(LY:4) 1  Adonai spoke to Moses [Drawn out], saying, 2 “Speak to Aaron [Light-bringer], and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel [God prevails], and say to them: ‘This is the thing which Adonai has enjoined, 3  * Lev 17:3-4 (Lev 17:1-7) (#2b.138): T. Not to slaughter concentrated animals outside the Sanctuary / R. Not to slaughter sacrifices outside the courtyard Whatever man there is of the house of Israel [God prevails], who kills a bull, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or who kills it outside the camp, 4 and has not brought it to the door of the Tent of Meeting, to offer it as an offering to Adonai before Adonai ’s tabernacle: blood shall be imputed to that man. He has shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people. 5 This is to the end that the children of Israel [God prevails] may bring their sacrifices, which they sacrifice in the open field, that they may bring them to Adonai , to the door of the Tent of Meeting, to the priest, and sacrifice them for sacrifices of peace offerings to Adonai . 6 The priest shall sprinkle the blood on Adonai ’s altar at the door of the Tent of Meeting, and burn the fat for a pleasant aroma to Adonai . 7 They shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices to the goat idols, after which they play the prostitute. This shall be a regulation forever to them throughout their generations.’

(RY:3, LY:5) 8 “You shall say to them, ‘Any man there is of the house of Israel [God prevails], or of the strangers who live as foreigners among them, who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice, 9 and does not bring it to the door of the Tent of Meeting, to sacrifice it to Adonai ; that man shall be cut off from his people.

10 “ ‘Any man of the house of Israel [God prevails], or of the strangers who live as foreigners among them, who eats any kind of blood, I will set my face against that soul who eats blood, and will cut him off from among his people. 11 For 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 that makes atonement by reason of the life. 12 Therefore I have said to the children of Israel [God prevails], “No person among you may eat blood, nor may any stranger who lives as a foreigner among you eat blood.”

13  † Lev 17:13-14 (Lev 17:10:14) (#3.228): T. To cover the blood of a hunted and killed animal with earth or dirt / R. To cover the blood (of a slaughtered beast or fowl) with earth “ ‘Whatever man there is of the children of Israel [God prevails], or of the strangers who live as foreigners among them, who takes in hunting any animal or bird that may be eaten; he shall pour out its blood, and cover it with dust. 14 For as to the life of all flesh, its blood is with its life: therefore I said to the children of Israel [God prevails], “You shall not eat the blood of any kind of flesh; for the life of all flesh is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off.”

15 “ ‘Every person that eats what dies of itself, or that which is torn by animals, whether he is native-born or a foreigner, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening: then he shall be clean. 16 But if he does not wash them, or bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.’ ”