3 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,
3 Any Israelite who sacrifices an ox,
3 If any one of the house of Israel kills an ox or a lamb or a goat in the camp, or kills it outside the camp,
3 Any and every man who slaughters an ox or lamb or goat inside or outside the camp
3 "Whatever man of the house of Israel who kills an ox or lamb or goat in the camp, or who kills it outside the camp,
3 "If any native Israelite sacrifices a bull or a lamb or a goat anywhere inside or outside the camp
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Leviticus 17:3
Commentary on Leviticus 17:1-9
(Read Leviticus 17:1-9)
All the cattle killed by the Israelites, while in the wilderness, were to be presented before the door of the tabernacle, and the flesh to be returned to the offerer, to be eaten as a peace-offering, according to the law. When they entered Canaan, this only continued in respect of sacrifices. The spiritual sacrifices we are now to offer, are not confined to any one place. We have now no temple or altar that sanctifies the gift; nor does the gospel unity rest only in one place, but in one heart, and the unity of the Spirit. Christ is our Altar, and the true Tabernacle; in him God dwells among men. It is in him that our sacrifices are acceptable to God, and in him only. To set up other mediators, or other altars, or other expiatory sacrifices, is, in effect, to set up other gods. And though God will graciously accept our family offerings, we must not therefore neglect attending at the tabernacle.