171 Then the Lord spoke to Moses , saying , 2 "Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel and say to them, 'This is what e the Lord has commanded , saying , 3 "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 e the camp , 4 and has not brought it to the doorway of the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to the Lord before the tabernacle 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 . 5 "The 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 . 6 "The priest shall sprinkle the blood on the altar of the Lord at the doorway of the tent of meeting , and offer up the fat in smoke as a soothing aroma to the Lord . 7 " They shall no longer sacrifice their sacrifices to the goat demons with which they play the harlot . This shall be a permanent statute to them throughout their generations ."' 8 "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 , 9 and does not bring it to the doorway of the tent of meeting to offer it to the Lord , that man also shall be cut off from his people .
10 ' And any man from the house of Israel , or from the aliens who sojourn among them, who eats any blood , I will set My face against that person who eats blood and will cut him off from among his people . 11 'For the life of the flesh is in the blood , and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls ; for it is the blood by reason of the life that makes atonement .' 12 "Therefore e I said to the sons of Israel , 'No e person among you may eat blood , nor may any alien who sojourns among you eat blood .' 13 "So when any man from the sons of Israel , or from the aliens who sojourn among them, in hunting catches a beast or a bird which may be eaten , he shall pour out its blood and cover it with earth . 14 " For as for the life of all flesh , its blood is identified with its life . Therefore I said to the sons of Israel , 'You are not to eat the blood of any flesh , for the life of all flesh is its blood ; whoever eats it shall be cut off .' 15 " When 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 . 16 "But if he does not wash them or bathe his body , then he shall bear his guilt ."
