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Leviticus 17:15 And any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean.
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They will remain ceremonially unclean until evening, but then they will be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/17.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And every person who eats what dies of itself or what is torn by beasts, whether he is a native or a sojourner, shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening; then he shall be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And every soul that eateth that which died <i>of itself</i>, or that which was torn <i>with beasts, whether it be</i> one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe <i>himself</i> in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“And every person who eats what died <i>naturally</i> or what was torn <i>by beasts</i>, <i>whether he is</i> a native of your own country or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. Then he shall be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And any person who eats an animal which dies or is torn <i>by animals,</i> whether he is a native or a stranger, shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and remain unclean until evening; then he will become clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />“When any person eats an animal which dies or is torn by beasts, whether he is a native or an alien, he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and remain unclean until evening; then he will become clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And when any person eats <i>an animal</i> which dies, or is torn <i>by beasts</i>, whether he is a native or an alien, he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and remain unclean until evening; then he will become clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And when any person eats <i>an animal</i> which dies or is torn <i>by beasts</i>, whether he is a native or a sojourner, he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and remain unclean until evening; then he will become clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Every person who eats an animal which dies [of natural causes] or was torn by a predator, whether he is native-born or a stranger, he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be [ceremonially] unclean until evening; then he will become clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Every person, whether the native or the resident alien, who eats an animal that died a natural death or was mauled by wild beasts is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening; then he will be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Every person, whether the native or the foreigner, who eats an animal that died a natural death or was mauled by wild beasts is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening; then he will be clean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If you happen to find a dead animal and eat it, you must take a bath and wash your clothes, but you are still unclean until evening. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And every soul that eateth that which dieth of itself, or that which is torn of beasts, whether he be homeborn or a stranger, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Native Israelites or foreigners who eat the body of an animal that dies naturally or is killed by another animal must wash their clothes and their bodies. They will be unclean until evening. Then they will be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Any people, Israelites or foreigners, who eat meat from an animal that has died a natural death or has been killed by wild animals must wash their clothes, take a bath, and wait until evening before they are ritually clean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Any person who eats a carcass or an animal that was torn by beasts (whether that person is native born or is a resident alien), is to wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and he will remain unclean until evening, and then he'll become clean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'Any person who eats an animal that has died of natural causes or an animal torn by beasts, whether a native citizen or a foreigner, must wash his clothes, bathe in water, and be unclean until evening; then he becomes clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, (whether it is one of your own country, or a stranger) he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening; then shall he be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And any person who eats a carcass or torn thing, among natives or among sojourners, has washed his garments and bathed with water, and been unclean until the evening—then he has been clean;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And any person who eateth a carcase or torn thing, among natives or among sojourners -- hath both washed his garments, and hath bathed with water, and hath been unclean until the evening -- then he hath been clean;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And every soul which shall eat a carcass and torn in pieces among the native or the stranger, and he washed his garments and washed in water, and was unclean till the evening: and he was clean.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The soul that eateth that which died of itself, or has been caught by a beast, whether he be one of your own country or a stranger, shall wash his clothes and himself with water, and shall be defiled until the evening: and in this manner he shall be made clean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The soul who eats what has died on its own, or what has been caught by a beast, whether he is native born or a newcomer, shall wash his clothes and himself with water, and he shall be contaminated until evening. And by this means he shall be made clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Everyone, whether a native or an alien, who eats of an animal that died of itself or was killed by a wild beast, shall wash his garments, bathe in water, and be unclean until evening, and then become clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />All persons, citizens or aliens, who eat what dies of itself or what has been torn by wild animals, shall wash their clothes, and bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the evening; then they shall be clean.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And every person who eats that which died of itself or that which was torn by wild beasts; whether it be one of you or one of the proselytes who sojourn among you, he shall both wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening; then shall he be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And every soul that may eat a carcass or that may tear apart a beast among you and among those who are converted to me, who dwell among you, shall wash his garments and shall bathe in water and will be defiled until evening and shall be purified.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And every soul that eateth that which dieth of itself, or that which is torn of beasts, whether he be home-born or a stranger, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even; then shall he be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And every soul which eats that which has died of itself, or is taken of beasts, either among the natives or among the strangers, shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean until evening: then shall he be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/17-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=4702" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/17.htm">Eating of Blood Forbidden</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>For the life of all flesh is its blood. Therefore I have told the Israelites, ‘You must not eat the blood of any living thing, because the life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it must be cut off.’ <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">And any</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: ne·p̄eš (N-fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">person,</a> <a href="/hebrew/249.htm" title="249: bā·’ez·rāḥ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A native. From zarach; a spontaneous growth, i.e. Native.">whether native</a> <a href="/hebrew/1616.htm" title="1616: ū·ḇag·gêr (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A sojourner. Or geyr; from guwr; properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner.">or foreigner,</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.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: tō·ḵal (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">eats</a> <a href="/hebrew/5038.htm" title="5038: nə·ḇê·lāh (N-fs) -- A carcass, corpse. From nabel; a flabby thing, i.e. A carcase or carrion; figuratively, an idol.">anything found dead</a> <a href="/hebrew/2966.htm" title="2966: ū·ṭə·rê·p̄āh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Torn animal, torn flesh. Feminine of tereph; prey, i.e. Flocks devoured by animals.">or mauled by wild beasts</a> <a href="/hebrew/3526.htm" title="3526: wə·ḵib·bes (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To wash. A primitive root; to trample; hence, to wash, whether literal or figurative.">must wash</a> <a href="/hebrew/899.htm" title="899: bə·ḡā·ḏāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage.">his clothes</a> <a href="/hebrew/7364.htm" title="7364: wə·rā·ḥaṣ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To wash, wash off or away, bathe. A primitive root; to lave.">and bathe</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: bam·ma·yim (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">with water,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: wə·ṭā·mê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">and he will be unclean</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/6153.htm" title="6153: hā·‘e·reḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Evening. From arab; dusk.">evening;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2891.htm" title="2891: wə·ṭā·hêr (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To be clean or pure. A primitive root; properly, to be bright; i.e. to be pure.">then he will be clean.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>But if he does not wash his clothes and bathe himself, then he shall bear his iniquity.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/15-20.htm">Acts 15:20</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/15-29.htm">Acts 15:29</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-21.htm">Deuteronomy 14:21</a></span><br />You are not to eat any carcass; you may give it to the foreigner residing within your gates, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people belonging to the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/22-31.htm">Exodus 22:31</a></span><br />You are to be My holy people. You must not eat the meat of a mauled animal found in the field; you are to throw it to the dogs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/11-39.htm">Leviticus 11:39-40</a></span><br />If an animal that you may eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean until evening. / Whoever eats from the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening, and anyone who picks up the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Ezekiel 4:14</a></span><br />“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-31.htm">Ezekiel 44:31</a></span><br />The priests may not eat any bird or animal found dead or torn by wild beasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/14-32.htm">1 Samuel 14:32-34</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-4.htm">Genesis 9:4</a></span><br />But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-14.htm">Acts 10:14</a></span><br />“No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-28.htm">Acts 10:28</a></span><br />He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-14.htm">Romans 14:14</a></span><br />I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-20.htm">Romans 14:20</a></span><br />Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-7.htm">1 Corinthians 8:7-13</a></span><br />But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it is defiled. / But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do. / Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-25.htm">1 Corinthians 10:25-28</a></span><br />Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, / for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.” / If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And every soul that eats 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.</p><p class="hdg">every soul</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/22-8.htm">Leviticus 22:8</a></b></br> That which dieth of itself, or is torn <i>with beasts</i>, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I <i>am</i> the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/22-31.htm">Exodus 22:31</a></b></br> And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat <i>any</i> flesh <i>that is</i> torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/14-21.htm">Deuteronomy 14:21</a></b></br> Ye shall not eat <i>of</i> any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that <i>is</i> in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou <i>art</i> an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/11-25.htm">Leviticus 11:25</a></b></br> And whosoever beareth <i>ought</i> of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm">Leviticus 15:5,10,21</a></b></br> And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe <i>himself</i> in water, and be unclean until the even… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/19-8.htm">Numbers 19:8,19,21</a></b></br> And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/17-13.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-13.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-46.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-28.htm">Bathe</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-46.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-30.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-32.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-29.htm">Country</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-1.htm">Died</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-39.htm">Dies</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-13.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-14.htm">Eateth</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-14.htm">Eats</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-27.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-12.htm">Foreigner</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-29.htm">Home-Born</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-22.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-29.htm">Native</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-29.htm">Native-Born</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-12.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-12.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-45.htm">Torn</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-19.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-28.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-28.htm">Water</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-29.htm">Whether</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/18-26.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-23.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-19.