Leviticus 17:3
New International Version
Any Israelite who sacrifices an ox, a lamb or a goat in the camp or outside of it

New Living Translation
“If any native Israelite sacrifices a bull or a lamb or a goat anywhere inside or outside the camp

English Standard Version
If any one of the house of Israel kills an ox or a lamb or a goat in the camp, or kills it outside the camp,

Berean Standard Bible
‘Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp or outside of it

King James Bible
What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp,

New King James Version
“Whatever man of the house of Israel who kills an ox or lamb or goat in the camp, or who kills it outside the camp,

New American Standard Bible
“Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp, or slaughters it outside the camp,

NASB 1995
“Any man from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox or a lamb or a goat in the camp, or who slaughters it outside the camp,

NASB 1977
“Any man from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, or a lamb, or a goat in the camp, or who slaughters it outside the camp,

Legacy Standard Bible
“Any man from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox or a lamb or a goat in the camp, or who slaughters it outside the camp,

Amplified Bible
“Any man from the house of Israel who kills an ox or lamb or goat in the camp, or kills it outside the camp

Christian Standard Bible
Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, sheep, or goat in the camp, or slaughters it outside the camp,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, sheep, or goat in the camp, or slaughters it outside the camp,

American Standard Version
What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it without the camp,

English Revised Version
What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it without the camp,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Any Israelite who slaughters a bull, sheep, or goat inside or outside the camp

International Standard Version
When a person from the house of Israel slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat (whether in the camp or outside the camp),

Majority Standard Bible
?Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp or outside of it

NET Bible
"Blood guilt will be accounted to any man from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox or a lamb or a goat inside the camp or outside the camp,

New Heart English Bible
Whatever man there is of the house of Israel, who kills a bull, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or who kills it outside the camp,

Webster's Bible Translation
Whatever man there may be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp,

World English Bible
Whatever man there is of the house of Israel who kills a bull, or lamb, or goat in the camp, or who kills it outside the camp,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Any man of the house of Israel who slaughters ox, or lamb, or goat in the camp, or who slaughters [it] at the outside of the camp,

Young's Literal Translation
Any man of the house of Israel who slaughtereth ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or who slaughtereth at the outside of the camp,

Smith's Literal Translation
A man, a man from the house of Israel, who shall slaughter an ox or lamb or goat, in the camp, or who shall slaughter without the camp,
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Any man whosoever of the house of Israel if he kill an ox, or a sheep, or a goat in the camp, or without the camp,

Catholic Public Domain Version
Any man at all of the house of Israel, if he will have killed an ox, or a sheep, or a goat in the camp or beyond the camp,

New American Bible
Any Israelite who slaughters an ox or a sheep or a goat, whether in the camp or outside of it,

New Revised Standard Version
If anyone of the house of Israel slaughters an ox or a lamb or a goat in the camp, or slaughters it outside the camp,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Any man whosoever be of the house of Israel, who kills an ox or a lamb or a goat in the camp, or who kills it outside the camp,

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
‘A man of the children of Israel who slaughters an ox or a lamb or goat in the camp or who slaughters outside of the camp,
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it without the camp,

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Every man of the children of Israel, or of the strangers abiding among you, who shall kill a calf, or a sheep, or a goat in the camp, or who shall kill it out of the camp,

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Place of Sacrifice
2“Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them this is what the LORD has commanded: 3‘Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp or outside of it 4instead 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.…

Cross References
Deuteronomy 12:5-7
Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go. / To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks. / There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.

Deuteronomy 12:13-14
Be careful not to offer your burnt offerings in just any place you see; / you must offer them only in the place the LORD will choose in one of your tribal territories, and there you shall do all that I command you.

Deuteronomy 12:20-21
When the LORD your God expands your territory as He has promised, and you crave meat and say, “I want to eat meat,” you may eat it whenever you want. / If the place where the LORD your God chooses to put His Name is too far from you, then you may slaughter any of the herd or flock He has given you, as I have commanded you, and you may eat it within your gates whenever you want.

1 Kings 8:63
And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 7:4-5
Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD. / And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.

Exodus 20:24
You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.

Exodus 29:10-11
You are to present the bull at the front of the Tent of Meeting, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head. / And you shall slaughter the bull before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

Numbers 15:3
and you present a food offering to the LORD from the herd or flock to produce a pleasing aroma to the LORD—either a burnt offering or a sacrifice, for a special vow or freewill offering or appointed feast—

Numbers 18:17
But you must not redeem the firstborn of an ox, a sheep, or a goat; they are holy. You are to splatter their blood on the altar and burn their fat as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

1 Samuel 1:24-25
Once she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh. / And when they had slaughtered the bull, they brought the boy to Eli.

1 Samuel 2:13-15
or for the custom of the priests with the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest would come with a three-pronged meat fork while the meat was boiling / and plunge it into the pan or kettle or cauldron or cooking pot. And the priest would claim for himself whatever the meat fork brought up. This is how they treated all the Israelites who came to Shiloh. / Even before the fat was burned, the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast, because he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.”

