Leviticus 17:9

but does not bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to sacrifice it to the LORD, that man must be cut off from his people.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Moses instructs the house of Israel and any foreigner residing among them regarding the proper handling of animal offerings. The command addresses those who would otherwise bypass the central sanctuary.

The words — The phrase פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד (peṯaḥ 'ohel môʿēḏ) literally names the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. The verb יְבִיאֶנּוּ (yĕḇîʿennû) means he will bring it, coupled with לַעֲשׂוֹת (laʿăśōṯ) to offer it.

The thread — Leviticus 17:4 requires bringing sacrifices to the same entrance to present them to the LORD. Leviticus 17:10 applies the identical penalty of being cut off from his people to those who consume blood.

Why it lands — The text explicitly commands that all sacrifices be brought to the Tent of Meeting entrance rather than offered privately. It establishes a worship boundary by threatening communal exclusion for anyone who refuses to centralize the offering.

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The Hebrew words

וְאֶל־ve./'el-and/ to פֶּ֜תַחPe.tach[the] entrance of אֹ֤הֶל'O.hel[the] tent of מוֹעֵד֙mo.'Edmeeting לֹ֣אlo'not יְבִיאֶ֔נּוּye.vi.'E./nuhe will bring/ it לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla./'a.Sotto/ offer אֹת֖וֹ'o.T/o<obj.>/ it לַיהוָ֑הla./Yah.wehto/ Yahweh וְנִכְרַ֛תve./nikh.Ratand/ he will be cut off הָאִ֥ישׁha./'Ishthe/ person הַה֖וּאha./Hu'<the>/ that מֵעַמָּֽיו׃me./'a.Ma/vfrom/ kinspeople<s>/ his

King James Version

And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer it unto the Lord; even that man shall be cut off from among his people.

Cross-references

Leviticus 17:4 instead of bringing it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD before His tabernacle—that man shall incur bloodguilt. He has shed blood and must be cut off from among his people.