| New Living Translation | New International Version |
| 1Then the LORD said to Moses, | 1The LORD said to Moses, |
| 2“Give the following instructions to Aaron and his sons and all the people of Israel. This is what the LORD has commanded. | 2"Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites and say to them: 'This is what the LORD has commanded: |
| 3“If any native Israelite sacrifices a bull or a lamb or a goat anywhere inside or outside the camp | 3Any Israelite who sacrifices an ox, a lamb or a goat in the camp or outside of it |
| 4instead of bringing it to the entrance of the Tabernacle to present it as an offering to the LORD, that person will be as guilty as a murderer. Such a person has shed blood and will be cut off from the community. | 4instead of bringing it to the entrance to the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD in front of the tabernacle of the LORD--that person shall be considered guilty of bloodshed; they have shed blood and must be cut off from their people. |
| 5The purpose of this rule is to stop the Israelites from sacrificing animals in the open fields. It will ensure that they bring their sacrifices to the priest at the entrance of the Tabernacle, so he can present them to the LORD as peace offerings. | 5This is so the Israelites will bring to the LORD the sacrifices they are now making in the open fields. They must bring them to the priest, that is, to the LORD, at the entrance to the tent of meeting and sacrifice them as fellowship offerings. |
| 6Then the priest will be able to splatter the blood against the LORD’s altar at the entrance of the Tabernacle, and he will burn the fat as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. | 6The priest is to splash the blood against the altar of the LORD at the entrance to the tent of meeting and burn the fat as an aroma pleasing to the LORD. |
| 7The people must no longer be unfaithful to the LORD by offering sacrifices to the goat idols. This is a permanent law for them, to be observed from generation to generation. | 7They must no longer offer any of their sacrifices to the goat idols to whom they prostitute themselves. This is to be a lasting ordinance for them and for the generations to come.' |
| 8“Give them this command as well. If any native Israelite or foreigner living among you offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice | 8"Say to them: 'Any Israelite or any foreigner residing among them who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice |
| 9but does not bring it to the entrance of the Tabernacle to offer it to the LORD, that person will be cut off from the community. | 9and does not bring it to the entrance to the tent of meeting to sacrifice it to the LORD must be cut off from the people of Israel. |
| 10“And if any native Israelite or foreigner living among you eats or drinks blood in any form, I will turn against that person and cut him off from the community of your people, | 10"'I will set my face against any Israelite or any foreigner residing among them who eats blood, and I will cut them off from the people. |
| 11for the life of the body is in its blood. I have given you the blood on the altar to purify you, making you right with the LORD. It is the blood, given in exchange for a life, that makes purification possible. | 11For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one's life. |
| 12That is why I have said to the people of Israel, ‘You must never eat or drink blood—neither you nor the foreigners living among you.’ | 12Therefore I say to the Israelites, "None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner residing among you eat blood." |
| 13“And if any native Israelite or foreigner living among you goes hunting and kills an animal or bird that is approved for eating, he must drain its blood and cover it with earth. | 13"'Any Israelite or any foreigner residing among you who hunts any animal or bird that may be eaten must drain out the blood and cover it with earth, |
| 14The life of every creature is in its blood. That is why I have said to the people of Israel, ‘You must never eat or drink blood, for the life of any creature is in its blood.’ So whoever consumes blood will be cut off from the community. | 14because the life of every creature is its blood. That is why I have said to the Israelites, "You must not eat the blood of any creature, because the life of every creature is its blood; anyone who eats it must be cut off." |
| 15“And if any native-born Israelites or foreigners eat the meat of an animal that died naturally or was torn up by wild animals, they must wash their clothes and bathe themselves in water. They will remain ceremonially unclean until evening, but then they will be clean. | 15"'Anyone, whether native-born or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or torn by wild animals must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be ceremonially unclean till evening; then they will be clean. |
| 16But if they do not wash their clothes and bathe themselves, they will be punished for their sin.” | 16But if they do not wash their clothes and bathe themselves, they will be held responsible.'" |
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