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then he shall bear his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But if he does not wash <i>them</i> or bathe his body, then he shall bear his guilt.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if he does not wash <i>his clothes</i> and bathe his body, then he shall bear <i>the responsibility for</i> his guilt.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But if he does not wash them or bathe his body, then he shall bear his guilt.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But if he does not wash <i>them</i> or bathe his body, then he shall bear his guilt.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But if he does not wash <i>them</i> or bathe his body, then he shall bear his guilt.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But if he does not wash <i>his clothes</i> or bathe his body, he shall bear his guilt [for it will not be borne by the sacrifice of atonement].”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if he does not wash his clothes and bathe himself, he will bear his iniquity.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if he does not wash his clothes and bathe himself, he will bear his punishment.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If you don't take a bath, you will suffer for what you did wrong. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If they don't wash their clothes and their bodies, they will be guilty of sin."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If they do not, they must suffer the consequences. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But if he doesn't wash or bathe his body, then he is to bear the punishment of his iniquity."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if he does not wash his clothes and bathe himself, then he shall bear his iniquity.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But if he does not wash his clothes and does not bathe his body, he will bear his punishment for iniquity.'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But if he doesn't wash them, or bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But if he doth not wash them, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But if he doesn’t wash them, or bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.’” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and if he does not wash, and does not bathe his flesh—then he has borne his iniquity.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and if he wash not, and his flesh bathe not -- then he hath borne his iniquity.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if he shall not wash his garments, and bathe not his flesh, and he shall bear his iniquity.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But if he do not wash his clothes, and his body, he shall bear his iniquity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But if he will not wash his clothes and his body, he shall bear his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If one does not wash his garments and bathe, that person shall bear the penalty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But if they do not wash themselves or bathe their body, they shall bear their guilt.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But if he does not wash them nor bathe his body, then he shall suffer for his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if he will not wash his garments and will not bathe his flesh, he will carry his sin.'" <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But if he do not wash his garments, and do not bathe his body in water, then shall he bear his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/17-16.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=4717" 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">15</span>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="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">But if</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">he does not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3526.htm" title="3526: yə·ḵab·bês (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To wash. A primitive root; to trample; hence, to wash, whether literal or figurative.">wash</a> <a href="/hebrew/7364.htm" title="7364: yir·ḥāṣ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To wash, wash off or away, bathe. A primitive root; to lave.">his clothes and bathe</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: ū·ḇə·śā·rōw (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">himself,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: wə·nā·śā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">then he shall bear</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ‘ă·wō·nōw (N-csc:: 3ms) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">his iniquity.”</a> </span><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="/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="/deuteronomy/12-16.htm">Deuteronomy 12:16</a></span><br />but you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-23.htm">Deuteronomy 12:23-25</a></span><br />Only be sure not to eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat. / You must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water. / Do not eat it, so that it may go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is right in the eyes of the LORD.<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="/ezekiel/33-10.htm">Ezekiel 33:10-11</a></span><br />Now as for you, son of man, tell the house of Israel that this is what they have said: ‘Our transgressions and our sins are heavy upon us, and we are wasting away because of them! How can we live?’ / Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16-17</a></span><br />Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! / Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-11.htm">Matthew 15:11</a></span><br />A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-15.htm">Mark 7:15</a></span><br />Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”<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 14:20-21</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. / It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.<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 10:25-31</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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a></span><br />According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/5-1.htm">Leviticus 5:1</a></b></br> And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and <i>is</i> a witness, whether he hath seen or known <i>of it</i>; if he do not utter <i>it</i>, then he shall bear his iniquity.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/7-18.htm">Leviticus 7:18</a></b></br> And if <i>any</i> of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/19-8.htm">Leviticus 19:8</a></b></br> Therefore <i>every one</i> that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/17-15.htm">Bathe</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-22.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-28.htm">Body</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-15.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-32.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-14.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-28.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-3.htm">Held</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-17.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-1.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-11.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-15.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-28.htm">Washed</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/22-6.htm">Bathe</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-8.