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The Place of Sacrifice

¹ Then^[a] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, ² "Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the Israelites,^[b] and you shall say to them, ‘This is the word that Yahweh has commanded, saying, ³ "Any man^[c] 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^{[d] 4} and he does not bring it to the tent of assembly's entrance to present an offering to Yahweh before^[e] Yahweh's tabernacle, then^[f] 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^[g] may bring their sacrifices that they are sacrificing in the open field^[h] and bring^[i] 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^[j] the fat as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh. ⁷ And they may no longer sacrifice^[k] their sacrifices to the goat-idols after which they were prostituting. This is a lasting statute^[l] for them throughout^[m] their generations."'

Instructions Against Eating Blood

⁸ "And you shall say to them, ‘if there is anyone^[n] from the house of Israel or^[o] 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^[p] it for Yahweh, then^[q] that man shall be cut off from his people. ¹⁰ And if there is anyone^[r] from the house of Israel or^[s] from the alien who is dwelling in their midst who eats any blood, then^[t] I will set my face against the person who eats the blood, and I will cut him off from among his people. ¹¹ Indeed^[u] 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^[v] I said to the Israelites,^[w] ‘None of you^[x] may eat blood, nor^[y] may the alien who is dwelling in your midst eat blood.'

¹³ "And if there is anyone^[z] from the Israelites^[aa] or^[ab] from the alien who is dwelling in their midst who hunts a wild game animal or a bird that may be eaten, then^[ac] he shall pour out its blood, and he shall cover it with the soil. ¹⁴ Indeed,^[ad] the life of all flesh, its blood, is in its life, so^[ae] I said to the Israelites,^[af] ‘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^[ag] a mangled carcass, whether among the native or^[ah] among the alien, then^[ai] he shall wash his garments, and he shall wash himself^[aj] with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening, and he shall be clean. ¹⁶ But^[ak] if he does not wash his garments^[al] and he does not wash his body, then^[am] he shall bear his guilt."