^17:15“ ‘Any person⁴¹ who eats an animal that has died of natural causes⁴² or an animal torn by beasts, whether a native citizen or a foreigner,⁴³ must wash his clothes, bathe in water, and be unclean until evening; then he becomes clean. ^17:16But if he does not wash his clothes⁴⁴ and does not bathe his body, he will bear his punishment for iniquity.’ ”⁴⁵

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Footnotes

41 Heb “And any soul” (נֶפֶשׁ, nefesh).
42 Heb “carcass,” referring to the carcass of an animal that has died on its own, not the carcass of an animal slaughtered for sacrifice or killed by wild beasts. This has been clarified in the translation by supplying the phrase “of natural causes”; cf. “that died of itself”; “that has died a natural death.”
43 Heb “in the native or in the sojourner.”
44 The words “his clothes” are not in the Hebrew text, but are repeated in the translation for clarity.
45 Heb “and he shall bear his iniquity.” The rendering “bear the punishment for the iniquity” reflects the use of the word “iniquity” to refer to the punishment for iniquity. This is sometimes referred to as the consequential use of the term (cf. Lev 5:17; 7:18; 10:17; etc.). For the interpretation of this verse reflected in the present translation, see the remarks on in J. Milgrom, Leviticus (), 1:.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And every person who eats what dies of itself or what is torn by beasts, whether he is a native or a sojourner, shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening; then he shall be clean. But if he does not wash them or bathe his flesh, he shall bear his iniquity.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“ ‘Anyone, whether native-born or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or torn by wild animals must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be ceremonially unclean till evening; then they will be clean. But if they do not wash their clothes and bathe themselves, they will be held responsible.’ ”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Every person, whether the native or the resident alien, who eats an animal that died a natural death or was mauled by wild beasts is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening; then he will be clean. But if he does not wash his clothes and bathe himself, he will bear his iniquity.”

NLTNew Living Translation

“And if any native-born Israelites or foreigners eat the meat of an animal that died naturally or was torn up by wild animals, they must wash their clothes and bathe themselves in water. They will remain ceremonially unclean until evening, but then they will be clean. But if they do not wash their clothes and bathe themselves, they will be punished for their sin.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“And if there is any person who eats a dead body or a mangled carcass, whether among the native or among the alien, then he shall wash his garments, and he shall wash himself with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening, and he shall be clean. But if he does not wash his garments and he does not wash his body, then he shall bear his guilt.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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. But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.

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