Leviticus 17

1Then the LORDH3068 saidH1696 toH413 MosesH4872H559, 2“SpeakH1696 toH413 AaronH175H413, his sonsH1121H413, and allH3605 the IsraelitesH1121H3478 and tellH559 themH413 thisH2088H1697 is whatH834 the LORDH3068H559 has commandedH6680: 3‘AnyoneH376 from the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 whoH834 slaughtersH7819 an oxH7794,1 a lambH3775, orH176 a goatH5795 in the campH4264H176 or outsideH2351 ofH4264 it 4instead ofH3808 bringingH935 it toH413 the entranceH6607 to the TentH168 of MeetingH4150 to presentH7126 it as an offeringH7133 to the LORDH3068 beforeH6440 HisH3068 tabernacleH4908—thatH1931 manH376 shall incurH2803 bloodguiltH1818. He has shedH8210 bloodH1818 and must be cut offH3772H376H1931 from amongH7130 his peopleH5971.

5For this reasonH4616 the IsraelitesH1121H3478 will bringH935 to the LORDH3068 the sacrificesH2077 theyH1992 have been offeringH2076 inH5921 the openH6440 fieldsH7704. They are to bring themH935 toH413 the priestH3548 atH413 the entranceH6607 to the TentH168 of MeetingH4150 and offerH2076 themH853 as sacrificesH2077 of peace offeringsH8002 to the LORDH3068. 6The priestH3548 will then splatterH2236 the bloodH1818 onH5921 the altarH4196 of the LORDH3068 at the entranceH6607 to the TentH168 of MeetingH4150 and burnH6999 the fatH2459 as a pleasingH5207 aromaH7381 to the LORDH3068.

7They must noH3808 longerH5750 offerH2076 their sacrificesH2077 to the goat demonsH81632 to whichH834 theyH1992 have prostitutedH2181 themselvesH310. ThisH2063 will beH1961 a permanentH5769 statuteH2708 for them for the generations to comeH1755.’

8TellH559 themH413 that if anyoneH376 fromH4480 the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 or any foreignerH1616 livingH1481 among themH8432 offersH5927 a burnt offeringH5930 orH176 a sacrificeH2077 9but does notH3808 bringH935 it toH413 the entranceH6607 to the TentH168 of MeetingH4150 to sacrificeH6213 itH853 to the LORDH3068, thatH1931 manH376 must be cut offH3772 from his peopleH5971.

Laws against Eating Blood

10If anyoneH376 fromH4480 the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 or a foreignerH1616 livingH1481 among themH8432 eatsH398 anyH3605 bloodH1818, I will setH5414 My faceH6440 against that personH5315 and cut him offH3772 from amongH7130 his peopleH5971. 11ForH3588 the lifeH53153 of the fleshH1320 is in the bloodH1818, and IH589 have givenH5414 itH1931 to you to make atonementH3722 forH5921 your soulsH5315 uponH5921 the altarH4196; forH3588 itH1931 is the bloodH1818 that makes atonementH3722 for the soulH5315. 12ThereforeH5921H3651 I sayH559 to the IsraelitesH1121H3478, ‘NoneH3605H5315H3808 of you may eatH398 bloodH1818, nor mayH3808 any foreignerH1616 livingH1481 among youH8432 eatH398 bloodH1818.’

13And if anyH376 IsraeliteH1121H3478H4480 or foreignerH1616 livingH1481 among themH8432 hunts downH6679 a wildH2416 animalH6718 orH176 birdH5775 thatH834 may be eatenH398, he must drainH8210 its bloodH1818 and coverH3680 it with dirtH6083. 14ForH3588 the lifeH5315 of allH3605 fleshH1320 is its bloodH1818. Therefore I have toldH559 the IsraelitesH1121H3478, ‘You must notH3808 eatH398 the bloodH1818 of anyH3605 living thingH1320, becauseH3588 the lifeH5315 of allH3605 fleshH1320 is its bloodH1818; whoeverH1931H3605 eats itH398 must be cut offH3772.’

15And anyH3605 personH5315, whether nativeH249 or foreignerH1616, whoH834 eatsH398 anything found deadH5038 or mauled by wild beastsH2966 must washH3526 his clothesH899 and batheH7364 with waterH4325, and he will be uncleanH2930 untilH5704 eveningH6153; then he will be cleanH2891. 16But ifH518 he does notH3808 washH3526 his clothes and batheH7364 himselfH1320H3808, then he shall bearH5375 his iniquityH5771.”