15 `And any person who eateth a carcase or torn thing, among natives or among sojourners -- hath both washed his garments, and hath bathed with water, and hath been unclean until the evening -- then he hath been clean;
`And ye are holy men to Me, and flesh torn in the field ye do not eat, to a dog ye do cast it.
a carcase or torn thing he doth not eat, for uncleanness thereby; I `am' Jehovah.
and anyone who is lifting up `aught' of their carcase doth wash his garments, and hath been unclean till the evening: --
and any one who cometh against his bed doth wash his garments, and hath bathed with water, and been unclean till the evening.
and any one who is coming against her bed doth wash his garments, and hath bathed with water, and been unclean till the evening.
and he who is burning it doth wash his garments with water, and hath bathed his flesh with water, and is unclean till the evening.
`And it hath been to them for a statute age-during, that he who is sprinkling the water of separation doth wash his garments, and he who is coming against the water of separation is unclean till the evening,
And I say, `Ah, Lord Jehovah, lo, my soul is not defiled, and carcase, and torn thing, I have not eaten from my youth, even till now; nor come into my mouth hath abominable flesh.'
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Commentary on Leviticus 17 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 17
After the law concerning the atonement to be made for all Israel by the high priest, at the tabernacle, with the blood of bulls and goats, in this chapter we have two prohibitions necessary for the preservation of the honour of that atonement.
Lev 17:1-9
This statute obliged all the people of Israel to bring all their sacrifices to God's altar, to be offered there. And as to this matter we must consider,
Lev 17:10-16
We have here,