Leviticus 17:16
But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.
Leviticus 17:16 in other translations
| BSB | But if he does not wash his clothes and bathe himself, then he shall bear his iniquity.” |
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| WEB | But if he doesn’t wash them, or bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.’” |
| ASV | But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity. |
| YLT | and if he wash not, and his flesh bathe not--then he hath borne his iniquity.' |
| DARBY | And if he wash them not nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity. |
| BBE | But if his clothing is not washed and his body bathed, his sin will be on him. |
| Webster | But if he doth not wash them, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity. |
What does Leviticus 17:16 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 17:15-16
15-16. every soul that eateth that which died of itself (Ex 22:31; Le 7:24; Ac 15:20), be unclean until the even--that is, from the moment of his discovering his fault until the evening. This law, however, was binding only on an Israelite. (See De 14:21).
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 17:10-16
Here is a confirmation of the law against eating blood. They must eat no blood. But this law was ceremonial, and is now no longer in force; the coming of the substance does away the shadow. The blood of beasts is no longer the ransom, but Christ's blood only; therefore there is not now the reason for abstaining there then was. The blood is now allowed for the nourishment of our bodies; it is no longer appointed to…
Leviticus 17:16 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 17:16
- Leviticus 5:1
And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.
- John 13:8
Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.
- Isaiah 53:11
He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
- Numbers 19:19-20
And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, and wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even. But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the Lord: the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.
- Leviticus 7:18
And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity.
- Leviticus 20:19-20
And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister, nor of thy father’s sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity. And if a man shall lie with his uncle’s wife, he hath uncovered his uncle’s nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
- Leviticus 20:17
And if a man shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.
- Leviticus 19:8
Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the Lord: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
- 1 Peter 2:24
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
- Hebrews 9:28
So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
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Context
- Leviticus 17:15
And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.
- Leviticus 17:16
But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.
Leviticus 17:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y si no los lavare, ni lavare su carne, llevará su iniquidad. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et si elle ne lave pas ses vêtements et ne lave pas sa chair, elle portera son iniquité. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und wenn er sie nicht wäscht und sein Fleisch nicht badet, so wird er seine Ungerechtigkeit tragen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quod si non laverit vestimenta sua et corpus, portabit iniquitatem suam. |