Leviticus 17

¹ And the LORDthe LORD spokespoke to MosesMoses, saying,

² SpeakSpeak to AaronAaron, and to his sons, and to all the childrenchildren of IsraelIsrael, and saysay to them, This is the thing which the LORDthe LORD hath commandedcommanded, saying,

³ Whatever manman there may be of the househouse of IsraelIsrael, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goatgoat in the campcamp, or that killeth it out of the campcamp,

⁴ And bringethbringeth it not to the doordoor of the tabernacletabernacle of the congregationcongregation, to offer an offering to the LORDthe LORD beforebefore the tabernacletabernacle of the LORDthe LORD; bloodblood shall be imputed to that manman; he hath shed bloodblood; and that manman shall be cut offcut off from among his peoplepeople:

⁵ To the end that the childrenchildren of IsraelIsrael may bringbring their sacrifices which they offer in the openopen fieldfield, even that they may bringbring them to the LORDthe LORD, to the doordoor of the tabernacletabernacle of the congregationcongregation, to the priest, and offer them for peacepeace-offeringsofferings to the LORDthe LORD.

⁶ And the priest shall sprinkle the bloodblood upon the altaraltar of the LORDthe LORD at the doordoor of the tabernacletabernacle of the congregationcongregation, and burn the fatfat for a sweetsweet savorsavor to the LORDthe LORD.

⁷ And they shall no more offer their sacrifices to idols, with which they have committed idolatry: This shall be a statute for everever to them throughout their generationsgenerations.

⁸ And thou shalt saysay to them, Whatever manman there may be of the househouse of IsraelIsrael, or of the strangersstrangers which sojournsojourn among you, that offereth a burnt-offering or sacrifice,

⁹ And bringethbringeth it not to the doordoor of the tabernacletabernacle of the congregationcongregation, to offer it to the LORDthe LORD; even that manman shall be cut offcut off from among his peoplepeople.

¹⁰ And whatever manman there may be of the househouse of IsraelIsrael, or of the strangersstrangers that sojournsojourn among you, that eateth any manner of bloodblood; I will even set my faceface against that soulsoul that eateth bloodblood, and will cut him off from among his peoplepeople.

¹¹ For the life of the fleshflesh is in the bloodblood: and I have givengiven it to you upon the altaraltar, to make an atonement for your soulssouls: for it is the bloodblood that maketh an atonement for the soulsoul.

¹² Therefore I saidsaid to the childrenchildren of IsraelIsrael, No soulsoul of you shall eateat bloodblood, neither shall any stranger that sojournethsojourneth among you eateat bloodblood.

¹³ And whatever manman there may be of the childrenchildren of IsraelIsrael, or of the strangersstrangers that sojournsojourn among you, who huntethhunteth and catcheth any beast or fowlfowl that may be eateneaten; he shall even pour outpour out its bloodblood, and covercover it with dustdust.

¹⁴ For it is the life of all fleshflesh, the bloodblood of it is for the life of it; therefore I saidsaid to the childrenchildren of IsraelIsrael, Ye shall eateat the bloodblood of no manner of fleshflesh: for the life of all fleshflesh is its bloodblood: whoever eateth it shall be cut offcut off.

¹⁵ And every soulsoul that eateth that which dieddied of itself, or that which was torntorn with beasts, (whether it is one of your own country, or a stranger) he shall both washwash his clothesclothes, and bathebathe himself in waterwater, and be uncleanunclean until the eveningevening; then shall he be clean.

¹⁶ But if he doth not washwash them, nor bathebathe his fleshflesh; then he shall bearbear his iniquityiniquity.