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he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust. <a href="/nkjv/leviticus/17.htm">New King James Version</a> “Whatever man of the children of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell among you, who hunts and catches any animal or bird that may be eaten, he shall pour out its blood and cover it with dust; <a href="/nasb_/leviticus/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So when anyone from the sons of Israel, or from the strangers who reside among them, while hunting catches an animal or a bird which may be eaten, he shall pour out its blood and cover it with dirt. <a href="/nasb/leviticus/17.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220So when any man from the sons of Israel, or from the aliens who sojourn among them, in hunting catches a beast or a bird which may be eaten, he shall pour out its blood and cover it with earth. <a href="/nasb77/leviticus/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “So when any man from the sons of Israel, or from the aliens who sojourn among them, in hunting catches a beast or a bird which may be eaten, he shall pour out its blood and cover it with earth. <a href="/lsb/leviticus/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So any man from the sons of Israel, or from the sojourners who sojourn among them, who in hunting catches a beast or a bird which may be eaten, shall pour out its blood and cover it with earth. <a href="/amp/leviticus/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So when any Israelite or any stranger living temporarily among them, catches any ceremonially clean animal or bird when hunting, he shall pour out its blood and cover it with earth. <a href="/csb/leviticus/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Any Israelite or alien residing among them, who hunts down a wild animal or bird that may be eaten must drain its blood and cover it with dirt. <a href="/hcsb/leviticus/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Any Israelite or foreigner living among them, who hunts down a wild animal or bird that may be eaten must drain its blood and cover it with dirt. <a href="/asv/leviticus/17.htm">American Standard Version</a> And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among them, who taketh in hunting any beast or bird that may be eaten; he shall pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust. <a href="/cev/leviticus/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Even if you should hunt and kill a bird or an animal, you must drain out the blood and cover it with soil. <a href="/erv/leviticus/17.htm">English Revised Version</a> And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among them, which taketh in hunting any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust. <a href="/gwt/leviticus/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "If Israelites or foreigners hunt any animal or bird that may be eaten, they must pour out the animal's blood and cover it with dirt. <a href="/gnt/leviticus/17.htm">Good News Translation</a> If any Israelites or any foreigners living in the community catch an animal or a bird which is ritually clean, they must pour its blood out on the ground and cover it with dirt. <a href="/isv/leviticus/17.htm">International Standard Version</a> "If a person from the house of Israel or a resident alien who lives among you has hunted live game or a bird that may be eaten, he is to extract its blood and cover it with soil, <a href="/msb/leviticus/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/leviticus/17.htm">NET Bible</a> "'Any man from the Israelites or from the foreigners who reside in their midst who hunts a wild animal or a bird that may be eaten must pour out its blood and cover it with soil, <a href="/nheb/leviticus/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "'Whatever man there is of the children of Israel, or of the foreigners who sojourn among you, who takes in hunting any animal or bird that may be eaten; he shall pour out its blood, and cover it with dust. <a href="/wbt/leviticus/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And whatever man there may be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, who hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out its blood, and cover it with dust. <a href="/web/leviticus/17.htm">World English Bible</a> “‘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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/leviticus/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and any man of the sons of Israel, or of the sojourners who is sojourning in your midst, who hunts game, beast or bird, which is eaten—has even poured out its blood and covered it with dust; <a href="/ylt/leviticus/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and any man of the sons of Israel, or of the sojourners, who is sojourning in your midst, who hunteth venison, beast or fowl, which is eaten -- hath even poured out its blood, and hath covered it with dust; <a href="/slt/leviticus/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And a man, a man from the sons of Israel, and from the stranger sojourning in the midst of you, who shall hunt a hunting, a beast or bird which shall be eaten, and he poured out its blood and covered it with dust.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/leviticus/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Any man whosoever of the children of Israel, and of the strangers that sojourn among you, if by hunting or fowling, he take a wild beast or a bird, which is lawful to eat, let him pour out its blood, and cover it with earth. <a href="/cpdv/leviticus/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Any man at all from the sons of Israel, or from the newcomers who sojourn with you, whether by hunting or bird-catching, if he seizes a wild beast or a bird, which is lawful to eat, let him pour out its blood and cover the earth with it. <a href="/nabre/leviticus/17.htm">New American Bible</a> Anyone hunting, whether of the Israelites or of the aliens residing among them, who catches an animal or a bird that may be eaten, shall pour out its blood and cover it with earth, <a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And anyone of the people of Israel, or of the aliens who reside among them, who hunts down an animal or bird that may be eaten shall pour out its blood and cover it with earth.