1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,2“Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the people of Israel and say to them, This is the thing that the Lord has commanded.3If any one of the house of Israel kills an ox or a lamb or a goat in the camp, or kills it outside the camp, (De 12:5; De 12:13; De 12:21)4and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to offer it as a gift to the Lord in front of the tabernacle of the Lord, bloodguilt shall be imputed to that man. He has shed blood, and that man shall be cut off from among his people. (Ex 30:33; Le 17:9)5This is to the end that the people of Israel may bring their sacrifices that they sacrifice in the open field, that they may bring them to the Lord, to the priest at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and sacrifice them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the Lord. (Le 1:5; Le 14:7; Le 14:53)6And the priest shall throw the blood on the altar of the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting and burn the fat for a pleasing aroma to the Lord. (Ge 8:21; Le 17:5)7So they shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices to goat demons, after whom they whore. This shall be a statute forever for them throughout their generations. (Ex 34:15)8“And you shall say to them, Any one of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who sojourn among them, who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice (Le 1:2)9and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to offer it to the Lord, that man shall be cut off from his people. (Le 17:4)
Laws Against Eating Blood
10“If any one of the house of Israel or of the strangers who sojourn among them eats any blood, I will set my face against that person who eats blood and will cut him off from among his people. (Le 3:17; Le 20:3; Le 20:6; Le 26:17; Ps 34:16; Jer 44:11; Eze 14:8; Eze 15:7)11For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life. (Le 17:14; Mt 26:28; Mr 14:24; Ro 3:25; Ro 5:9; Eph 1:7; Col 1:14; Col 1:20; Heb 9:22; Heb 13:12; 1Jo 1:7; Re 1:5)12Therefore I have said to the people of Israel, No person among you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger who sojourns among you eat blood.13“Any one also of the people of Israel, or of the strangers who sojourn among them, who takes in hunting any beast or bird that may be eaten shall pour out its blood and cover it with earth. (De 12:16; De 12:24; De 15:23; Eze 24:7)14For the life of every creature[1] is its blood: its blood is its life.[2] Therefore I have said to the people of Israel, You shall not eat the blood of any creature, for the life of every creature is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off. (Ge 9:4; Le 17:11)15And every person who eats what dies of itself or what is torn by beasts, whether he is a native or a sojourner, shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening; then he shall be clean. (Le 11:25; Le 15:5; Le 16:29; Le 22:8)16But if he does not wash them or bathe his flesh, he shall bear his iniquity.” (Le 5:1; Nu 19:20)
1The Lord said to Moses,2‘Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites and say to them: “This is what the Lord has commanded:3any Israelite who sacrifices an ox,[1] a lamb or a goat in the camp or outside it4instead of bringing it to the entrance to the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to the Lord in front of the tabernacle of the Lord – that person shall be considered guilty of bloodshed; they have shed blood and must be cut off from their people.5This is so that the Israelites will bring to the Lord the sacrifices they are now making in the open fields. They must bring them to the priest, that is, to the Lord, at the entrance to the tent of meeting and sacrifice them as fellowship offerings.6The priest is to splash the blood against the altar of the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting and burn the fat as an aroma pleasing to the Lord.7They must no longer offer any of their sacrifices to the goat idols[2] to whom they prostitute themselves. This is to be a lasting ordinance for them and for the generations to come.”8‘Say to them: “Any Israelite or any foreigner residing among them who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice9and does not bring it to the entrance to the tent of meeting to sacrifice it to the Lord must be cut off from the people of Israel.10‘ “I will set my face against any Israelite or any foreigner residing among them who eats blood, and I will cut them off from the people.11For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one’s life.[3]12Therefore I say to the Israelites, ‘None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner residing among you eat blood.’13‘ “Any Israelite or any foreigner residing among you who hunts any animal or bird that may be eaten must drain out the blood and cover it with earth,14because the life of every creature is its blood. That is why I have said to the Israelites, ‘You must not eat the blood of any creature, because the life of every creature is its blood; anyone who eats it must be cut off.’15‘ “Anyone, whether native-born or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or torn by wild animals must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be ceremonially unclean till evening; then they will be clean.16But if they do not wash their clothes and bathe themselves, they will be held responsible.” ’
Leviticus 17
King James Version
1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,2Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them; This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, saying,3What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp,4And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people:5To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD.6And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the LORD.7And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.8And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt offering or sacrifice,9And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer it unto the LORD; even that man shall be cut off from among his people.10And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.11For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.12Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.13And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.14For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.15And every soul that eateth that which died of itself , or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.16But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.
1The LORD said to Moses,2‘Speak to Aaron and his sons. Speak to all the Israelites. Tell them, “Here is what the LORD has commanded. He has said,3‘Suppose someone sacrifices an ox, a lamb or a goat. They sacrifice it in the camp or outside it.4They do it instead of bringing the animal to the entrance to the tent of meeting. They sacrifice it instead of giving it as an offering to me in front of my holy tent. Then they will be thought of as guilty of spilling blood. Because they have done that, they must be separated from their people.5The Israelites are now making sacrifices in the open fields. But they must bring their sacrifices to the priest. They must bring them to me at the entrance to the tent of meeting. There they must sacrifice them as friendship offerings.6The priest must splash the blood against my altar. It is the altar at the entrance to the tent of meeting. He must burn the fat. Its smell will please me.7The Israelites must stop offering any of their sacrifices to statues of gods that look like goats. When they offer sacrifices to those statues, they are not faithful to me. This is a law for them that will last for all time to come.’ ”8‘Tell them, “Suppose someone offers a burnt offering or sacrifice. It does not matter whether they are an Israelite or an outsider.9And suppose they do not bring it to the entrance to the tent of meeting to sacrifice it to me. Then they must be separated from their people.10‘ “Suppose someone eats meat that still has blood in it. It does not matter whether they are an Israelite or an outsider. I will turn against them if they eat it. I will separate them from their people.11The life of each creature is in its blood. So I have given you the blood of animals to pay for your sin on the altar. Blood is life. That is why blood pays for your sin.12So I say to the Israelites, ‘You must not eat meat that still has blood in it. And an outsider who lives among you must not eat it either.’13‘ “Suppose any of you hunts any animal or bird that can be eaten. It does not matter whether you are an Israelite or an outsider. You must let the blood flow out of the animal or bird. You must cover the blood with soil.14That is because every creature’s life is its blood. And that is why I have said to the Israelites, ‘You must not eat any creature’s meat that still has blood in it. Every creature’s life is its blood. Anyone who eats that kind of meat must be separated from the community of Israel.’15‘ “Suppose someone eats anything found dead or torn apart by wild animals. It does not matter whether they are an Israelite or an outsider. They must wash their clothes. They must take a bath. They will be ‘unclean’ until evening. After that, they will be ‘clean’.16But suppose they do not wash their clothes. And suppose they do not take a bath. Then they will be held responsible for what they have done.” ’