17:13 “‘Any man from the Israelites 7 or from the foreigners who reside 8 in their 9 midst who hunts a wild animal 10 or a bird that may be eaten 11 must pour out its blood and cover it with soil,
1 tn The word “bird” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.
2 sn The term “[standard] regulation” (מִשְׁפָּט, mishppat) here refers to the set of regulations for burnt offering birds in Lev 1:14-17.
3 sn The focus of sin offering “atonement” was purging impurities from the tabernacle (see the note on Lev 1:4).
4 tn See the note on 4:26 with regard to מִן, min.
5 tn Heb “there shall be forgiveness to him” or “it shall be forgiven to him” (KJV similar).
6 tn Heb “to from outside to the city.”
7 tc A few medieval Hebrew
8 tn Heb “from the sojourner who sojourns.”
9 tc The LXX, Syriac, Vulgate, and certain
10 tn Heb “[wild] game of animal.”
11 tn That is, it must be a clean animal, not an unclean animal (cf. Lev 11).