Leviticus 17

Leviticus 17 mandates that all blood sacrifices must be brought to the tent of meeting to YHWH, prohibiting the consumption of blood, which is the life of the flesh, and forbidding eating meat with blood or carcasses of animals torn by beasts.[3]

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Verse 4 וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and to and toward HC/R פֶּ֜תַח 𐤐𐤕𐤇 petach entrance opening-of HNcmsc אֹ֣הֶל 𐤀𐤄𐤋 ohel of the tent portable tent-dwelling HNcmsc מוֹעֵד֮ 𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤃 moed of meeting appointed time HNcmsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn הֱבִיא/וֹ֒ 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤀/𐤅 hevio brought it he brought him in HVhp3ms/Sp3ms לְ/הַקְרִ֤יב 𐤋/𐤄𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤁 lehaqeriv to present to bring near HR/Vhc קָרְבָּן֙ 𐤒𐤓𐤁𐤍 qareban offering brought-near offering HNcmsa לַֽ/יהוָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np לִ/פְנֵ֖י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc מִשְׁכַּ֣ן 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤍 mishekan tabernacle dwelling of HNcmsc יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp דָּ֣ם 𐤃𐤌 dam blood blood of HNcmsa יֵחָשֵׁ֞ב 𐤉𐤇𐤔𐤁 yechashev shall be reckoned he will be reckoned HVNi3ms לָ/אִ֤ישׁ 𐤋/𐤀𐤉𐤔 laish to the man to a man HRd/Ncmsa הַ/הוּא֙ 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he HTd/Pp3ms דָּ֣ם 𐤃𐤌 dam-2 blood blood of HNcmsa שָׁפָ֔ךְ 𐤔𐤐𐤊 shafakhe he has shed he poured out HVqp3ms וְ/נִכְרַ֛ת 𐤅/𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤕 venikherat and shall be cut off and he will be cut off HC/VNq3ms הָ/אִ֥ישׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish the man the man HTd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֖וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu-2 that he HTd/Pp3ms מִ/קֶּ֥רֶב 𐤌/𐤒𐤓𐤁 miqerev from midst from the interior of HR/Ncmsc עַמּֽ/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 amo of his people his gathered people HNcmsc/Sp3ms
Verse 5 לְמַעַן֩ 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan in order that in order that HR אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr יָבִ֜יאוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤅 yaviu they may bring they will bring in HVhi3mp בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo זִבְחֵי/הֶם֮ 𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤉/𐤄𐤌 zivecheyhem their sacrifices their ritual slaughters HNcmpc/Sp3mp אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which HTr הֵ֣ם 𐤄𐤌 hem they they HPp3mp זֹבְחִים֮ 𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤉𐤌 zovechim are sacrificing slaughtering ones HVqrmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR פְּנֵ֣י 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney face of face of HNcbpc הַ/שָּׂדֶה֒ 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤄 hasadeh the field the open field HTd/Ncmsa וֶֽ/הֱבִיאֻ֣/ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤀/𐤌 vehevium and bring them and they brought them in HC/Vhq3cp/Sp3mp לַֽ/יהוָ֗ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR פֶּ֛תַח 𐤐𐤕𐤇 petach entrance of opening-of HNcmsc אֹ֥הֶל 𐤀𐤄𐤋 ohel tent of portable tent-dwelling HNcmsc מוֹעֵ֖ד 𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤃 moed meeting appointed time HNcmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR הַ/כֹּהֵ֑ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa וְ/זָ֨בְח֜וּ 𐤅/𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤅 vezavechu and they shall sacrifice and they slaughtered-for-sacrifice HC/Vqq3cp זִבְחֵ֧י 𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤉 zivechey sacrifices of slaughter-sacrifices of HNcmpc שְׁלָמִ֛ים 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤉𐤌 shelamim peace offerings well-being offerings HNcmpa לַֽ/יהוָ֖ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np אוֹתָֽ/ם 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤌 otam them them HTo/Sp3mp
Verse 10 וְ/אִ֨ישׁ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔 veish and any man and a man HC/Ncmsa אִ֜ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man HNcmsa מִ/בֵּ֣ית 𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕 mibeyt from house from the built-house HR/Ncmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וּ/מִן 𐤅/𐤌𐤍 umin or from and from HC/R הַ/גֵּר֙ 𐤄/𐤂𐤓 hager the sojourner the resident sojourner HTd/Ncmsa הַ/גָּ֣ר 𐤄/𐤂𐤓 hagar sojourning Female sojourner HTd/Vqrmsa בְּ/תוֹכָ֔/ם 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊/𐤌 betokham among them in their midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr יֹאכַ֖ל 𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋 yokhal eats he will consume HVqi3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal any entirety of HNcmsc דָּ֑ם 𐤃𐤌 dam blood blood of HNcmsa וְ/נָתַתִּ֣י 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 venatati and I will set and I will give HC/Vqq1cs פָנַ֗/י 𐤐𐤍/𐤉 fanay my face my face HNcbpc/Sp1cs בַּ/נֶּ֨פֶשׁ֙ 𐤁/𐤍𐤐𐤔 banefesh against the person in the living-being HRd/Ncbsa הָ/אֹכֶ֣לֶת 𐤄/𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤕 haokhelet who eats the consuming one HTd/Vqrfsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et it object-marker HTo הַ/דָּ֔ם 𐤄/𐤃𐤌 hadam the blood the blood HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הִכְרַתִּ֥י 𐤅/𐤄𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤉 vehikherati and I will cut off and I will cut off HC/Vhq1cs אֹתָ֖/הּ 𐤀𐤕/𐤄 otah him her HTo/Sp3fs מִ/קֶּ֥רֶב 𐤌/𐤒𐤓𐤁 miqerev from midst from the interior of HR/Ncmsc עַמָּֽ/הּ 𐤏𐤌/𐤄 amah his people forearm-measure HNcmsc/Sp3fs
Verse 14 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC נֶ֣פֶשׁ 𐤍𐤐𐤔 nefesh the life breathing being HNcbsc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal of all entirety of HNcmsc בָּשָׂ֗ר 𐤁𐤔𐤓 basar flesh flesh HNcmsa דָּמ֣/וֹ 𐤃𐤌/𐤅 damo its blood his blood HNcmsc/Sp3ms בְ/נַפְשׁ/וֹ֮ 𐤁/𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅 venafesho is in its life his living self HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms הוּא֒ 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu it is he HPp3ms וָֽ/אֹמַר֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 vaomar therefore I said and I said HC/Vqw1cs לִ/בְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 liveney Bene (Bemba) to the sons to sons of HR/Ncmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp דַּ֥ם 𐤃𐤌 dam the blood blood of HNcmsc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 of any entirety of HNcmsc בָּשָׂ֖ר 𐤁𐤔𐤓 basar-2 flesh flesh HNcmsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תֹאכֵ֑לוּ 𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 tokhelu you shall eat you all will eat HVqi2mp כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because HC נֶ֤פֶשׁ 𐤍𐤐𐤔 nefesh-2 the life breathing being HNcbsc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-3 of all entirety of HNcmsc בָּשָׂר֙ 𐤁𐤔𐤓 basar-3 flesh flesh HNcmsa דָּמ֣/וֹ 𐤃𐤌/𐤅 damo-2 is its blood his blood HNcmsc/Sp3ms הִ֔וא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hiv it is she HPp3fs כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-4 whoever entirety of HNcmsc אֹכְלָ֖י/ו 𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤉/𐤅 okhelayv eats it those consuming him HVqrmpc/Sp3ms יִכָּרֵֽת 𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤕 yikaret shall be cut off he will be cut off HVNi3ms