Leviticus 17:11-13

New Century Version

¹¹ This is because the life of the body is in the blood, and I have given you rules for pouring that blood on the altar to remove your sins so you will belong to the Lord. It is the blood that removes the sins, because it is life. ¹² So I tell the people of Israel this: “None of you may eat blood, and no foreigner living among you may eat blood.”

¹³ “‘If any citizen of Israel or foreigner living among you catches a wild animal or bird that can be eaten, that person must pour the blood on the ground and cover it with dirt.