Instructions Against Eating Blood

8 “And you shall say to them, ‘if there is anyone[fn] from the house of Israel or[fn] from the alien who dwells in their midst who offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice 9 and he does not bring it to the tent of assembly’s entrance to sacrifice[fn] it for Yahweh, then[fn] that man shall be cut off from his people. 10 And if there is anyone[fn] from the house of Israel or[fn] from the alien who is dwelling in their midst who eats any blood, then[fn] I will set my face against the person who eats the blood, and I will cut him off from among his people. 11 Indeed[fn] the flesh’s lifeis in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your lives, because it is the blood with the life that makes atonement. 12 Therefore[fn] I said to theIsraelites,[fn] ‘None of you[fn] may eat blood, nor[fn] may the alien who is dwelling in your midst eat blood.’

13 “And if there is anyone[fn] from theIsraelites[fn] or[fn] from the alien who is dwelling in their midst who hunts a wild game animal or a bird that may be eaten, then[fn] he shall pour out its blood, and he shall cover it with the soil. 14 Indeed,[fn]the life of all flesh, its blood, is in its life, so[fn] I said to theIsraelites,[fn] ‘You may not eatthe blood of any flesh, because the life of all flesh is its blood; anyone who eats it must be cut off.’

15 “And if there is any person who eats a dead body or[fn] a mangled carcass,whether among the native or[fn] among the alien, then[fn] he shall wash his garments, and he shall washhimself[fn] with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening, and he shall be clean. 16 But[fn] if he does not washhis garments[fn] and he does not wash his body, then[fn] he shall bear his guilt.”