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Levitiko 17

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1 Kaj la Eternulo ekparolis al Moseo, dirante:

2 Parolu al Aaron kaj al liaj filoj kaj al cxiuj Izraelidoj, kaj diru al ili:Jen estas tio, kion la Eternulo ordonis:

3 Se iu el la domo de Izrael bucxos bovon aux sxafon aux kapron en la tendaro, aux se li bucxos gxin ekster la tendaro,

4 kaj ne alkondukos gxin al la pordo de la tabernaklo de kunveno, por prezenti gxin kiel oferon al la Eternulo, antaux la logxejo de la Eternulo, tiam tiu homo estos kulpa pri sango:li versxis sangon, kaj tiu homo ekstermigxos el inter sia popolo.

5 Por ke la Izraelidoj alkondukadu siajn bucxotojn, kiujn ili volas bucxi sur la kampo, kaj ili alkonduku ilin antaux la Eternulon, al la pordo de la tabernaklo de kunveno, al la pastro, kaj ili bucxu ilin kiel pacoferojn al la Eternulo.

6 Kaj la pastro aspergos per la sango la altaron de la Eternulo cxe la pordo de la tabernaklo de kunveno, kaj li fumbruligos la sebon kiel agrablan odorajxon al la Eternulo.

7 Ili ne bucxu plu siajn oferbrutojn al la demonoj, kiujn ili malcxaste adoras. Legxo eterna tio estu por ili en iliaj generacioj.

8 Kaj diru al ili:Se iu el la domo de Izrael, aux el la fremduloj, kiuj logxas inter ili, alportos bruloferon aux simplan oferon,

9 kaj ne alkondukos gxin al la pordo de la tabernaklo de kunveno, por oferfari gxin al la Eternulo, tiam tiu homo ekstermigxos el sia popolo.

10 Se iu el la domo de Izrael, aux el la fremduloj, kiuj logxas inter ili, mangxos ian sangon, tiam Mi turnos Mian vizagxon kontraux tiun, kiu mangxis la sangon, kaj Mi ekstermos lin el inter lia popolo.

11 CXar la animo de korpo estas en la sango; kaj Mi destinis al vi cxi tion por la altaro, por pekliberigi viajn animojn, cxar la sango pekliberigas per la animo.

12 Tial Mi diris al la Izraelidoj:Neniu el vi mangxu sangon, kaj ankaux la fremdulo, kiu logxas inter vi, ne mangxu sangon.

13 Se iu el la Izraelidoj, aux el la fremduloj, kiuj logxas inter ili, cxaskaptos beston aux birdon, kiun oni povas mangxi, tiam li elfluigu gxian sangon kaj kovru gxin per polvo.

14 CXar la animo de cxiu korpo estas gxia sango, en gxia animo gxi estas. Tial Mi diris al la Izraelidoj:La sangon de ia korpo ne mangxu, cxar la animo de cxiu korpo estas gxia sango; cxiu, kiu gxin mangxos, ekstermigxos.

15 Kaj cxiu, kiu mangxos mortintajxon aux dissxiritajxon, cxu li estas indigxeno, cxu fremdulo, lavu siajn vestojn kaj banu sin en akvo, kaj li estos malpura gxis la vespero, kaj poste li estos pura.

16 Sed se li ne lavos kaj sian korpon ne banos, li portos sur si sian malbonagon.

   

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1010. That 'shedding man's blood in man' means destroying charity, and 'in man' means residing with man, is clear from the meaning of 'blood', dealt with already, as the holiness of charity, and from the fact that the expression 'man's blood in man' is used, that is, his internal life, which does not reside in him but with him. For the Lord's life is charity, which does not reside within man, since man is filthy and unholy, but with him. That 'shedding blood' is doing violence to charity is clear from places in the Word, including those quoted already in 374, 376, where it has been shown that violence done to charity is called 'blood'.

[2] In the sense of the letter 'shedding blood' is killing, but in the internal sense it is hating the neighbour, as the Lord teaches in Matthew,

You have heard that it was said to the men of old, You shall not kill, and whoever skills will be liable to judgement. But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without cause will be liable to judgement. Matthew 5:21-22.

Here 'being angry' means departing from charity - about which see what has been said already in 357 - and consequently hatred. Someone who hates not only has no charity but also does violence to it, that is, he 'sheds blood'. It is in hatred that murder lies, as is quite clear from the fact that the one desire of him who hates another is to have him killed. And but for the external restraints holding him back he would kill him. This is why killing 'a brother' and 'shedding his blood' is hatred. And being hatred, it is present in every idea he has against him. It is similar with profanation. As has been stated, a person who profanes the Word not only hates the truth but also annihilates it or slays it. This is quite clear in the next life from people who have been guilty of profanation. Although in outward appearance they have been honest, wise, and devout during their lifetime, in the next life they hold in deadly hatred the Lord, and also all goods that stem from love, and all truths of faith, the reason being that these are contrary to all their inner hatred, robbery, and adultery which they have covered over with a display of holiness while adulterating those goods and truths to their own advantage.

[3] That profanation is meant by 'blood' is clear from the following in Moses, in addition to the places quoted already in 374,

Anyone from the house of Israel who slays an ox or a lamb or a goat in the camp, or who slays it outside the camp, and does not bring it to the door of the Tent of Meeting, to offer it as a gift to Jehovah before the dwelling-place of Jehovah, blood will be imputed to that man; he has shed blood, and that man will be cut off from among his people. Leviticus 17:3-4.

Sacrificing anywhere else than on the altar at the Tent of Meeting represented profanation, for 'offering sacrifice' was holy, but offering it 'in the camp' or 'outside the camp' was unholy.

  
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