Leviticus 17:16
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New International Version (©2011)
But if they do not wash their clothes and bathe themselves, they will be held responsible.'"

New Living Translation (©2007)
But if they do not wash their clothes and bathe themselves, they will be punished for their sin."

English Standard Version (©2001)
But if he does not wash them or bathe his flesh, he shall bear his iniquity.”

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"But if he does not wash them or bathe his body, then he shall bear his guilt."

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
But if he does not wash his clothes and bathe himself, he will bear his punishment."

International Standard Version (©2012)
But if he doesn't wash or bathe his body, then he is to bear the punishment of his iniquity."

NET Bible (©2006)
But if he does not wash his clothes and does not bathe his body, he will bear his punishment for iniquity.'"

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
If they don't wash their clothes and their bodies, they will be guilty of sin."

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
But if he washes them not, nor bathes his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.

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

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
But if he do not wash his clothes, and his body, he shall bear his iniquity.

Darby Bible Translation
And if he wash them not nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
But if he doth not wash them, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.

World English Bible
But if he doesn't wash them, or bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.'"

Young's Literal Translation
and if he wash not, and his flesh bathe not -- then he hath borne his iniquity.'

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

17:10-16 Here is a confirmation of the law against eating blood. They must eat no blood. But this law was ceremonial, and is now no longer in force; the coming of the substance does away the shadow. The blood of beasts is no longer the ransom, but Christ's blood only; therefore there is not now the reason for abstaining there then was. The blood is now allowed for the nourishment of our bodies; it is no longer appointed to make an atonement for the soul. Now the blood of Christ makes atonement really and effectually; to that, therefore, we must have regard, and not consider it as a common thing, or treat it with indifference.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But if he wash them not,.... Neither wash his clothes: nor bathe his flesh; if he is negligent, and does not take care to make use of these ablutions:

then he shall bear his iniquity; his guilt shall remain on him, and he shall suffer the punishment the law exposes him to, either by the hand of God, or the civil magistrate, which is due to persons that enter into the sanctuary in their uncleanness, or eat of holy things. For not washing his body the punishment was cutting off, and for not washing his garments, beating, as Jarchi says.

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Eating of Blood Forbidden
…14For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said to the children of Israel, You shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whoever eats it shall be cut off. 15And every soul that eats 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. 16But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.

Leviticus 18:1 The LORD said to Moses,
Numbers 19:20 But if those who are unclean do not purify themselves, they must be cut off from the community, because they have defiled the sanctuary of the LORD. The water of cleansing has not been sprinkled on them, and they are unclean.