Leviticus 3:12

3:12 “‘If his offering is a goat he must present it before the Lord,

Leviticus 17:14

17:14 for the life of all flesh is its blood. ¹  So I have said to the Israelites: You must not eat the blood of any living thing ²  because the life of every living thing is its blood – all who eat it will be cut off. ³ 

Leviticus 20:7

Exhortation to Holiness and Obedience

20:7 “‘You must sanctify yourselves and be holy, because I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 23:37

23:37 “‘These are the appointed times of the Lord that you must proclaim as holy assemblies to present a gift to the Lord – burnt offering, grain offering, sacrifice, and drink offerings, ⁴  each day according to its regulation, ⁵ 

[17:14]  ¹ tn Heb “for the life/soul (נֶפֶשׁ, nefesh) of all flesh, its blood in its life/soul (נֶפֶשׁ) it is.” The LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate leave out “in its life/soul,” which would naturally yield “for the life of all flesh, its blood it is” (see J. E. Hartley, Leviticus [WBC], 261, 263). The present translation is something of an oversimplification, but the meaning is basically the same in any case. Cf. NRSV “For the life of every creature – its blood is its life.”

[17:14]  ² tn Heb “of all flesh” (also later in this verse). See the note on “every living thing” in v. 11.

[17:14]  ³ tn For remarks on the “cut off” penalty see the note on v. 4 above.

[23:37]  ¹ tn The LXX has “[their] burnt offerings, and their sacrifices, and their drink offerings.”

[23:37]  ² tn Heb “a matter of a day in its day”; NAB “as prescribed for each day”; NRSV, NLT “each on its proper day.”