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And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses , saying,
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`Speak unto Aaron , and unto his sons, and unto all the sons of Israel ; and thou hast said unto them, This [is] the thing which Jehovah hath commanded , saying,
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Any man of the house of Israel who slaughtereth ox, or lamb, or goat , in the camp , or who slaughtereth at the outside of the camp ,
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and unto the opening of the tent of meeting hath not brought it in to bring near an offering to Jehovah before the tabernacle of Jehovah , blood is reckoned to that man -- blood he hath shed -- and that man hath been cut off from the midst of his people ;
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so that the sons of Israel do bring in their sacrifices which they are sacrificing on the face of the field , yea, they have brought them in to Jehovah , unto the opening of the tent of meeting, unto the priest, and they have sacrificed sacrifices of peace -offerings to Jehovah with them.
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`And the priest hath sprinkled the blood upon the altar of Jehovah , at the opening of the tent of meeting, and hath made perfume with the fat for sweet fragrance to Jehovah ;
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and they sacrifice not any more their sacrifices to goats after which they are going a-whoring; a statute age-during is this to them, to their generations .
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`And unto them thou sayest : Any man of the house of Israel , or of the sojourners , who sojourneth in your midst , who causeth burnt-offering or sacrifice to ascend,
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and unto the opening of the tent of meeting doth not bring it in to make it to Jehovah -- that man hath been cut off from his people .
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`And any man of the house of Israel , or of the sojourners , who is sojourning in your midst , who eateth any blood , I have even set My face against the person who is eating the blood , and have cut him off from the midst of 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 which maketh atonement for the soul .
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`Therefore I have said to the sons of Israel , No person among you doth eat blood , and the sojourner who is sojourning in your midst doth not eat blood ;
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and any man of the sons of Israel , or of the sojourners , who is sojourning in your midst , who hunteth venison , beast or fowl , which is eaten -- hath even poured out its blood , and hath covered it with dust ;
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for [it is] the life of all flesh , its blood is for its life; and I say to the sons of Israel , blood of any flesh ye do not eat , for the life of all flesh is its blood ; any one eating it is cut off .
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`And any person who eateth a carcase or torn thing, among natives or among sojourners -- hath both washed his garments , and hath bathed with water , and hath been unclean until the evening -- then he hath been clean;
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and if he wash not, and his flesh bathe not -- then he hath borne his iniquity .'