LE-17:1  And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

LE-17:2  Speak 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,

LE-17:3  What 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,

LE-17:4  And 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:

LE-17:5  To 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.

LE-17:6  And 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.

LE-17:7  And 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.

LE-17:8  And 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,

LE-17:9  And 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.

LE-17:10  And 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.

LE-17:11  For 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.

LE-17:12  Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul

of you shall

eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you

eat blood.

LE-17:13  And 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.

LE-17:14  For [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.

LE-17:15  And 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.

LE-17:16  But if he wash [them] not, nor bathe his flesh; then

he shall bear

his iniquity.

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