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And any man of the children of Israel or of the proselytes who sojourn among you who hunts and catches any beast or fowl that may be eaten, he shall pour out its blood and cover it with dust. <a href="/hpbt/leviticus/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And each man from the children of Israel and from those who are converted to me who dwell among you, who will hunt prey of beast or of bird that is eaten, shall pour out its blood and shall cover it in the dust.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/leviticus/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among them, that taketh in hunting any beast or fowl that may be eaten, he shall pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust. <a href="/sep/leviticus/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And whatever man of the children of Israel, or of the strangers abiding among you shall take any animal in hunting, beast, or bird, which is eaten, then shall he pour out the blood, and cover it in the dust. <a href="/parallel/leviticus/17-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=4676" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/leviticus/17.htm">Eating of Blood Forbidden</a> …12Therefore I say to the Israelites, ‘None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner living among you eat blood.’ 13<a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: wə·’îš (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">And if any</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: mib·bə·nê (Prep-m:: N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">Israelite</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: ū·min- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1616.htm" title="1616: hag·gêr (Art:: N-ms) -- A sojourner. Or geyr; from guwr; properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner.">or foreigner</a> <a href="/hebrew/1481.htm" title="1481: hag·gār (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to turn aside from the road, i.e. Sojourn; also to shrink, fear; also to gather for hostility.">living</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·w·ḵām (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">among them</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6679.htm" title="6679: yā·ṣūḏ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To hunt. A primitive root; to lie alongside; by implication, to catch an animal; to victual.">hunts down</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·yāh (N-fs) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">a wild</a> <a href="/hebrew/6718.htm" title="6718: ṣêḏ (N-msc) -- The chase, game, lunch. From a form of tsuwd and meaning the same; the chase; also game; lunch.">animal</a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw- (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/5775.htm" title="5775: ‘ō·wp̄ (N-ms) -- Flying creatures. From uwph; a bird, often collectively.">bird</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: yê·’ā·ḵêl (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">may be eaten,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8210.htm" title="8210: wə·šā·p̄aḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To pour out, pour. A primitive root; to spill forth; also to expend; intensively, to sprawl out.">he must drain</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: dā·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">its blood</a> <a href="/hebrew/3680.htm" title="3680: wə·ḵis·sā·hū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To cover. A primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. Fill up hollows; by implication, to cover.">and cover</a> <a href="/hebrew/6083.htm" title="6083: be·‘ā·p̄ār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Dry earth, dust. From aphar; dust; hence, clay, earth, mud.">it with dirt.</a> 14For 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.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-16.htm">Deuteronomy 12:16</a> but you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water. <a href="/deuteronomy/12-24.htm">Deuteronomy 12:24</a> You must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water. <a href="/deuteronomy/15-23.htm">Deuteronomy 15:23</a> But you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water. <a href="/genesis/9-4.htm">Genesis 9:4</a> But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it. <a href="/acts/15-20.htm">Acts 15:20</a> Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood. <a href="/acts/15-29.htm">Acts 15:29</a> You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell. <a href="/acts/21-25.htm">Acts 21:25</a> As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality.” <a href="/1_samuel/14-32.htm">1 Samuel 14:32-34</a> 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. / 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.” / 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. <a href="/ezekiel/33-25.htm">Ezekiel 33:25</a> Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You eat meat with the blood in it, lift up your eyes to your idols, and shed blood. Should you then possess the land? <a href="/leviticus/3-17.htm">Leviticus 3:17</a> This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.” <a href="/leviticus/7-26.htm">Leviticus 