Slaughter and the Eating of Blood · Leviticus 17
Slaughter and the Eating of Blood (Leviticus 17) read aloud, in a fresh direct translation from the Hebrew - plain modern English, nothing added.
Translator's notes:
• Leviticus 17:7 — שְׂעִירִם (se'irim): chose "goat spirits". Alternatives: "goat-demons", "goat idols", actual goats. Why: the same word means hairy goats elsewhere, but here people "stray after" them by sacrificing, which points to beings being worshiped rather than animals; the exact nature of those beings is not spelled out.
• Leviticus 17:11 — נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh): chose "life". Alternatives: "soul", "living being". Why: nephesh…
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