Leviticus 17:13

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Any Israelite or foreigner living among you who hunts and catches a wild animal or bird that may be eaten must drain its blood and cover it with earth.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And whatever man there is of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that dwell among you, who hunts and catches any beast or fowl that may be eaten, he shall pour out its blood, and cover it with dust.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    What soeuer man it be of the childern of Israel or of the straungers that soiurne amonge you that honteth and catcheth any beest or foule that maye be eate, he shall poure out the bloude ad couer it with erthe.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And what man so euer it be amonge you (whether he be of the house of Israel, or a straunger amoge you) that at the huntynge taketh a beest or foule which maye be eaten, he shall poure out the bloude of the same, & couer it with earth:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Moreouer whosoeuer he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that soiourne among the, which by hunting taketh any beast or foule that may be eaten, he shal powre out the blood thereof, and couer it with dust:

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And whatsoeuer man it be of the chyldren of Israel, or of the straungers that soiourne among you, whiche hunteth and catcheth any beast or foule that may be eaten, let hym powre out the blood thereof, and couer it with dust.

  • Authorized 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    "'Whatever man there is of the children of Israel, or of the strangers who live as foreigners among them, who takes in hunting any animal or bird that may be eaten; he shall pour out its blood, and cover it with dust.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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;

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "'Whatever man there is of the children of Israel, or of the strangers who live as foreigners among them, who takes in hunting any animal or bird that may be eaten; he shall pour out its blood, and cover it with dust.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “‘Any man from the Israelites or from the resident foreigners who live in their midst who hunts a wild animal or a bird that may be eaten must pour out its blood and cover it with soil,

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 12:16 : 16 But you must not eat the blood; pour it out on the ground like water.
  • Deut 12:24 : 24 You must not eat the blood; pour it out on the ground like water.
  • Deut 15:23 : 23 However, you must not eat its blood; you are to pour it out on the ground like water.
  • Lev 7:26 : 26 And wherever you live, you must not eat the blood of any bird or animal.
  • Ezek 24:7 : 7 For the blood she has shed is inside her; she placed it on the bare rock. She did not pour it on the ground to cover it with dust.
  • 1 Sam 14:32-34 : 32 They pounced on the plunder and took sheep, cattle, and calves. They slaughtered them on the ground and ate them, along with the blood. 33 Someone reported to Saul, 'Look, the troops are sinning against the Lord by eating meat with blood in it.' Saul said, 'You have broken faith. Roll a large stone over here to me at once.' 34 Then he said, 'Go among the men and tell them, ‘Each of you bring me your ox and sheep, and slaughter them here and eat. Do not sin against the Lord by eating meat with blood in it.’' That night, everyone brought their oxen and slaughtered them there.
  • Job 16:18 : 18 O earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry never find a resting place.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Lev 17:8-12
    5 verses
    85%

    8Say to them: Anyone from the house of Israel or any foreigner living among them who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice

    9and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to offer it to the Lord must be cut off from their people.

    10Any Israelite or foreigner living among them who eats any blood, I will set my face against that person and cut them off from their people.

    11For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your lives, for it is the blood that makes atonement by reason of the life.

    12Therefore, I have said to the Israelites: None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner living among you eat blood.

  • Lev 17:14-15
    2 verses
    84%

    14For the life of every creature is in its blood, and I have told the Israelites: You must not eat the blood of any creature, because the life of every creature is in its blood. Anyone who eats it must be cut off.

    15Anyone, whether native or foreigner, who eats an animal that died naturally or was torn by wild animals must wash their clothes, bathe in water, and they will remain unclean until evening. Then they will be clean.

  • Lev 7:24-27
    4 verses
    80%

    24The fat of an animal found dead and the fat of an animal torn by wild beasts may be used for any other purpose but must not be eaten.

    25Anyone who eats the fat of an animal from which a food offering to the Lord is made must be cut off from their people.

    26And wherever you live, you must not eat the blood of any bird or animal.

    27Anyone who eats blood must be cut off from their people.