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-16.htm">Bathe</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-25.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-25.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-16.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-9.htm">Country</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-9.htm">Died</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-8.htm">Dies</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-8.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-8.htm">Eateth</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-8.htm">Eats</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-6.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-26.htm">Foreigner</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-26.htm">Home-Born</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-25.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-26.htm">Native</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-26.htm">Native-Born</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-8.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-26.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-8.htm">Torn</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-19.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-16.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-6.htm">Water</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-9.htm">Whether</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/17-1.htm">The blood of slain beasts must be offered to the Lord at the tabernacle door</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/17-7.htm">They must not offer to idols</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/17-10.htm">All eating of blood is forbidden</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/17-15.htm">and of all that dies by itself, or is torn</a></span><br></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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It reflects the universal nature of God's holiness and the expectation that all within the community adhere to His standards. This inclusivity 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>).<p><b>who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts</b><br>The consumption of animals that died naturally or were killed by other animals was prohibited due to health concerns and ritual impurity. Such animals were not slaughtered according to the prescribed methods, making them unfit for consumption. This law underscores the importance of maintaining purity and avoiding defilement, which is a recurring theme in Leviticus. It also highlights the need for discernment in what is consumed, a principle echoed in the New Testament regarding spiritual and moral discernment (<a href="/philippians/1-9.htm">Philippians 1:9-10</a>).<p><b>must wash his clothes and bathe with water</b><br>The requirement to wash clothes and bathe signifies a ritual cleansing process necessary to restore purity. Water is a symbol of purification throughout Scripture, pointing to the cleansing power of Christ's sacrifice (<a href="/ephesians/5-26.htm">Ephesians 5:26</a>). This act of washing prefigures the baptismal rite in Christianity, symbolizing the washing away of sin and the believer's new life in Christ (<a href="/acts/22-16.htm">Acts 22:16</a>).<p><b>and he will be unclean until evening</b><br>The state of uncleanness until evening indicates a temporary condition that can be remedied through prescribed actions. This reflects the concept of time-bound impurity, which contrasts with the eternal cleansing offered through Jesus' atonement. The evening marks a new day in the Jewish calendar, symbolizing renewal and the hope of restoration, akin to the new life believers have in Christ (<a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm">2 Corinthians 5:17</a>).<p><b>then he will be clean</b><br>The transition from unclean to clean signifies restoration and acceptance back into the community. It illustrates God's provision for reconciliation and the importance of obedience to His commands. This cleansing process is a type of the ultimate cleansing from sin provided by Jesus, who makes believers clean through His blood (1 <a href="/john/1-7.htm">John 1:7</a>). The assurance of being made clean points to the hope and promise of eternal life with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/native_israelites.htm">Native Israelites</a></b><br>The original recipients of the Levitical laws, including dietary regulations, which were intended to set them apart as God's chosen people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/foreigners.htm">Foreigners</a></b><br>Non-Israelites living among the Israelites, who were also subject to certain laws to maintain communal purity and holiness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/u/unclean_animals.htm">Unclean Animals</a></b><br>Animals that died naturally or were killed by other animals, which were considered unclean and not fit for consumption according to the Mosaic Law.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/purification_rituals.htm">Purification Rituals</a></b><br>The process of washing clothes and bathing to remove ceremonial uncleanness, a common practice in the Levitical system.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/evening.htm">Evening</a></b><br>The time by which a person who followed the purification rituals would be considered clean again, marking the end of a day in the Hebrew calendar.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_distinction.htm">Holiness and Distinction</a></b><br>The dietary laws were a means for Israel to maintain holiness and distinction from surrounding nations. As Christians, we are called to live distinct lives that reflect God's holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>The requirement to wash and bathe after eating unclean animals underscores the importance of obedience to God's commands, even in seemingly small matters.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_inclusion.htm">Community and Inclusion</a></b><br>The inclusion of foreigners in these laws highlights God's concern for the entire community's purity. In the New Testament, this foreshadows the inclusion of Gentiles in the Church.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_cleansing.htm">Spiritual Cleansing</a></b><br>The physical act of washing symbolizes the need for spiritual cleansing. As believers, we are cleansed through Christ's sacrifice and are called to live pure lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/temporary_vs._permanent_cleansing.htm">Temporary vs. Permanent Cleansing</a></b><br>The temporary uncleanness until evening contrasts with the permanent cleansing offered through Jesus, who purifies us from all sin.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 17</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_purpose_of_a_mikvah.htm">What is the purpose of a mikvah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_ritual_impurity_in_the_bible.htm">What does the Bible say about ritual impurity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_'unclean_until_evening'.htm">What does "unclean until evening" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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 name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">That which died of itself.