Leviticus chapter 17

The place of sacrifice

And the Lord spoke to Moses saying,

Speak to Aaron and his sons, and to all the people of Israel and say to them,

This is the thing that the Lord has commanded.

If any one of the house of Israel kills an ox or a lamb or a goat in the camp or kills it outside the camp and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to offer it as a gift to the Lord in front of the tabernacle of the Lord, blood guilt shall be imputed to that man. He has shed blood, and that man shall be cut off from among his people.

This is to the end that the people of Israel may bring their sacrifices that they sacrifice in the

open field, that they may bring them to the Lord, to the priests at the entrance of the tent of meeting,

and sacrifice them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the Lord, and the

priest shall throw the blood on the altar of the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting,

and burn the fat for a pleasing aroma to the Lord, so they shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices

to goat demons after whom they whore.

This shall be a statute forever for them throughout their generations,

and you shall say to them, anyone of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who sojourn among them,

who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice, and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent

of meeting to offer it to the Lord, that man shall be cut off from his people.

Laws against eating blood. If anyone of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who sojourn among

them eats any blood, I will set my face against that person who 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 for you on the altar

to make atonement for your souls,

for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life.

Therefore I have said to the people of Israel,

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