[1] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, [2] Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and
to all the children of Israel, and tell them: This is the thing which
Yahweh has commanded, saying, [3] Whatever man there be of the house of
Israel, who kills an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or who kills it
outside of the camp, [4] and hasn`t brought it to the door of the tent of
meeting, to offer it as an offering to Yahweh before the tent of Yahweh:
blood shall be imputed to that man; he has shed blood; and that man shall
be cut off from among his people: [5] To the end that the children of
Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they sacrifice in the open field,
even that they may bring them to Yahweh, to the door of the tent of
meeting, to the priest, and sacrifice them for sacrifices of
peace-offerings to Yahweh. [6] The priest shall sprinkle the blood on the
altar of Yahweh at the door of the tent of meeting, and burn the fat for a
sweet savor to Yahweh. [7] They shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices to
the male goats, after which they play the prostitute. This shall be a
statute forever to them throughout their generations. [8] You shall tell
them, Whatever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who
sojourn among them, who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice, [9] and
doesn`t bring it to the door of the tent of meeting, to sacrifice it to
Yahweh; that man shall be cut off from his people. [10] Whatever man there
be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who sojourn among them, who
eats any manner of blood, I will set my face against that soul 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
atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that makes atonement by
reason of the life. [12] Therefore I said to the children of Israel, No
soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger who sojourns among
you eat blood. [13] Whatever man there be of the children of Israel, or of
the strangers who sojourn among them, who takes in hunting any animal or
bird that may be eaten; he shall pour out the blood of it, and cover it
with dust. [14] For as to the life of all flesh, the blood of it is [all
one] with the life of it: therefore I said to the children of Israel, You
shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh; for the life of all flesh is the
blood of it: whoever eats it shall be cut off. [15] Every soul who eats
that which dies of itself, or that which is torn of animals, whether he be
home-born or a sojourner, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in
water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean. [16] But if
he doesn`t wash them, nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.
