[1] And the LORD said to Moses, [2] "Say to Aaron and his sons, and to all
the people of Israel, This is the thing which the LORD has commanded. [3]
If any man of the house of Israel kills an ox or a lamb or a goat in the
camp, or kills it outside the camp, [4] and does not bring it to the door
of the tent of meeting, to offer it as a gift to the LORD before the
tabernacle of the LORD, bloodguilt shall be imputed to that man; he has
shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people. [5] This
is to the end that the people of Israel may bring their sacrifices which
they slay in the open field, that they may bring them to the LORD, to the
priest at the door of the tent of meeting, and slay them as sacrifices of
peace offerings to the LORD; [6] and the priest shall sprinkle the blood on
the altar of the LORD at the door of the tent of meeting, and burn the fat
for a pleasing odor to the LORD. [7] So they shall no more slay their
sacrifices for satyrs, after whom they play the harlot. This shall be a
statute for ever to them throughout their generations. [8] "And you shall
say to them, Any man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that
sojourn among them, who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice, [9] and does
not bring it to the door of the tent of meeting, to sacrifice it to the
LORD; that man shall be cut off from his people. [10] "If any man of the
house of Israel or of the strangers that sojourn among them eats any 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 for you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls;
for it is the blood that makes atonement, by reason of the life. [12]
Therefore I have said to the people of Israel, No person among you shall
eat blood, neither shall any stranger who sojourns among you eat blood.
[13] Any man also of the people of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn
among them, who takes in hunting any beast or bird that may be eaten shall
pour out its blood and cover it with dust. [14] "For the life of every
creature is the blood of it; therefore I have said to the people of Israel,
You shall not eat the blood of any creature, for the life of every creature
is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off. [15] And every person that
eats what dies of itself or what is torn by beasts, whether he is a native
or a sojourner, shall 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 or bathe his flesh, he shall bear his iniquity."
