Leviticus 17:1-16

Leviticus 17-26. The Holiness Code (see Introd. § 2).

Leviticus 17. Restrictions on Sacrifice. The whole chapter recalls P, yet there are differences of phrase (e.g. what man soever, Leviticus 17:3) and of tone (e.g. the giving of a reason for a command, Leviticus 17:11) and of contents (e.g. the explicit prohibition of slaughter except at the central sanctuary). Of the four sections of the chapter, each with its introductory phrase, the second is an extension of the first, the fourth of the third.