" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p146" data-pid="146" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270003/144/0">lff lesson 39;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270003/144/2"> it-1 345;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270003/144/4"> w14 11/15 10-11;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270003/144/6"> w91 6/15 9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270003/144/8"> si 29;</a></p> <p id="p147" data-pid="147" class="sx"></p> <p id="p241" data-pid="241" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/239/0">w84 7/15 24;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/239/2"> w83 4/15 30-31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/239/6"> w83 8/15 30;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/239/8"> bq 8-10;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/239/10"> ad 560;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/239/11"> w64 681;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/239/12"> w61 63;</a><span class="ni"> bd 5;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/239/14"> w51 414</a></p> <p id="p242" data-pid="242" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="3-17-11" data-section-citation="003017011003017011"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Leviticus 17:11</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-95"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p376" data-pid="376">Or “soul.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-96"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p377" data-pid="377">Or “your souls.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-97"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p378" data-pid="378">Or “soul.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/475" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-476"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 17:14; De 12:23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-476" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-476" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/476" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-477"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 8:15; 16:18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-477" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-477" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/477" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-478"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">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</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-478" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-478" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p356" data-pid="356" class="se"></p> <p id="p357" data-pid="357" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/251/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 344-345</a></p> <p id="p358" data-pid="358" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/252/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 1006</a></p> <p id="p359" data-pid="359" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/253/0"><em>“God’s Love,”</em> p. 75</a></p> <div id="p360" data-pid="360"><p data-pid="360" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/254/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="360" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/254/0">6/15/2004, p. 15</a></p><p data-pid="360" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/255/0">6/15/1991, p. 9</a></p> </div><p id="p361" data-pid="361" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p147" data-pid="147" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270003/145/0">it-1 344-345;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270003/145/3"> it-2 1006;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270003/145/5"> lv 75;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270003/145/8"> w04 6/15 15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270003/145/12"> w91 6/15 9;</a></p> <p id="p148" data-pid="148" class="sx"></p> <p id="p242" data-pid="242" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/240/0">uw 159-160;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/240/2"> w78 6/15 18-19,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/240/4"> 29-30;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/240/6"> bq 8-10;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/240/8"> w76 231,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/240/10"> 239-240;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/240/13"> g76 3/22 12;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/240/15"> g73 5/8 27;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/240/17"> w72 190;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/240/19"> ad 160,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/240/20"> 232,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/240/21"> 243-244,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/240/22"> 568,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/240/23"> 1371,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/240/24"> 1398,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/240/25"> 1534;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/240/26"> w67 713;</a><span class="ni"> im 143;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/240/28"> w63 44,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/240/29"> 74,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/240/30"> 232,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/240/31"> 239;</a><span class="ni"> ln 13,</span><span class="ni"> 37;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/240/34"> w62 143,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/240/35"> 218,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/240/36"> 302;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/240/37"> w61 63,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/240/38"> 560;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/240/39"> w59 380;</a><span class="ni"> yw 150;</span><span class="ni"> g56 1/8 24;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/240/42"> w55 535;</a><span class="ni"> dh 24;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/240/44"> w53 173;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/240/45"> w52 109</a></p> <p id="p243" data-pid="243" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="3-17-12" data-section-citation="003017012003017012"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Leviticus 17:12</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-98"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p379" data-pid="379">Or “No soul.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/478" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-479"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 12:49</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-479" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-479" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/479" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-480"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 12:23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-480" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-480" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p361" data-pid="361" class="se"></p> <p id="p362" data-pid="362" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/256/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 345</a></p> <div id="p363" data-pid="363"><p data-pid="363" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/257/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="363" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/257/0">6/15/2004, p. 15</a></p> </div><p id="p364" data-pid="364" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p148" data-pid="148" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270003/146/0">it-1 345;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270003/146/2"> w04 6/15 15;</a></p> <p id="p149" data-pid="149" class="sx"></p> <p