Leviticus 17

Revised Geneva Translation

17 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

² “Speak to Aaron and his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘This is the thing which the LORD has commanded, saying,

³ “Whoever of the House of Israel kills a bullock, or lamb, or goat inside the camp, or kills it outside of the camp,

⁴ “and does not bring it to the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation to offer an offering to the LORD before the Tabernacle of the LORD, blood shall be imputed to that man. He has shed blood. Therefore, that man shall be cut off from among his people.

⁵ “Therefore, the children of Israel shall bring their offerings which they would have offered abroad in the field (via the Priest) and present them to the LORD at the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and offer them for Peace Offerings to the LORD.

⁶ “Then the Priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the Altar of the LORD, before the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savor to the LORD.

⁷ “And no more shall they offer their offerings to demons, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be an Ordinance to them forever, in their generations.”’”

⁸ “Also, you shall say to them, ‘Whoever of the House of Israel, or of the strangers who sojourn among them, offers a Burnt Offering or Sacrifice,

⁹ ‘and does not bring it to the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation to offer it to the LORD, that man shall be cut off from his people.

¹⁰ ‘Likewise, whoever of the House of Israel, or of the strangers who sojourn among them, 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 to offer upon the Altar, to make an atonement for your souls. For this blood shall make an atonement for the soul.

¹² ‘Therefore, I said to the children of Israel, “None of you shall eat blood. Nor shall the stranger who sojourns among you eat blood.

¹³ “Moreover, whoever of the children of Israel, or of the strangers who sojourn among them, takes by hunting any beast or bird that may be eaten, he shall pour out its blood and cover it with dust.

¹⁴ “For the life of all flesh is its blood. It is as his life.” Therefore, I said to the children of Israel, “You shall eat the blood of no flesh. For the life of all flesh is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off.

¹⁵ “And every person who eats that which dies naturally or that which is torn by beasts, whether it be one of the same country or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes and wash himself in water and be unclean until the evening. Afterward he shall be clean.

¹⁶ “But if he washes neither them nor his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.”’”