Then the LORD spoke
to Moses
, saying
,
"Speak to Aaron
and to his sons
and to all
the sons
of Israel
and say
to them, `This
is what
the LORD
has commanded
, saying
,
"Any man
from the house
of Israel
who
slaughters
an ox
or
a lamb
or
a goat
in the camp
, or
who
slaughters
it outside
the camp
,
and ahas not brought it to the doorway
of the tent
of meeting
to present
it as an offering
to the LORD
before
the 1tabernacle
of the LORD
, bloodguiltiness
is to be reckoned
to that man
. He has shed
blood
and that man
shall be cut
off
from among
his people
.
" 1The reason is so
that the sons
of Israel
may bring
their sacrifices
which
they were sacrificing
in the open
field
, that they may bring
them in to the LORD
, at the doorway
of the tent
of meeting
to the priest
, and sacrifice
them as sacrifices
of peace
offerings
to the LORD
.
"The priest shall sprinkle
the blood
on the altar
of the LORD
at the doorway
of the tent
of meeting
, and aoffer
up the fat
in smoke
as a soothing
aroma
to the LORD
.
" aThey shall no longer
sacrifice
their sacrifices
to the 1goat
demons
with which
they play
the harlot
. This
shall be a permanent
statute
to them throughout their generations
."'
"Then you shall say to them, `Any
man
from the house
of Israel
, or from the aliens
who
sojourn
among
them, who
offers
a burnt
offering
or
sacrifice
,
and adoes not bring it to the doorway
of the tent
of meeting
to 1offer
it to the LORD
, that man
also shall be cut
off
from his people
.
` aAnd any man
from the house
of Israel
, or from the aliens
who sojourn
among
them, who
eats
any
blood
, bI will set
My face
against that person
who eats
blood
and will cut
him off
from among
his people
.
`For athe 1life of the flesh
is in the blood
, and I have given
it to you on the altar
to make
atonement
for your souls
; for bit is the blood
by reason of the 1life
that makes
atonement
.'
"Therefore I said
to the sons
of Israel
, `No
person
among
you may eat
blood
, nor
may any alien
who sojourns
among
you eat
blood
.'
"So when any man
from the sons
of Israel
, or from the aliens
who sojourn
among
them, 1in hunting
catches
a beast
or
a bird
which
may be eaten
, ahe shall pour
out its blood
and cover
it with earth
.
" aFor as for the 1life of all
flesh
, its blood
is identified with its 1life
. Therefore I said
to the sons
of Israel
, `You are not to eat
the blood
of any
flesh
, for the 1life
of all
flesh
is its blood
; whoever
eats
it shall be cut
off
.'
" aWhen any person
eats
an animal which
dies
or is torn
by beasts, whether he is a native
or an alien
, he shall wash
his clothes
and bathe
in water
, and remain
unclean
until
evening
; then he will become
clean
.
"But if he does not wash
them or bathe
his body
, then ahe shall bear
his 1guilt
."