id="p243" data-pid="243" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/241/0">uw 160;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/241/2"> w78 6/15 18-19;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/241/4"> ad 804;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/241/5"> w61 63</a></p> <p id="p244" data-pid="244" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="3-17-13" data-section-citation="003017013003017013"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Leviticus 17:13</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/480" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-481"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 12:16; 15:23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-481" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-481" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p364" data-pid="364" class="se"></p> <p id="p365" data-pid="365" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/258/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 829</a></p> <p id="p366" data-pid="366" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/259/0"><em>Teach Us,</em> p. 139</a></p> <p id="p367" data-pid="367" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/260/0"><em>Bible Teach,</em> p. 129</a></p> <div id="p368" data-pid="368"><p data-pid="368" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/261/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="368" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/261/0">6/15/2004, p. 15</a></p><p data-pid="368" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/262/0">10/15/2000, pp. 30-31</a></p><p data-pid="368" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/263/0">3/1/1989, pp. 30-31</a></p> </div><p id="p369" data-pid="369" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p149" data-pid="149" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270003/147/0">it-1 829;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270003/147/2"> bhs 139;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270003/147/4"> bh 129;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270003/147/6"> w04 6/15 15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270003/147/8"> w00 10/15 30-31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270003/147/12"> w89 3/1 30-31;</a></p> <p id="p150" data-pid="150" class="sx"></p> <p id="p244" data-pid="244" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/242/0">bq 8-9,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/242/2"> 17;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/242/4"> w73 224;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/242/6"> ad 81,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/242/7"> 243-244,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/242/8"> 580;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/242/9"> g71 9/22 8;</a><span class="ni"> li 329;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/242/12"> w64 267,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/242/13"> 681;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/242/14"> w63 74;</a><span class="ni"> bf 16;</span><span class="ni"> ln 38;</span><span class="ni"> g62 9/8 11;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/242/18"> w61 554,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/242/19"> 670;</a><span class="ni"> bd 4;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/242/21"> w59 648</a></p> <p id="p245" data-pid="245" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="3-17-14" data-section-citation="003017014003017014"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Leviticus 17:14</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-99"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p380" data-pid="380">Or “soul.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-100"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p381" data-pid="381">Or “soul.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-101"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p382" data-pid="382">Or “soul.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-102"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p383" data-pid="383">Or “put to death.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/481" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-482"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 17:10, 11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-482" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-482" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p369" data-pid="369" class="se"></p> <p id="p370" data-pid="370" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/264/0"><em>Bible Questions Answered,</em> article 41</a></p> <p id="p371" data-pid="371" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/265/0"><em>Enjoy Life Forever!,</em> lesson 39</a></p> <p id="p372" data-pid="372" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/266/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 344</a></p> <p id="p373" data-pid="373" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/267/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 1006</a></p> <div id="p374" data-pid="374"><p data-pid="374" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/268/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="374" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/268/0">10/22/1990, p. 15</a></p> </div><p id="p375" data-pid="375" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p150" data-pid="150" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270003/148/0">ijwbq article 41;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270003/148/2"> lff lesson 39;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270003/148/4"> it-1 344;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270003/148/6"> it-2 1006;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270003/148/8"> g90 10/22 15;</a></p> <p id="p151" data-pid="151" class="sx"></p> <p id="p245" data-pid="245" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/243/0">w84 9/1 12;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/243/2"> w80 10/1 13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/243/4"> bq 8-10;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/243/7"> w76 231;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/243/9"> gh 178;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/243/11"> w72 190;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/243/13"> ad 243-244,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/243/14"> 568,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/243/15"> 587,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/243/16"> 1398,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/243/17"> 1534;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/243/18"> w67 718;</a><span class="ni"> li 322,</span><span class="ni"> 329;</span><span class="ni"> g64 6/8 28;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/243/22"> w63 44;</a><span class="ni"> bf 16;</span><span class="ni"> ln 13;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/243/25"> w62 302;</a><span class="ni"> g62 7/22 20;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/243/27"> w61 251,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/243/28"> 554;</a><span class="ni"> bd 4;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/243/30"> w59 648;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/243/31"> w55 535;</a><span class="ni"> dh 24;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/243/33"> w51 414</a></p> <p id="p246" data-pid="246" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="3-17-15" data-section-citation="003017015003017015"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Leviticus 17:15</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-103"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p384" data-pid="384">Or “any soul.