Leviticus 17:14-16

Expanded Bible

¹⁴ If blood is still in the ·meat [flesh], the animal’s life is still in it. So I give this command to the ·people [^Lsons; children] of Israel: “Don’t eat ·meat [flesh] that still has blood in it, because the animal’s life is in its blood. Anyone who eats blood must be cut off [3:17].”

¹⁵ “‘If a person, either a ·citizen [native] or a ·foreigner [resident alien], eats an animal that died by itself or was killed by another animal, he must wash his clothes and bathe in water. He will be unclean [^Cin a ritual sense] until evening; then he will be clean. ¹⁶ If he does not wash his clothes and bathe his body, he will ·be guilty of sin [carry their guilt].’”