Leviticus 17 · Parashat Achrei Mot

And the Lord spoke to Moshe saying,

Speak to Aharon, and to his sons, and to all the children of Yisra᾽el, and say to them; This is the thing which the Lord has commanded, saying,

What man soever there be of the house of Yisra᾽el, that kills an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that kills it outside the camp,

and brings it not to the door of the Tent of Meeting, to offer an offering to the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord; blood shall be imputed to that man; he has shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people:

to the end that the children of Yisra᾽el may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, that they may bring them to the Lord, to the door of the Tent of Meeting, to the priest, and offer them for peace offerings to the Lord.

And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the Lord at the door of the Tent of Meeting, and burn the fat for a sweet savour to the Lord.

And they shall no more offer their sacrifices to the demons, after whom they have gone astray. This shall be a statute for ever to them throughout their generations.

And thou shalt say to them, Whatever man there be of the house of Yisra᾽el, or of the strangers who sojourn among you, that offers a burnt offering or sacrifice,

and brings it not to the door of the Tent of Meeting, to offer it to the Lord; that man shall be cut off from among his people.

And whatever man there be of the house of Yisra᾽el, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eats any manner of blood: then I will set my face against that person that eats blood, and will cut him off from among his people.

For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that makes an atonement for the soul.

Therefore I said to the children of Yisra᾽el, None of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourns among you eat blood.

And whatever man there be of the children of Yisra᾽el, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, who hunts venison of any beast or bird that may be eaten; he shall even pour out its blood, and cover it with dust.

For the life of all flesh is its blood, on which its life depends: therefore I said to the children of Yisra᾽el, you shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is its blood: whoever eats it shall be cut off.

And every person that eats that which died of itself, or that which was torn by beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until evening: then shall he be clean.

But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.