Leviticus 17

LEB(i) 1 Then* Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2 "Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the Israelites,* and you shall say to them, 'This is the word that Yahweh has commanded, saying, 3 "Any man* from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox or a sheep or a goat in the camp or who slaughters it outside the camp* 4 and he does not bring it to the tent of assembly's entrance to present an offering to Yahweh before* Yahweh's tabernacle, then* that man shall be accounted bloodguilty—he has poured out blood, and that man shall be cut off from the midst of his people. 5 This is so that the Israelites* may bring their sacrifices that they are sacrificing in the open field* and bring* them for Yahweh to the tent of assembly's entrance to the priest, and they shall sacrifice fellowship offerings for Yahweh with them. 6 And the priest shall sprinkle the blood on Yahweh's altar at the tent of assembly's entrance, and he shall burn* the fat as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh. 7 And they may no longer sacrifice* their sacrifices to the goat-idols after which they were prostituting. This is a lasting statute* for them throughout* their generations." ' 8 "And you shall say to them, 'if there is anyone* from the house of Israel or* from the alien who dwells in their midst who offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice 9 and he does not bring it to the tent of assembly's entrance to sacrifice* it for Yahweh, then* that man shall be cut off from his people. 10 And if there is anyone* from the house of Israel or* from the alien who is dwelling in their midst who eats any blood, then* I will set my face against the person who eats the blood, and I will cut him off from among his people. 11 Indeed* the flesh's life is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your lives, because it is the blood with the life that makes atonement. 12 Therefore* I said to the Israelites,* 'None of you* may eat blood, nor* may the alien who is dwelling in your midst eat blood.' 13 "And if there is anyone* from the Israelites* or* from the alien who is dwelling in their midst who hunts a wild game animal or a bird that may be eaten, then* he shall pour out its blood, and he shall cover it with the soil. 14 Indeed,* the life of all flesh, its blood, is in its life, so* I said to the Israelites,* 'You may not eat the blood of any flesh, because the life of all flesh is its blood; anyone who eats it must be cut off.' 15 "And if there is any person who eats a dead body or* a mangled carcass, whether among the native or* among the alien, then* he shall wash his garments, and he shall wash himself* with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening, and he shall be clean. 16 But* if he does not wash his garments* and he does not wash his body, then* he shall bear his guilt."