◀- Leviticus 17
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Blood of all Slain Beasts Must Be Offered to the Lord
(1) The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
(2) "Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them, 'This is the thing which the LORD has commanded, saying,
(3) "Whatever man of the house of Israel, who kills an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or who kills it out of the camp,
(4) and does not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering to the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD, blood shall be imputed to that man; he has shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people.
(5) To that end the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, that they may bring them to the LORD, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to the priest, and offer them for peace offerings to the LORD.
(6) The priest shall sprinkle the blood on the altar of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet scent to the LORD.
Sacrifices Must Not Be Offered to Devils
(7) They shall no longer offer their sacrifices to devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute forever for them throughout their generations." '
(8) You shall say to them, 'Whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which dwell among YOU, who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice,
(9) and does not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer it to the LORD, that man shall be cut off from among his people.
Eating of Blood is Forbidden
(10) Any man of the house of Israel, or the strangers who dwell among YOU, who eats any kind of blood, I will set my face against that person who eats blood, and will cut him off from among his people.
(11) For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to YOU on the altar to make an atonement for YOUR souls; for it is the blood that makes an atonement for the soul.'
(12) Therefore I said to the children of Israel, 'No person among YOU shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that dwells among YOU eat blood.'
(13) Whatever man of the children of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell among YOU, who hunts and catches any wild animal or bird that may be eaten, he shall pour out the blood of it, and cover it with dust.
(14) For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life of it; therefore I said to the children of Israel, 'YOU shall not eat the blood of any kind of flesh, for the life of all flesh is the blood of it; whoever eats it shall be cut off.'
Eating All That Dies by Itself, or is Torn is Forbidden
(15) Every person that eats that which died by itself, or that which was torn by beasts, whether it is one of YOUR own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening; then he shall be clean.
(16) But if he does not wash them, nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity."