Lev 17:15-16 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Lev 17:15-16: 17:15-16 An animal killed by a predator or which died of natural causes still had undrained blood in its tissues. This rendered it ceremonially unclean and a potential source of defilement (22:8 ). Israelites were to throw such an animal to the dogs (Exod 22:31 ) or give or sell it to a non-Israelite (Deut 14:21 ). If an Israelite happened to eat an animal with undrained blood, he or she became ceremonially unclean and had to wash in water. The uncleanness itself was not a sin, but neglect of the unclean state brought punishment.

a17:15-16►

cExod 22:31►

dDeut 14:21►

‏ Leviticus 17:15-16

Summary for Lev 17:15-16: 17:15-16 ^a An animal killed by a predator or which died of natural causes still had undrained blood in its tissues. This rendered it ceremonially unclean and a potential source of defilement (22:8 ^b). Israelites were to throw such an animal to the dogs (Exod 22:31 ^c) or give or sell it to a non-Israelite (Deut 14:21 ^d). If an Israelite happened to eat an animal with undrained blood, he or she became ceremonially unclean and had to wash in water. The uncleanness itself was not a sin, but neglect of the unclean state brought punishment.