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/482" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-483"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 22:31; De 14:21</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-483" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-483" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/483" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-484"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 11:40</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-484" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-484" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p375" data-pid="375" class="se"></p> <p id="p376" data-pid="376" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204392/269/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 345</a></p> <p id="p377" data-pid="377" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p151" data-pid="151" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270003/149/0">it-1 345;</a></p> <p id="p152" data-pid="152" class="sx"></p> <p id="p246" data-pid="246" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/244/0">w83 4/15 30-31;</a><span class="ni"> im 143;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/244/4"> w64 681;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/244/5"> w54 287</a></p> <p id="p247" data-pid="247" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="3-17-16" data-section-citation="003017016003017016"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Leviticus 17:16</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-104"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p385" data-pid="385">Lit., “his flesh.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/484" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-485"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Nu 19:20</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-485" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-485" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p247" data-pid="247" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/245/0">w83 4/15 30-31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020003/245/3"> w54 287</a></p> <p id="p248" data-pid="248" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div> </div> <div id="studyParallel" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section"> <h3 class="title">Parallel Translations</h3> <div class="helpText">Click a verse number to display parallel Bible verses.</div> <div class="parallel"> <div class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div> <div class="extract"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="studyMarginals" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section marginalsGeneral"><h3 class="title"><span class="sectionIcon"></span><span class="scalableui">General</span></h3><div class="content categorizedMarginal"><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/469/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-470-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Lev. 17:5</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 3:1, 2; 7:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-470-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-470-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/470/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-471-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Lev. 17:6</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 3:3-5; 7:29-31</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-471-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-471-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/471/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-472-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Lev. 17:7</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 32:17; Jos 24:14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-472-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-472-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/472/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-473-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Lev. 17:7</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 34:15; De 31:16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-473-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-473-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/473/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-474-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Lev. 17:9</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 1:3; De 12:5, 6, 13, 14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-474-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-474-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/474/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-475-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Lev. 17:10</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 9:4; Le 3:17; 7:26; 19:26; 1Sa 14:33; Ac 15:20, 29</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-475-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-475-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/475/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-476-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Lev. 17:11</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 17:14; De 12:23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-476-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-476-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/476/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-477-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Lev. 17:11</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 8:15; 16:18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-477-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-477-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/477/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-478-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Lev. 17:11</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">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</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-478-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-478-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/478/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-479-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Lev. 17:12</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 12:49</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-479-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-479-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/479/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-480-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Lev. 17:12</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 12:23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-480-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-480-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/480/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-481-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Lev. 17:13</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 12:16; 15:23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-481-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-481-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/481/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-482-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Lev. 17:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 17:10, 11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-482-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-482-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/482/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-483-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Lev. 17:15</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 22:31; De 14:21</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-483-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-483-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/483/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-484-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Lev. 17:15</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 