Leviticus 17:1–9 — Slaughtering animals

The OET Readers’ Version is designed to be read alongside the Literal Version. Expand the matching Literal Version beneath each passage. This is still an early look into the drafted text of the Open English Translation of the Bible. Please double-check the text in advance before using in public.

Lev 17:1–9

17:1 Slaughtering animals

17 Then Yahweh told Mosheh (Moses):

2 Tell Aharon (Aaron) and his sons and all the Israelis that these are the instructions from Yahweh: 3 No Israeli is allowed to slaughter a bull or lamb or goat either inside the camp or outside it. 4 If they’re not taken to the entrance to the sacred tent to be presented as an offering to Yahweh in front of his residence, then that person will be held guilty of its blood—they’ve shed blood so they must be cut off from his people. 5 The Israelis must stop sacrificing their animals in the countryside, and instead bring them to Yahweh at the entrance to the sacred tent, i.e., they must bring them to the priest and sacrifice them as peace offerings to Yahweh. 6 Then the priest will splash the blood onto Yahweh’s altar at the tent entrance, and burn up the fat to become a soothing aroma for Yahweh. 7 Then they won’t be able to continue offering their sacrifices to the goat demons that they’re prostituting themselves to. The above will be a permanent regulation throughout the generations.

8 You must tell them that if an Israeli or a foreigner living among them, makes a burnt offering or sacrifice 9 without bringing it to Yahweh at the sacred tent entrance, then that person must be cut off from the community.

Show matching OET Literal Version passage

Read the Literal Version in context

17 And_ YHWH _he/it _spoke to Mosheh to_saying.

2 Speak to ʼAhₐron and_near/to sons _of_his and_near/to all _of the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_you _will _say to_them this is_the_thing which YHWH he _has _commanded to_say.

3 A _person a _person of_the _house _of of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) who he _will _cut _the _throat _of an _ox or a _young _ram or a _goat in_camp or who he _will _cut _the _throat _of_it from_the_outside of_camp.

4 And_near/to the _entrance _of the _tent _of meeting not he_has _brought _it to_present a _present to/for_YHWH to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the _tabernacle _of YHWH blood it _will _be _reckoned to_person (the)_that blood he _has _shed and_ the_man (the)_that _he _will _be _cut _off from_the _midst _of his _people _of_his.

5 So _that that the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) they _may _bring DOM sacrifices _of_their which they are_sacrificing on the _face _of the_field and_they_will _bring _them to/for_YHWH to the _entrance _of the _tent _of meeting to the_priest/officer and_they _will _sacrifice sacrifices _of peace _offerings to/for_YHWH them.

6 And_ the_priest/officer _he _will _sprinkle DOM the_blood on the _altar _of YHWH the _entrance _of the _tent _of meeting and_he _will _make _smoke the_fat to_an _odour _of soothing to/for_YHWH.

7 And_not they _will _sacrifice again DOM sacrifices _of_their to_idols which they are_prostituting _themselves after_them a _regulation _of perpetuity it _will _be this to/for_them to_generations _of_their.

8 And_to_them you _will _say a _person a _person of_the _house _of of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_from the_sojourner[s] who he _will _sojourn among_them who he _will _offer _up a _burnt _offering or a _sacrifice.

9 And_near/to the _entrance _of the _tent _of meeting not he_will _bring _it for_doing DOM_him/it to/for_YHWH and_ the_man (the)_that _he _will _be _cut _off from_kinspeople(s)_of_his.

OET-RV by cross-referenced section LEV 17:1

Slaughtering animals

Lev 17:1–9