Blood for Atonement
1Then the L
ORD spoke to Moses, saying,
2Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel and say to them, This is what the L
ORD has commanded, saying,
3Any man from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox or a lamb or a goat in the camp, or who slaughters it outside the camp,
4and has not brought it to the doorway of the tent of meeting to present
it as an offering to the L
ORD before the tabernacle of the L
ORD, bloodguiltiness is to be reckoned to that man. He has shed blood and that man shall be cut off from among his people.
5The 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 L
ORD, at the doorway of the tent of meeting to the priest, and sacrifice them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the L
ORD.
6The priest shall sprinkle the blood on the altar of the L
ORD at the doorway of the tent of meeting, and offer up the fat in smoke as a soothing aroma to the L
ORD.
7They 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.
8Then 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,
9and does not bring it to the doorway of the tent of meeting to offer it to the L
ORD, that man also shall be cut off from his people.
10And 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.
11For 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.
12Therefore I said to the sons of Israel, No person among you may eat blood, nor may any alien who sojourns among you eat blood.
13So 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.
14For
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.
15When 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.
16But if he does not wash
them or bathe his body, then he shall bear his guilt.