7:26-27</a> You must not eat the blood of any bird or animal in any of your dwellings. / If anyone eats blood, that person must be cut off from his people.’” <a href="/leviticus/19-26.htm">Leviticus 19:26</a> You must not eat anything with blood still in it. You must not practice divination or sorcery. <a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a> According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. <a href="/genesis/9-5.htm">Genesis 9:5-6</a> And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man: / Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind. <a href="/romans/14-21.htm">Romans 14:21</a> It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And whatever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunts and catches any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.which hunteth<a href="/leviticus/7-26.htm">Leviticus 7:26</a> Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings.hunteth [heb] hunteth any hunting <a href="/deuteronomy/12-16.htm">Deuteronomy 12:16,24</a> Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water… <a href="/deuteronomy/15-23.htm">Deuteronomy 15:23</a> Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.<a href="/1_samuel/14-32.htm">1 Samuel 14:32-34</a> And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground: and the people did eat them with the blood… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/17-12.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-8.htm">Aliens</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-46.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-47.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-53.htm">Bird</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-12.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/exodus/34-14.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/exodus/22-6.htm">Catches</a> <a href="/genesis/39-12.htm">Catcheth</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-12.htm">Children</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-15.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-13.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/revelation/16-19.htm">Drain</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-41.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-12.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-47.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-12.htm">Food</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-10.htm">Foreigners</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-46.htm">Fowl</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-28.htm">Gets</a> <a href="/genesis/31-36.htm">Hunt</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-26.htm">Hunteth</a> <a href="/genesis/27-30.htm">Hunting</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-12.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-8.htm">Israelite</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-10.htm">Live</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-41.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-10.htm">Sojourn</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-10.htm">Strangers</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-45.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-10.htm">Used</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-10.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-10.htm">Whatsoever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/17-15.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-26.htm">Aliens</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-15.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-23.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-25.htm">Bird</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-14.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-1.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/job/5-13.htm">Catches</a> <a href="/judges/15-4.htm">Catcheth</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-14.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/3-25.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/numbers/4-5.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-16.htm">Drain</a> <a href="/numbers/5-17.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-9.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-6.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-6.htm">Food</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-34.htm">Foreigners</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-25.htm">Fowl</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-26.htm">Gets</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-11.htm">Hunt</a> <a href="/psalms/140-11.htm">Hunteth</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-27.htm">Hunting</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-14.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-25.htm">Israelite</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-3.htm">Live</a> <a href="/numbers/4-7.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-33.htm">Sojourn</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-34.htm">Strangers</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-14.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-3.htm">Used</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-6.