Leviticus:17

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* Jehovah commanded Moses : * »Give Aaron and his sons and all the people of Israel the following regulations . * »Any Israelite who slaughters a bull , sheep , or goat inside or outside the camp * is guilty of bloodshed . He has shed blood and must be excluded from the people . Bring the animal to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting . Offer it to Jehovah in front of the Jehovah ’s Tent . * »This means that the people of Israel must take the sacrifices they have been making in the open fields and bring them to Jehovah . They must bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting . The people will sacrifice them as peace offerings to Jehovah . * »The priest will pour the blood against Jehovah ’s altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting . He will burn the fat as a soothing aroma to Jehovah . * »The people must stop sacrificing to goat idols and chasing after them as though they were prostitutes . This is a long lasting law for the people and for future generations . * »Tell them : ‘If Israelites or foreigners make burnt offerings or sacrifices , * but do not bring them to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting to offer them to Jehovah . They must be excluded from the people . * »‘If Israelites or foreigners eat any blood , I will condemn them and exclude them from the people . * »‘This is because life of every living thing is in the blood . I have given this blood to you to pay compensation for wrongdoing and make peace with me on the altar . Blood is needed to pay compensation for wrongdoing and make peace with me .’« * »That is why I have said to the people of Israel : ‘Neither you nor foreigners should ever eat blood .’« * »If Israelites or foreigners hunt any animal or bird that may be eaten , they must pour out the animal 's blood and cover it with dirt . * »This is because the life of any creature is in its blood . So I have said to the people of Israel : ‘Never eat any blood , because the life of any creature is in its blood . Whoever eats blood must be excluded from the people .’« * »Native Israelites or foreigners who eat the body of an animal that dies naturally or is killed by another animal must wash their clothes and their bodies . They will be unclean until evening . Then they will be clean . * »If they do not wash their clothes and their bodies , they will be guilty of sin .«

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