Leviticus 17:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Leviticus 17:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Leviticus 17:3 is a verse from the book of Leviticus in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it o..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Leviticus 17:3 — KJV
“What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp,”
— Leviticus 17:3 (KJV)
Leviticus 17:3 in Context — About the Book of Leviticus
Leviticus is God's holiness handbook for a people learning to live near His presence. Through sacrifices, feasts, and purity laws, it teaches that sin is costly, atonement is necessary, and God desires a set-apart people. It points forward to the perfect sacrifice of Christ.
Cross-References for Leviticus 17:3
“And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 17:3: house, israel, lamb
“Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house: lamb: or, kid”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 17:3: house, israel, lamb
“Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 17:3: soever, house, israel
“Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 17:3: soever, house, israel
“These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 17:3: house, israel, camp
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