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and he does not bring it to the tent of assembly’s entrance to sacrifice[a] it for Yahweh, then[b] that man shall be cut off from his people. 10 And if there is anyone[c] from the house of Israel or[d] from the alien who is dwelling in their midst who eats any blood, then[e] I will set my face against the person who eats the blood, and I will cut him off from among his people. 11 Indeed[f] the flesh’s life is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your lives, because it is the blood with the life that makes atonement.

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  1. Leviticus 17:9 Literally “do” or “make”
  2. Leviticus 17:9 Or “and”
  3. Leviticus 17:10 Literally “a man a man”
  4. Leviticus 17:10 Or “and”
  5. Leviticus 17:10 Or “and”
  6. Leviticus 17:11 Or “Because”

and does not bring it to the entrance to the tent(A) of meeting(B) to sacrifice it to the Lord(C) must be cut off from the people of Israel.

10 “‘I will set my face against any Israelite or any foreigner residing among them who eats blood,(D) and I will cut them off from the people. 11 For the life of a creature is in the blood,(E) and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one’s life.[a](F)

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  1. Leviticus 17:11 Or atonement by the life in the blood