Bible Strands
Leviticus 17:3
‘Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp or outside of it
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God commands Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites to receive a directive concerning the proper handling of slaughtered animals.
The words — The Hebrew יִשְׁחַט (yish-chat) literally means "he will slaughter" or "cut the throat," and שׁוֹר (shor) specifies "an ox," together defining the precise act and animal under regulation.
The thread — This regulation appears in Leviticus 17:8, which extends the requirement to all burnt offerings and sacrifices, and Leviticus 17:12, which establishes the prohibition against consuming blood.
Why it lands — The text states that anyone who slaughters an animal in or outside the camp must bring it to the Tent of Meeting as an offering, and failure to do so results in bloodguilt and being cut off from the people.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp,
Cross-references
- Leviticus 17:8 Tell them that if anyone from the house of Israel or any foreigner living among them offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice
- Leviticus 17:12 Therefore I say to the Israelites, ‘None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner living among you eat blood.’
- 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.
- Deuteronomy 12:5 Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.
- Deuteronomy 12:11 then the LORD your God will choose a dwelling for His Name. And there you are to bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, and all the choice offerings you vow to the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 12:20 When the LORD your God expands your territory as He has promised, and you crave meat and say, “I want to eat meat,” you may eat it whenever you want.
- Deuteronomy 12:26 But you are to take your holy things and your vow offerings and go to the place the LORD will choose.