--</span>The law enacted here is a natural sequel to the one immediately preceding, since it is still based upon the sacredness of blood. As the body of the animal which either died a natural death, or has been torn by a wild beast, retains a great portion of its blood, it is forbidden to be eaten. The carcases, in which the blood has thus been coagulated in the veins and arteries, were given to the dogs (<a href="/exodus/22-31.htm" title="And you shall be holy men to me: neither shall you eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; you shall cast it to the dogs.">Exodus 22:31</a>). The rigour with which this law was enforced may be seen from <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 14:32-35</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/4-14.htm" title="Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul has not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dies of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.">Ezekiel 4:14</a>, Ezek. 46:36. According to the canonical law which obtained during the second Temple, the carcase was forbidden when the animal died a natural death, or met with an accident, or was strangled to death, or was torn by a wild beast. This explains the apostolic decision, in the council at Jerusalem, about "things strangled" (<a href="/acts/15-20.htm" title="But that we write to them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.">Acts 15:20</a>).<p><span class= "bld">Whether it be one of your own country.</span>--The law was not only binding upon the native Israelite, but upon the proselyte. The mere stranger, in the strict sense of the word, who had not joined the Jewish community, was allowed to eat such carcases. (See <a href="/deuteronomy/14-21.htm" title="You shall not eat of anything that dies of itself: you shall give it to the stranger that is in your gates, that he may eat it; or you may sell it to an alien: for you are an holy people to the LORD your God. You shall not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.">Deuteronomy 14:21</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 15, 16.</span> - There is still another possible case. The blood of an animal may not have been shed, or not shed in such a way as to make it flow abundantly, as when the animal has died a natural death, or been killed by wild beasts. In this case, as the blood still remains in the body, the flesh may not be eaten without defilement. The defilement may be cleansed by the unclean man <span class="cmt_word">washing his clothes and bathing,</span> but if he neglect to do this, <span class="cmt_word">he shall bear his iniquity,</span> that is, undergo the consequence of his transgression, which he would not have undergone had he been ceremonially cleansed (cf. <a href="/exodus/22-30.htm">Exodus 22:30</a>; chapter Leviticus 11:39; <a href="/deuteronomy/14-21.htm">Deuteronomy 14:21</a>). The prohibition of the eating of blood was continued by the Council of Jerusalem, but the observance of the regulation was no longer commanded as a duty binding on all men, but as a concession to Jewish feelings, enabling Jewish and Gentile converts to live together in comfort (see <a href="/1_samuel/14-32.htm">1 Samuel 14:32</a>; Ezekiel 33:35; <a href="/acts/15-20.htm">Acts 15:20</a>). <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/17-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And any</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">person,</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶ֗פֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ne·p̄eš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">whether native</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאֶזְרָ֖ח</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ez·rāḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_249.htm">Strong's 249: </a> </span><span class="str2">A spontaneous growth, native</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or foreigner,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבַגֵּ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇag·gêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1616.htm">Strong's 1616: </a> </span><span class="str2">A guest, a foreigner</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֨ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">eats</span><br /><span class="heb">תֹּאכַ֤ל</span> <span class="translit">(tō·ḵal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">anything found dead</span><br /><span class="heb">נְבֵלָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḇê·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5038.htm">Strong's 5038: </a> </span><span class="str2">A flabby thing, a carcase, carrion, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or mauled by wild beasts</span><br /><span class="heb">וּטְרֵפָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ṭə·rê·p̄āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2966.htm">Strong's 2966: </a> </span><span class="str2">Prey, flocks devoured by animals</span><br /><br /><span class="word">must wash</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכִבֶּ֨ס</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵib·bes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3526.htm">Strong's 3526: </a> </span><span class="str2">To trample, to wash</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his clothes</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּגָדָ֜יו</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḡā·ḏāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_899.htm">Strong's 899: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and bathe</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרָחַ֥ץ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rā·ḥaṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7364.htm">Strong's 7364: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wash, wash off or away, bathe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with water,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמַּ֛יִם</span> <span class="translit">(bam·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he will be unclean</span><br /><span class="heb">וְטָמֵ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṭā·mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2930.htm">Strong's 2930: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become unclean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">until</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">evening;</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעֶ֖רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘e·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6153.htm">Strong's 6153: </a> </span><span class="str2">Evening</span><br /><br /><span class="word">then he will be clean.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְטָהֵֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṭā·hêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2891.htm">Strong's 2891: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be clean or pure</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/17-15.htm">Leviticus 17:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/17-15.htm">Leviticus 17:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/17-15.htm">Leviticus 17:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/17-15.htm">Leviticus 17:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/17-15.htm">Leviticus 17:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/17-15.htm">Leviticus 17:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/17-15.htm">Leviticus 17:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/17-15.htm">Leviticus 17:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/17-15.htm">Leviticus 17:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/17-15.htm">Leviticus 17:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/17-15.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 17:15 Every person that eats what dies (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/17-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 17:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 17:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/17-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 17:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 17:16" /></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>