1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
2 "Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the children of Israel and tell them: This is what the LORD has commanded:
3 Any man of the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp, or who slaughters it outside the camp,
4 and has not brought it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD—blood shall be reckoned to that man; he has shed blood, and that man shall be cut off from among his people.
5 This is so that the children of Israel will bring their sacrifices, which they are sacrificing in the open field—that they will bring them to the LORD at the entrance of the tent of meeting, to the priest, and sacrifice them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the LORD.
6 The priest shall dash the blood on the altar of the LORD at the entrance of the tent of meeting and send up the fat in smoke for a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
7 They must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat demons, after which they go whoring. This shall be a statute forever for them, for their generations.
8 "Say also to them: Any man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who live among them, who offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice
9 and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to prepare it for the LORD, that man shall be cut off from his people.
10 "Any man of the house of Israel or of the strangers who live among them who eats any blood—I will set my face against the person who eats the blood and 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 That is why I have told the children of Israel: None of you may eat blood, and the stranger who lives among you may not eat blood.
13 "Any man of the children of Israel, or of the strangers who live among them, who hunts down a beast or a bird that may be eaten must pour out its blood and cover it with earth.
14 For the life of all flesh—its blood is its life. So I have told the children of Israel: You must not eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood; anyone who eats it shall be cut off.
15 Any person, whether native or stranger, who eats an animal that died of itself or was torn by beasts must wash his clothes and bathe in water and will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean.
16 But if he does not wash them or bathe his body, he shall bear his iniquity."