  • Deut 15:22-23
    2 verses
    79%

    22Eat it within your gates. Both the ceremonially unclean and the clean may eat it, as though it were a gazelle or deer.

    23However, you must not eat its blood; you are to pour it out on the ground like water.

  • Lev 17:3-4
    2 verses
    79%

    3Anyone from the house of Israel who sacrifices an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp, or outside the camp,

    4and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to the Lord before the sanctuary of the Lord shall be considered guilty of bloodshed; they have shed blood and must be cut off from their people.

  • Deut 12:15-16
    2 verses
    78%

    15However, you may slaughter and eat meat within any of your gates as much as you desire, according to the blessing of the Lord your God that He has given you. Both the unclean and the clean may eat it, as they would gazelle or deer.

    16But you must not eat the blood; pour it out on the ground like water.

  • Deut 12:22-24
    3 verses
    78%

    22Just as the gazelle or deer is eaten, so you may eat this; both the unclean and the clean alike may eat it.

    23But be sure you do not eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.

    24You must not eat the blood; pour it out on the ground like water.

  • Gen 9:4
    77%

    4But you must not eat meat that still has its lifeblood in it.

  • Ezek 39:17-19
    3 verses
    75%

    17Son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says: Speak to every kind of bird and all the wild animals, 'Assemble and come together from all around to my sacrifice that I am offering for you, a great sacrifice on the mountains of Israel, so that you may eat flesh and drink blood.'

    18You shall eat the flesh of mighty men and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and bulls—all fattened animals from Bashan.

    19You will eat fat until you are satisfied and drink blood until you are drunk, from the sacrifice that I have prepared for you.

  • Num 35:33
    73%

    33Do not pollute the land where you are, for bloodshed defiles the land; and no atonement can be made for the land that has been defiled by bloodshed except by the blood of the one who shed it.

  • Lev 11:39-40
    2 verses
    72%

    39If any animal that you are allowed to eat dies, anyone who touches its carcass will be unclean until the evening.

    40Anyone who eats from its carcass must wash their clothes and will be unclean until the evening. Anyone who carries its carcass must wash their clothes and will be unclean until the evening.

  • Lev 22:8
    72%

    8He must not eat anything that has died naturally or been torn by wild animals, making himself unclean by it. I am the LORD.

  • Lev 24:21
    72%

    21Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a person must be put to death.

  • Lev 11:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

    2Speak to the Israelites and tell them: These are the living creatures that you may eat among all the animals on the earth:

    3You may eat any animal that has a divided hoof, one completely split, and that chews the cud.

  • Lev 11:46-47
    2 verses
    72%

    46These are the laws regarding animals, birds, every living creature that moves in the water, and every creature that moves along the ground.

    47You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between living creatures that may be eaten and those that may not be eaten.

  • Deut 14:20-21
    2 verses
    72%

    20You may eat any clean flying creature.

    21You shall not eat anything that dies naturally. You may give it to the foreigner living in your towns so that he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people set apart for the LORD your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.

  • Lev 24:18
    71%

    18Whoever kills an animal must make restitution—life for life.

  • Lev 3:17
    71%

    17This is a permanent statute for your generations in all your dwelling places: You must not eat any fat or blood.

  • Lev 14:50
    71%

    50He shall slaughter one of the birds over a clay pot containing fresh water.

  • Deut 14:6
    70%

    6You may eat any animal that has divided hooves completely split and chews the cud.

  • Lev 7:21
    70%

    21If anyone touches something unclean, whether it is human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any detestable thing, and then eats any of the meat from the peace offering that belongs to the Lord, they must be cut off from their people.

  • Lev 11:34
    70%

    34Any food that could be eaten but has water from such a pot on it will be unclean, and any drink that could be drunk from such a pot will be unclean.

  • Lev 11:27
    70%

    27All animals that walk on their paws among the creatures that walk on all fours are unclean to you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until the evening.

  • Lev 11:25
    70%

    25Anyone who picks up their carcasses must wash their clothes and will be unclean until the evening.