The Place of Sacrifice

17 Then^[a] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, ² “Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the Israelites,^[b] and you shall say to them, ‘This is the word that Yahweh has commanded, saying, ³ “Any man^[c] from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox or a sheep or a goat in the camp or who slaughters it outside the camp^{[d] 4} and he does not bring it to the tent of assembly’s entrance to present an offering to Yahweh before^[e] Yahweh’s tabernacle, then^[f] that man shall be accounted bloodguilty—he has poured out blood, and that man shall be cut off from the midst of his people. ⁵ This is so that the Israelites^[g] may bring their sacrifices that they are sacrificing in the open field^[h] and bring^[i] them for Yahweh to the tent of assembly’s entrance to the priest, and they shall sacrifice fellowship offerings for Yahweh with them. ⁶ And the priest shall sprinkle the blood on Yahweh’s altar at the tent of assembly’s entrance, and he shall burn^[j] the fat as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh. ⁷ And they may no longer sacrifice^[k] their sacrifices to the goat-idols after which they were prostituting. This is a lasting statute^[l] for them throughout^[m] their generations.”’

Instructions Against Eating Blood

⁸ “And you shall say to them, ‘if there is anyone^[n] from the house of Israel or^[o] 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^[p] it for Yahweh, then^[q] that man shall be cut off from his people.