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And Jehovah spoke to Moses , saying,
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Speak unto Aaron , and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel , and say unto them, This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded , saying,
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Every one of the house of Israel that slaughtereth an ox, or sheep, or goat , in the camp , or that slaughtereth it out of the camp ,
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and doth not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to Jehovah , before the tabernacle of Jehovah , blood shall be reckoned unto that man : he hath shed blood ; and that man shall be cut off from among his people ,
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to the end that the children of Israel bring their sacrifices, which they sacrifice in the open field , that they bring them to Jehovah , unto the entrance of the tent of meeting, unto the priest, and sacrifice them as sacrifices of peace -offerings to Jehovah .
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And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of Jehovah , at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and burn the fat for a sweet odour to Jehovah .
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And they shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices unto demons, after whom they go a whoring. This shall be an everlasting statute unto them for their generations .
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And thou shalt say unto them, Every one of the house of Israel , and of the strangers who sojourn among them, that offereth up a burnt-offering or sacrifice,
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and bringeth it not to the entrance of the tent of meeting, to offer it up to Jehovah -- that man shall be cut off from his peoples.
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And every one of the house of Israel , or of the strangers who sojourn among them, that eateth any manner of blood , -- I will set my face against the soul that hath eaten blood , and will cut him off from among his people ;
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for the soul of the flesh is in the blood ; and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls , for it is the blood that maketh atonement for the soul .
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Therefore have I said unto the children of Israel , No soul of you shall eat blood , neither shall the stranger who sojourneth among you eat blood .
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And every one of the children of Israel , and of the strangers who sojourn among them, that catcheth in the hunt a beast or fowl that may be eaten , he shall pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with earth;
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for as to the life of all flesh , its blood is the life in it; and I have said unto the children of Israel , Of the blood of no manner of flesh shall ye eat , for the life of all flesh is its blood : whoever eateth it shall be cut off .
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And every soul that eateth of a dead carcase , or of that which was torn , be it one home-born, or a stranger, he shall wash his clothes , and bathe in water , and be unclean until the even: then he shall be clean.
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And if he wash them not nor bathe his flesh , then he shall bear his iniquity .