Leviticus 17

The Place of Sacrifice

1 Then*Or "And" Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2 "Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the Israelites,*Literally "sons/children of Israel" and you shall say to them, ‘This is the word that Yahweh has commanded, saying, 3 "Any man*Literally "A man a man" 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*Literally "from an outside place of the camp"4 and he does not bring it to the tent of assembly’s entrance to present an offering to Yahweh before*Literally "to the faces of" Yahweh’s tabernacle, then*Or "and" 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*Literally "sons/children of Israel" may bring their sacrifices that they are sacrificing in the open field*Literally "on the faces of the field" and bring*Or "they shall bring" 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*Literally "turn into smoke" the fat as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh. 7 And they may no longer sacrifice*Literally "not they may sacrifice again" their sacrifices to the goat-idols after which they were prostituting. This is a lasting statute*Literally "a statute of eternity" or "a statute of long duration" for them throughout*Literally "to" their generations." ’

Instructions Against Eating Blood

8 "And you shall say to them, ‘if there is anyone*Literally "A man a man" from the house of Israel or*Or "and" 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*Literally "do" or "make" it for Yahweh, then*Or "and" that man shall be cut off from his people. 10 And if there is anyone*Literally "a man a man" from the house of Israel or*Or "and" from the alien who is dwelling in their midst who eats any blood, then*Or "and" I will set my face against the person who eats the blood, and I will cut him off from among his people. 11 Indeed*Or "Because" 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*Literally "Unto thus" I said to the Israelites,*Literally "sons/children of Israel" ‘None of you*Literally "all of individual self from you not" may eat blood, nor*Or "and not" may the alien who is dwelling in your midst eat blood.’

13 "And if there is anyone*Literally "a man a man" from the Israelites*Literally "sons/children of Israel" or*Or "and" from the alien who is dwelling in their midst who hunts a wild game animal or a bird that may be eaten, then*Or "and" he shall pour out its blood, and he shall cover it with the soil. 14 Indeed,*Or "Because" the life of all flesh, its blood, is in its life, so*Or "and" I said to the Israelites,*Literally "sons/children of Israel" ‘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*Or "and" a mangled carcass, whether among the native or*Or "and" among the alien, then*Or "and" he shall wash his garments, and he shall wash himself*The direct object is supplied from context in the English translation with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening, and he shall be clean. 16 But*Or "And" if he does not wash his garments*The direct object is supplied from context in the English translation and he does not wash his body, then*Or "and" he shall bear his guilt."