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-28.htm">Body</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-10.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/numbers/8-7.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-6.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-17.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-8.htm">Held</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-25.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-8.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-25.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-6.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/numbers/8-7.htm">Washed</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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Washing clothes and bathing were symbolic acts of cleansing from impurity, often associated with sin or contact with unclean things. In the broader context of Leviticus, these acts were necessary to maintain holiness and separation from the surrounding pagan cultures. The requirement for washing and bathing can be seen as a precursor to the New Testament concept of baptism, which symbolizes spiritual cleansing and renewal (<a href="/acts/22-16.htm">Acts 22:16</a>). The emphasis on physical cleanliness reflects the deeper spiritual truth of needing to be cleansed from sin.<p><b>then he shall bear his iniquity.</b><br>This phrase indicates personal responsibility for sin and its consequences. In the Old Testament, bearing one's iniquity often meant facing the penalty for sin, which could include exclusion from the community or even death, depending on the severity of the transgression. This concept is echoed in the New Testament, where individuals are accountable for their actions (<a href="/romans/14-12.htm">Romans 14:12</a>). Theologically, this points to the need for atonement and the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who bore the iniquity of humanity on the cross (<a href="/isaiah/53-6.htm">Isaiah 53:6</a>). The phrase underscores the seriousness of sin and the necessity of adhering to God's commands to maintain a right relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader of the Israelites, who received the laws from God and communicated them to the people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were given the laws in Leviticus to guide their worship and daily living.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The dwelling place of God among the Israelites, where sacrifices and rituals were performed.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>The descendants of Aaron, responsible for performing sacrifices and maintaining the holiness of the Tabernacle.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/w/wilderness.htm">Wilderness</a></b><br>The setting where the Israelites received the laws, representing a time of testing and reliance on God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_obedience.htm">Holiness and Obedience</a></b><br>The command to wash and bathe signifies the importance of maintaining holiness through obedience to God's laws. It reminds us that neglecting God's commands results in bearing iniquity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_cleansing.htm">Symbolism of Cleansing</a></b><br>The physical act of washing represents spiritual cleansing. In the New Testament, this is fulfilled through the blood of Christ, which cleanses us from all sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The warning of bearing iniquity underscores the seriousness of sin and the consequences of ignoring God's instructions. It calls believers to take sin seriously and seek God's forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The laws in Leviticus were given to the community of Israel, highlighting the collective responsibility to uphold God's standards. As believers, we are called to encourage one another in holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_discipline.htm">Spiritual Discipline</a></b><br>Regular spiritual cleansing through prayer, confession, and repentance is essential for maintaining a right relationship with God. This discipline helps us grow in holiness and avoid spiritual complacency.<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/purification_rules_for_discharges.htm">What are the purification rules for bodily discharges?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_zech._3_align_with_atonement.htm">If Joshua's filthy garments symbolize sin, how does this literal exchange of clothes in Zechariah 3 align with other biblical texts about atonement practices?</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/why_is_seminal_emission_seen_as_defiling.htm">Leviticus 15:16-18 - Why consider a man's seminal emission defiling despite it being a regular, healthy process?</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>(16) <span class= "bld">Then he shall bear his iniquity.</span>--If he neglects these acts of purification, and enters the sanctuary in a defiled state, or partakes of the sacrificial meal, he is to incur the penalty of excision for the former act, and to be beaten with stripes for the latter, according to the interpretation given to this law in the time of Christ.<p><span class= "bld"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/17-16.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">But if</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִם֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he does not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wash</span><br /><span class="heb">יְכַבֵּ֔ס</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḵab·bês)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - 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 and bathe</span><br /><span class="heb">יִרְחָ֑ץ</span> <span class="translit">(yir·ḥāṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - 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">himself,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְשָׂר֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·śā·rōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man</span><br /><br /><span class="word">then he shall bear</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָשָׂ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·śā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his iniquity.”</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲוֺנֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·wō·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/17-16.htm">Leviticus 17:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/17-16.htm">Leviticus 17:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/17-16.htm">Leviticus 17:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/17-16.htm">Leviticus 17:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/17-16.htm">Leviticus 17:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/17-16.htm">Leviticus 17:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/17-16.htm">Leviticus 17:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/17-16.htm">Leviticus 17:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/17-16.htm">Leviticus 17:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/17-16.htm">Leviticus 17:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/17-16.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 17:16 But if he doesn't wash them (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/17-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 17:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 17:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/18-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 18:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 18:1" /></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>