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-9.htm">Whatsoever</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 17</div>1. <a href="/leviticus/17-1.htm">The blood of slain beasts must be offered to the Lord at the tabernacle door</a> 7. <a href="/leviticus/17-7.htm">They must not offer to idols</a> 10. <a href="/leviticus/17-10.htm">All eating of blood is forbidden</a> 15. <a href="/leviticus/17-15.htm">and of all that dies by itself, or is torn</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This reflects the broader biblical principle that God's laws were meant to guide all who lived within the community of Israel, emphasizing the unity and holiness required of God's people. The inclusion of foreigners highlights the universal nature of God's covenant and foreshadows the New Testament teaching that salvation through Christ is available to all, Jew and Gentile alike (<a href="/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28</a>).hunts down a wild animal or bird that may be eaten The context here is the provision of food through hunting, which was a common practice in ancient times. The specification of "wild animal or bird that may be eaten" aligns with the dietary laws outlined in <a href="/leviticus/11.htm">Leviticus 11</a>, which distinguish between clean and unclean animals. This reflects the importance of maintaining ritual purity and obedience to God's commands regarding food, which were integral to the Israelites' identity and relationship with God.he must drain its blood The command to drain the blood underscores the biblical principle that life is in the blood (<a href="/leviticus/17-11.htm">Leviticus 17:11</a>). This reflects the sanctity of life and the belief that blood, as the life force, belongs to God alone. The draining of blood before consumption is a practice that sets the Israelites apart from surrounding nations and their pagan rituals, which often involved consuming blood. This practice also prefigures the sacrificial system and ultimately points to the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, whose blood was shed for the atonement of sin (<a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a>).and cover it with dirt Covering the blood with dirt is an act of respect and reverence for the life that was taken. This practice acknowledges God's sovereignty over life and death and serves as a reminder of the gravity of taking a life, even for sustenance. It also symbolizes the return of life to the earth, from which humanity was created (<a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a>). This act of covering the blood can be seen as a precursor to the burial of Christ, who was laid in a tomb, symbolizing the covering of sin through His sacrifice.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/house_of_israel.htm">House of Israel</a> Refers to the descendants of Jacob, also known as Israel, who are the chosen people of God. This term encompasses all the tribes of Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/f/foreigner_living_among_them.htm">Foreigner Living Among Them</a> Non-Israelites who reside within the community of Israel. This inclusion highlights the universality of God's laws and their application to all who dwell among His people. 3. <a href="/topical/h/hunting_and_catching.htm">Hunting and Catching</a> The act of pursuing and capturing animals or birds for food. This was a common practice for sustenance in ancient times. 4. <a href="/topical/b/blood.htm">Blood</a> Considered sacred and representative of life. The command to drain and cover the blood underscores its significance and the respect it demands. 5. <a href="/topical/c/covering_with_dirt.htm">Covering with Dirt</a> A symbolic act of respect and acknowledgment of the sanctity of life, as well as obedience to God's command.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/respect_for_life.htm">Respect for Life</a> The command to drain and cover the blood teaches us to respect the life God has created. It reminds us that life is sacred and should be treated with reverence. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a> This passage emphasizes the importance of following God's instructions, even in seemingly mundane activities like hunting. It calls us to live in obedience in all areas of life. <a href="/topical/i/inclusivity_of_god's_laws.htm">Inclusivity of God's Laws</a> The inclusion of foreigners in this command shows that God's laws are not just for a select group but for all who choose to live under His covenant. It encourages us to embrace inclusivity in our faith communities. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_blood.htm">Symbolism of Blood</a> Understanding the symbolism of blood in the Bible helps us appreciate the depth of Christ's sacrifice. It calls us to reflect on the cost of our redemption and live lives worthy of that sacrifice. <a href="/topical/e/environmental_stewardship.htm">Environmental Stewardship</a> The act of covering the blood with dirt can be seen as an early form of environmental respect, reminding us of our responsibility to care for God's creation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 17</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_passover_lamb's_meaning.htm">What is the significance of the Passover Lamb?</a> <a href="/q/does_leviticus_4_6-7_conflict_with_science.htm">In Leviticus 4:6–7, does the ritual use of blood for purification have any scientific basis, or could it conflict with modern understandings of disease transmission? </a> <a href="/q/how_does_deut._14_21_align_with_bible_ethics.htm">Deuteronomy 14:21 allows selling meat that dies of itself to foreigners. How does this reconcile with moral and compassionate principles elsewhere in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/does_lev._7_22-27_align_with_health_data.htm">Leviticus 7:22-27: Does the prohibition on eating fat and blood align with known health concerns or conflict with current dietary research?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) And whatsoever man.--Better, what man soever (see <a href="/leviticus/17-3.htm" title="What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that kills an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that kills it out of the camp,">Leviticus 17:3</a>). Hitherto the law mainly discussed the blood of sacrificial animals, or those quadrupeds which were slaughtered at home. In this and the following verses the statute is extended to all other creatures which, though wild, are legally clean and used as food.Which hunteth and catcheth.