Leviticus 17:13

What does Leviticus 17:13 mean?

A plain-English look at Leviticus 17:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among them, who taketh in hunting any beast or bird that may be eaten; he shall pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among them, who taketh in hunting any beast or bird that may be eaten; he shall pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And any man of Israel, or any other living among them, who gets with his bow any beast or bird used for food, is to see that its blood is covered with earth.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and any man of the sons of Israel, or of the sojourners, who is sojourning in your midst, who hunteth venison, beast or fowl, which is eaten--hath even poured out its blood, and hath covered it with dust;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Any man whosoever of the children of Israel, and of the strangers that sojourn among you, if by hunting or fowling, he take a wild beast or a bird, which is lawful to eat, let him pour out its blood, and cover it with earth.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And every one of the children of Israel, and of the strangers who sojourn among them, that catcheth in the hunt a beast or fowl that may be eaten, he shall pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with earth;

Context

v.12Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.

v.13This passage

v.14For as to the life of all flesh, the blood thereof is all one with the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh; for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Job 16:18

    O earth, cover not thou my blood, And let my cry have noresting-place.

  • Deuteronomy 15:23

    Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it out upon the ground as water.

  • Leviticus 7:26

    And ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of bird or of beast, in any of your dwellings.

  • Deuteronomy 12:16

    Only ye shall not eat the blood; thou shalt pour it out upon the earth as water.

  • Deuteronomy 12:24

    Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it out upon the earth as water.

  • 1 Samuel 14:32

    and the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground; and the people did eat them with the blood.

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