17:1 And Yehovah spoke to Moses, saying, 
     
    17:2 Speak to Aaron and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and 
    thou shalt say to them, This is the word which Yehovah has commanded, 
    saying, 
     
    17:3 Every man of the children of Israel, or of the strangers abiding among 
    you, who shall kill a calf, or a sheep, or a goat in the camp, or who shall 
    kill it out of the camp, 
     
    17:4 and shall not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of witness, so as 
    to sacrifice it for a whole-burnt-offering or peace-offering to Yehovah to 
    be acceptable for a sweet-smelling savour: and whosoever shall slay it 
    without, and shall not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of witness, so 
    as to offer it as a gift to Yehovah before the tabernacle of Yehovah; 
    blood shall be imputed to that man, he has shed blood; that soul shall be 
    cut off from his people. 
     
    17:5 That the children of Israel may offer their sacrifices, all that they 
    shall slay in the fields, and bring them to Yehovah unto the doors of the 
    tabernacle of witness to the priest, and they shall sacrifice them as a 
    peace-offering to Yehovah. 
     
    17:6 And the priest shall pour the blood on the altar round about before the 
    Lord by the doors of the tabernacle of witness, and shall offer the fat for 
    a sweet-smelling savour to Yehovah.  
     
    17:7 And they shall no longer offer their sacrifices to vain [gods] after 
    which they go a whoring; it shall be a perpetual statute to you for your 
    generations. 
     
    17:8 And thou shalt say to them, Whatever man of the children of Israel, or 
    of the sons of the proselytes abiding among you, shall offer a 
    whole-burnt-offering or a sacrifice, 
     
    17:9 and shall not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of witness to 
    sacrifice it to Yehovah, that man shall be destroyed from among his people. 
     
    17:10 And whatever man of the children of Israel, or of the strangers 
    abiding among you, shall eat any blood, I will even set my face against that 
    soul that eats blood, and will destroy it from its people. 
     
    17:11 For the life of flesh is its blood, and I have given it to you on the 
    altar to make atonement for your souls; for its blood shall make atonement 
    for the soul. 
     
    17:12 Therefore I said to the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat 
    blood, and the stranger that abides among you shall not eat blood. 
     
    17:13 And whatever man of the children of Israel, or of the strangers 
    abiding among you shall take any animal in hunting, beast, or bird, which is 
    eaten, then shall he pour out the blood, and cover it in the dust. 
     
    17:14 For the blood of all flesh is its life; and I said to the children of 
    Israel, Ye shall not eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh 
    is its blood: every one that eats it shall be destroyed. 
     
    17:15 And every soul which eats that which has died of itself, or is taken 
    of beasts, either among the natives or among the strangers, shall wash his 
    garments, and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean until evening: 
    then shall he be clean. 
     
    17:16 But if he do not wash his garments, and do not bathe his body in 
    water, then shall he bear his iniquity.  | 
    17:1 And Yehovah spake unto Moses, saying, 
     
    17:2 Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of 
    Israel, and say unto them; This is the thing which Yehovah hath commanded, 
    saying, 
     
    17:3 What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or 
    lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp, 
     
    17:4 And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the 
    congregation, to offer an offering unto Yehovah before the tabernacle of 
    Yehovah; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that 
    man shall be cut off from among his people: 
     
    17:5 To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, 
    which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the 
    Yehovah, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, 
    and offer them for peace offerings unto Yehovah. 
     
    17:6 And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of Yehovah at 
    the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet 
    savor unto Yehovah. 
     
    17:7 And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom 
    they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them 
    throughout their generations. 
     
    17:8 And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of 
    Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt 
    offering or sacrifice, 
     
    17:9 And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the 
    congregation, to offer it unto Yehovah; even that man shall be cut off from 
    among his people. 
     
    17:10 And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the 
    strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will 
    even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off 
    from among his people. 
     
    17:11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you 
    upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that 
    maketh an atonement for the soul. 
     
    17:12 Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat 
    blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood. 
     
    17:13 And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the 
    strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or 
    fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover 
    it with dust. 
     
    17:14 For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life 
    thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the 
    blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: 
    whosoever eateth it shall be cut off. 
     
    17:15 And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which 
    was torn with 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 the even: then shall he be clean. 
     
    17:16 But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his 
    iniquity.  |