--Hunting, which was an amusement with other nations of antiquity, was with the serious Hebrew a matter of necessity. It was resorted to as a matter of necessity to exterminate dangerous beasts (<a href="/exodus/23-29.htm" title="I will not drive them out from before you in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against you.">Exodus 23:29</a>), but more especially to procure food (<a href="/genesis/25-27.htm" title="And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.">Genesis 25:27</a>; <a href="/proverbs/12-27.htm" title="The slothful man roasts not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.">Proverbs 12:27</a>). Besides the numerous pitfalls, snares, traps, &c, which are so frequently mentioned in the Bible, the Hebrews also employed arms in catching game (<a href="/genesis/27-3.htm" title="Now therefore take, I pray you, your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;">Genesis 27:3</a>). When wounded, or when the game had to be killed to facilitate its being carried home, the hunters were liable to become careless about the blood, as is evident from the practice which obtained among some of the ancients. Thus we are told that the Zabians, when they slew a beast, put the blood into a vessel or into a hole which they dug in the ground, and then sat round and feasted on it. It is to prevent such outrages on the sacred blood, which the hunters were especially liable to commit when hungry, that the law is here enacted. An instance of the hungry army flying upon the spoil, killing the cattle in the field, and eating the flesh with the blood, is recorded in <a href="/context/1_samuel/14-32.htm" title="And the people flew on the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground: and the people did eat them with the blood.">1Samuel 14:32-34</a>. (Comp. also <a href="/ezekiel/33-25.htm" title="Why say to them, Thus said the Lord GOD; You eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall you possess the land?">Ezekiel 33:25</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 13, 14. - Negatively, it has been ordered that blood shall not be eaten; positively, that it is to be offered to God. But there may be cases where the latter command cannot be caused out, as when animals are killed in hunting. On such occasions the man who kills the animal, whether he be an Israelite or a sojourner, is to pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust, regarding it as a sacred thing. <a href="/commentaries/leviticus/17-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And if any וְאִ֨ישׁ (wə·’îš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person Israelite מִבְּנֵ֣י (mib·bə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son or foreigner הַגֵּר֙ (hag·gêr) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1616.htm">Strong's 1616: </a> A guest, a foreigner living הַגָּ֣ר (hag·gār) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1481.htm">Strong's 1481: </a> To turn aside from the road, sojourn, to shrink, fear, to gather for, hostility among them בְּתוֹכָ֔ם (bə·ṯō·w·ḵām) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> A bisection, the centre hunts down יָצ֜וּד (yā·ṣūḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6679.htm">Strong's 6679: </a> To lie alongside, to catch an animal, to victual a wild חַיָּ֛ה (ḥay·yāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life animal צֵ֥יד (ṣêḏ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6718.htm">Strong's 6718: </a> The chase, game, lunch or אוֹ־ (’ōw-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> Desire, if bird ע֖וֹף (‘ō·wp̄) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5775.htm">Strong's 5775: </a> Flying creatures that אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that may be eaten, יֵאָכֵ֑ל (yê·’ā·ḵêl) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat he must drain וְשָׁפַךְ֙ (wə·šā·p̄aḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8210.htm">Strong's 8210: </a> To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out its blood דָּמ֔וֹ (dā·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed and cover וְכִסָּ֖הוּ (wə·ḵis·sā·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3680.htm">Strong's 3680: </a> To plump, fill up hollows, to cover it with dirt. בֶּעָפָֽר׃ (be·‘ā·p̄ār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6083.htm">Strong's 6083: </a> Dust, clay, earth, mud <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/17-13.htm">Leviticus 17:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/leviticus/17-13.htm">Leviticus 17:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/leviticus/17-13.htm">Leviticus 17:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/leviticus/17-13.htm">Leviticus 17:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/leviticus/17-13.htm">Leviticus 17:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/17-13.htm">Leviticus 17:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/17-13.htm">Leviticus 17:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/17-13.htm">Leviticus 17:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/17-13.htm">Leviticus 17:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/leviticus/17-13.htm">Leviticus 17:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-13.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 17:13 Whatever man there is of the children (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/17-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 17:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 17:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/17-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 17:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 17:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>