[1] And the Lord said to Moses, [2] Say to Aaron and to his sons and to all
the children of Israel: This is the order which the Lord has given. [3] If
any man of Israel puts to death an ox or a lamb or a goat, in or outside
the tent-circle; [4] And has not taken it to the door of the Tent of
meeting, to make an offering to the Lord, before the Lord's House, its
blood will be on him, for he has taken life, and he will be cut off from
among his people: [5] So that the children of Israel may take to the Lord,
to the door of the Tent of meeting and to the priest, the offerings which
they have put to death in the open country, and that they may make their
peace-offerings to the Lord. [6] And the priest will put blood on the altar
of the Lord at the door of the Tent of meeting, burning the fat for a sweet
smell to the Lord. [7] And let them make no more offerings to evil spirits,
after which they have gone, turning away from the Lord. Let this be a law
to them for ever, through all their generations. [8] And say to them, If
any man of Israel, or any other living among them, makes a burned offering
or other offering, [9] And does not take it to the door of the Tent of
meeting to make an offering to the Lord, that man will be cut off from
among his people. [10] And if any man of Israel, or any other living among
them, takes any sort of blood for food, my wrath will be turned against
that man and he will be cut off from among his people. [11] For the life of
the flesh is in its blood; and I have given it to you on the altar to take
away your sin: for it is the blood which makes free from sin because of the
life in it. [12] For this reason I have said to the children of Israel, No
man among you, or any others living with you, may take blood as food. [13]
And any man of Israel, or any other living among them, who gets with his
bow any beast or bird used for food, is to see that its blood is covered
with earth. [14] For the blood is the life of all flesh: and so I have said
to the children of Israel, You may not take any sort of blood as food, and
any man who does so will be cut of. [15] And anyone who takes as food
anything which has come to a natural end, or anything which has been put to
death by beasts, if he is one of you by birth, or of another nation, will
have to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and be
unclean till evening, and then he will be clean. [16] But if his clothing
is not washed and his body bathed, his sin will be on him.
