Rashi on TanakhLeviticus 17

Who will slaughter an ox [or] lamb. This verse speaks of consecrated [animals], as it is said, “so that it may be brought as an offering.”

Within the encampment, outside the [Temple] courts.

It shall be considered [for that person] as blood, as one who shed the blood of [another] person, who [thereby] forfeits his life.

He has spilled blood — to include one who sprinkles blood outside [the encampment].

That they [would] slaughter, which they were accustomed to slaughter.

To the spirits, to the demons, as [in the verse] “and demons dance there.”

Who will bring a burnt-offering — to make guilty one who burns limbs outside [the Temple Courts] as one who slaughters outside [the Temple Courts], that if one slaughters and his fellow [Jew] offers it, both are guilty [of this offense].

Shall be cut off. His children will be cut off, and his days will be cut short.

Any blood. Since it is said: “[blood] that will achieve atonement for the soul,” perhaps he will be guilty only for the blood of consecrated [animals]? The verse says: “Any blood.”

I shall direct My anger, My “free time” — I will turn from all My [other] concerns and concern Myself with him.

For [the] soul of the body of every creature — depends on the blood, and therefore I have allowed it [on the altar] to atone for the soul of man; let a soul come and atone for a soul!

Every soul among you — to warn the adults regarding the young ones.

Will ensnare. I [know this only] of game, How do I know that this applies to geese and chickens? The verse says: “the catch of” — in any case. (If so, why is it said, “which he will ensnare”? That one should not eat meat without this preparation.)

That is permitted to be eaten, except for [ritually] unclean [= unkosher animals].

Its blood is its life. Its blood is for it in the place of the soul, for the soul depends on it.

For the life of all flesh is its blood. The soul is the blood. Dom and bosor are of the masculine [gender]; nefesh [“soul”] is feminine.

That will eat an improperly slaughtered animal or an animal with a fatal defect. The verse speaks of the carcass of a pure [= kosher] bird, which has no [rule of ritual] impurity except when it is swallowed in the gullet. And [the verse] teaches you here that it causes uncleanness by its being eaten but does not cause uncleanness by touch. [The word] טְרֵפָה mentioned here has been written only for midrashic exposition, and so we have learnt: Perhaps the carcass of a impure [= unkosher] bird causes uncleanness in the gullet? The verse says: טְרֵפָה whatever has within its category [the possibility of being] improperly slaughtered, excluding an impure [= unkosher] bird, which does not have within its category [the possiblity of being] improperly slaughtered.

He bears his iniquity, if he eats holy food or enters the Sanctuary, he is liable for this impurity as for other impurities.

And does not bathe his flesh. . . he bears his iniquity. He is punished with koreis for not washing his body, and for not washing his clothes [he is punished] with lashes.