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Yahweh spoke to Moses , saying,
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"Speak to Aaron , and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel , and say to them: 'This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded ,
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Whatever man there is of the house of Israel , who kills a bull, or lamb, or goat , in the camp , or who kills it outside the camp ,
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and hasn't brought it to the door of the Tent of Meeting, to offer it as an offering to Yahweh before the tabernacle of Yahweh : blood shall be imputed to that man . He has shed blood ; and that man shall be cut off from among his people .
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This is to the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they sacrifice in the open field , 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 .
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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 pleasant aroma to Yahweh .
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They shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices to the goat idols, after which they play the prostitute . This shall be a statute forever to them throughout their generations .'
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"You shall say to them, 'Any man there is of the house of Israel , or of the strangers who live as foreigners among them, who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice,
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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 .
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"'Any man of the house of Israel , or of the strangers who live as foreigners among them, who eats any kind of blood , I will set my face against that soul who eats blood , and will cut him off from among his people .
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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.
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Therefore I have said to the children of Israel , "No person among you shall eat blood , neither shall any stranger who lives as a foreigner among you eat blood ."
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"'Whatever man there is of the children of Israel , or of the strangers who live as foreigners among them, who takes in hunting any animal or bird that may be eaten ; he shall pour out its blood , and cover it with dust .
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For as to the life of all flesh , its blood is with its life: therefore I said to the children of Israel , "You shall not eat the blood of any kind of flesh ; for the life of all flesh is its blood . Whoever eats it shall be cut off ."
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"'Every person that eats what dies of itself, or that which is torn by animals, whether he is native-born or a foreigner , he shall wash his clothes , and bathe himself in water , and be unclean until the evening : then he shall be clean.
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But if he doesn't wash them, or bathe his flesh , then he shall bear his iniquity .'"