Chapter 17
1 The LORD spoke to Moses , saying ,
2 " Speak to Aaron, and to his sons , and to all the children of Israel , and say to them , ‘ This is the thing which the LORD has commanded :
3 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 ,
4 and hasn’t brought it to the door of the Tent of Meeting to offer it as an offering to the LORD before the LORD ’s tabernacle : blood shall be imputed to that man . He has shed blood . That man shall be cut off from amongst his people .
5 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 the LORD , to the door of the Tent of Meeting , to the priest , and sacrifice them for sacrifices of peace offerings to the LORD .
6 The priest shall sprinkle the blood on the LORD ’s altar at the door of the Tent of Meeting , and burn the fat for a pleasant aroma to the LORD .
7 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 .’
8 " You shall say to them , ‘ Any man there is of the house of Israel , or of the strangers who live as foreigners amongst them , who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice ,
9 and doesn’t bring it to the door of the Tent of Meeting to sacrifice it to the LORD , that man shall be cut off from his people .
10 "‘ Any man of the house of Israel , or of the strangers who live as foreigners amongst them , who eats any kind of blood , I will set my face against that soul who eats blood , and will cut him off from amongst his people .
11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood . 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 .
12 Therefore I have said to the children of Israel , " No person amongst you may eat blood , nor may any stranger who lives as a foreigner amongst you eat blood ."
13 "‘Whatever man there is of the children of Israel , or of the strangers who live as foreigners amongst them , who takes in hunting any animal or bird that may be eaten, he shall pour out its blood , and cover it with dust .
14 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 ."
15 "‘ Every person that eats what dies of itself , or that which is torn by animals, whether he is native-born or a foreigner , shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water , and be unclean until the evening . Then he shall be clean .
16 But if he doesn’t wash them , or bathe his flesh , then he shall bear his iniquity .’"