Ezekiel 20:40
For on My holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel, declares the Lord GOD, there the whole house of Israel, all of them, will serve Me in the land. There I will accept them and will require your offerings and choice gifts, along with all your holy sacrifices.

Malachi 1:7-8
By presenting defiled food on My altar. But you ask, ‘How have we defiled You?’ By saying that the table of the LORD is contemptible. / When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present the lame and sick ones, is it not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts.

Hebrews 9:12-14
He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption. / For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, / how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

Hebrews 10:1-4
For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. / If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins. / Instead, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins, ...


Treasury of Scripture

What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that kills an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that kills it out of the camp,

be of

Leviticus 17:8,12,13,15
And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt offering or sacrifice, …

that killeth an

Deuteronomy 12:5-7,11-15,20-22,26,27
But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: …

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Leviticus 17
1. The blood of slain beasts must be offered to the Lord at the tabernacle door
7. They must not offer to idols
10. All eating of blood is forbidden
15. and of all that dies by itself, or is torn














If any man
The phrase "If any man" indicates a universal application to all individuals within the community of Israel. The Hebrew word used here is "אִישׁ" (ish), which means "man" or "person." This sets the stage for a communal responsibility and accountability, emphasizing that the instructions are not limited to a specific group but apply to every member of the Israelite community. It underscores the personal responsibility each individual has in adhering to God's commands.

from the house of Israel
This phrase identifies the specific group to whom the command is directed: the Israelites. The "house of Israel" refers to the descendants of Jacob, also known as Israel, and signifies the covenant community chosen by God. This covenant relationship is central to understanding the laws given in Leviticus, as they are meant to set Israel apart as a holy nation dedicated to God.

slaughters
The Hebrew word for "slaughters" is "שָׁחַט" (shachat), which means to kill or butcher an animal for sacrifice or food. This act of slaughtering is not merely a mundane task but is deeply connected to the sacrificial system established by God. It highlights the importance of proper procedure and reverence in the act of taking life, which is to be done in accordance with divine instructions.

an ox, a lamb, or a goat
These animals—ox, lamb, and goat—are commonly used in sacrificial offerings. Each animal holds specific significance within the sacrificial system. The ox, often used for burnt offerings, symbolizes strength and service. The lamb, frequently associated with the Passover sacrifice, represents innocence and purity. The goat, used in sin offerings, signifies atonement and the removal of sin. The inclusion of these animals underscores the variety of offerings and the comprehensive nature of the sacrificial system.

in the camp or outside of it
This phrase indicates the geographical scope of the command, covering both the interior of the camp and the surrounding areas. The camp represents the organized community of Israel, while "outside of it" extends the command to any location where Israelites might find themselves. This comprehensive scope ensures that the regulations are adhered to regardless of location, emphasizing the omnipresence of God's law and the need for consistent obedience.

(3) That killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat.--The law which is thus solemnly laid down is that when one of the three kinds of the sacrificial quadrupeds (see Leviticus 7:23) are intended for private use, they must not be slaughtered within or outside the camp. That the injunction here refers to the domestic animals in question, and not to the ordinary sacrifices, is not only evident from the expression "killeth," instead of "sacrificeth," but more especially from a comparison of Leviticus 17:3-4 with Leviticus 17:8-9.

Verse 3. - What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat. The use of the word killeth, instead of sacrificeth, is one of the chief causes of the error referred to above, which represents this command as applying to the slaughter of domestic animals. But it is always permissible to use a generic in place of a specific term, and its use proves nothing. Probably the sacred writer uses it as a less sacred term, and therefore more suitable to sacrifices offered to the spirits of the fields and woods. If ordinary slaughtering were meant, there is no reason why pigeons and turtle-doves should not be added to the ox, or lamb, or goat. That every ox, or lamb, or goat, to be killed in the camp, or... out of the camp, for the food of more than 600,000 men, should be brought to so confined a space as the court of the tabernacle for slaughter, where the animals for the daily, weekly, annual, and innumerable private sacrifices were also killed, appears almost credible in itself. How would the drivers have made their way into it? and what would have soon been the state of the court? It is true that animal food was not the staple sustenance of the Israelites in the wilderness; but not unfrequently, after a successful war or raid, there must have been a vast number of cattle killed for feasting or reserved for subsequent eating.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
‘Anyone
אִ֥ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

from the house
מִבֵּ֣ית (mib·bêṯ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

who
אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

slaughters
יִשְׁחַ֜ט (yiš·ḥaṭ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7819: To slaughter, beat

an ox,
שׁ֥וֹר (šō·wr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7794: A head of cattle (bullock, ox, etcetera)

a lamb,
כֶ֛שֶׂב (ḵe·śeḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3775: A young sheep

or
אוֹ־ (’ōw-)
Conjunction
Strong's 176: Desire, if

a goat
עֵ֖ז (‘êz)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5795: Female goat

in the camp
בַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה (bam·ma·ḥă·neh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 4264: An encampment, an army

or outside
מִח֖וּץ (mi·ḥūṣ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2351: Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors

of [it]
לַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ (lam·ma·ḥă·neh)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 4264: An encampment, an army


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