11:40</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-484-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-484-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/3/17/484/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-485-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Lev. 17:16</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Nu 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World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)</div> <div>Leviticus 17:1-16</div> </div> <div id="content" class="content"> <div class="articlePositioner" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr"> <div id="banner" class="documentBanner showRuby ml-E ms-ROMAN dir-ltr" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr"> </div> <article id="article" class="article bible html5 pub-nwtsty jwac showRuby ml-E ms-ROMAN dir-ltr includeSecondaryNav" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr" role="article"> <div class="scalableui"> <header> <h1>Leviticus</h1> </header> <p id="p150" data-pid="150" class="sb"><span id="v3-17-1-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070107/3236" class="cl vp"><strong>17</strong> </a>Jehovah went on to say to Moses: </span><span id="v3-17-2-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070107/3237" class="vl vp">2 </a>“Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the Israelites and say to them, ‘This is what Jehovah has commanded:</span></p> <p id="p151" data-pid="151" class="sb"><span id="v3-17-3-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070107/3238" class="vl vx vp">3 </a>“‘“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, </span><span id="v3-17-4-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070107/3239" class="vl vx vp">4 </a>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<a id="footnotesource89" data-fnid="89" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070107/88">*</a> from among his people. </span><span id="v3-17-5-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070107/3240" class="vl vx vp">5 </a>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.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070107/469" data-bid="470-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v3-17-6-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070107/3241" class="vl vp">6 </a>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<a id="footnotesource90" data-fnid="90" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070107/89">*</a> aroma to Jehovah.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070107/470" data-bid="471-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v3-17-7-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070107/3242" class="vl vx vp">7 </a>So they should no longer offer sacrifices to the goatlike demons,<a id="footnotesource91" data-fnid="91" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070107/90">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070107/471" data-bid="472-1" class="b">+</a> with which they are prostituting themselves.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070107/472" data-bid="473-1" class="b">+</a> This will serve as a lasting statute for you throughout your generations.”’</span></p> <p id="p152" data-pid="152" class="sb"><span id="v3-17-8-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070107/3243" class="vl vp">8 </a>“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 </span><span id="v3-17-9-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070107/3244" class="vl vp">9 </a>and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to offer it to Jehovah must be cut off<a id="footnotesource92" data-fnid="92" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070107/91">*</a> from his people.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070107/473" data-bid="474-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p153" data-pid="153" class="sb"><span id="v3-17-10-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070107/3245" class="vl vx vp">10 </a>“‘If any man of the house of Israel or any foreigner who is residing in your midst eats any sort of blood,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070107/474" data-bid="475-1" class="b">+</a> I will certainly set my face against the one<a id="footnotesource93" data-fnid="93" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070107/92">*</a> who is eating the blood, and I will cut him off<a id="footnotesource94" data-fnid="94" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070107/93">*</a> from among his people. </span><span id="v3-17-11-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070107/3246" class="vl vx vp">11 </a>For the life<a id="footnotesource95" data-fnid="95" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070107/94">*</a> of the flesh is in the blood,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070107/475" data-bid="476-1" class="b">+</a> and I myself have given it on the altar<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070107/476" data-bid="477-1" class="b">+</a> for you to make atonement for yourselves,<a id="footnotesource96" data-fnid="96" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070107/95">*</a> because it is the blood that makes atonement<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070107/477" data-bid="478-1" class="b">+</a> by means of the life<a id="footnotesource97" data-fnid="97" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070107/96">*</a> in it. </span><span id="v3-17-12-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070107/3247" class="vl vx vp">12 </a>That is why I have said to the Israelites: “None<a id="footnotesource98" data-fnid="98" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070107/97">*</a> of you should eat blood, and no foreigner who is residing in your midst<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070107/478" data-bid="479-1" class="b">+</a> should eat blood.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070107/479" data-bid="480-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p154" data-pid="154" class="sb"><span id="v3-17-13-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070107/3248" class="vl vx vp">13 </a>“‘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<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070107/480" data-bid="481-1" class="b">+</a> and cover it with dust. </span><span id="v3-17-14-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070107/3249" class="vl vx vp">14 </a>For the life<a id="footnotesource99" data-fnid="99" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070107/98">*</a> of every sort of flesh is its blood, because the life<a id="footnotesource100" data-fnid="100" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070107/99">*</a> is in it. Consequently, I said to the Israelites: “You must not eat the blood of any sort of flesh because the life<a id="footnotesource101" data-fnid="101" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070107/100">*</a> of every sort of flesh is its blood. Anyone eating it will be cut off.”<a id="footnotesource102" data-fnid="102" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070107/101">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070107/481" data-bid="482-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v3-17-15-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070107/3250" class="vl vx vp">15 </a>If anyone,<a id="footnotesource103" data-fnid="103" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070107/102">*</a> whether a native or a foreigner, eats an animal found dead or one torn by a wild animal,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070107/482" data-bid="483-1" class="b">+</a> he must then wash his garments and bathe in water and be unclean until the evening;<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070107/483" data-bid="484-1" class="b">+</a> then he will be clean. </span><span id="v3-17-16-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070107/3251" class="vl vx vp">16 </a>But if he does not wash them and does not bathe himself,<a id="footnotesource104" data-fnid="104" class="fn" 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