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10 (A)And any man from the house of Israel, or from the sojourners who sojourn among them, who eats any blood, (B)I will set My face against that person who eats blood and will cut him off from among his people. 11 For (C)the [a]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 (D)it is the blood that makes atonement by the [b]life.’ 12 Therefore I said to the sons of Israel, ‘No person among you may eat blood, and no sojourner who sojourns among you may eat blood.’ 13 So any man from the sons of Israel, or from the sojourners who sojourn among them, who in hunting catches a beast or a bird which may be eaten, (E)shall pour out its blood and cover it with earth.

14 (F)For as for the [c]life of all flesh, its blood is identified with its [d]life. Therefore I said to the sons of Israel, ‘You are not to eat the blood of any flesh, for the [e]life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off.’ 15 (G)And when any person eats an animal which dies or is torn by beasts, whether he is a native or a sojourner, he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and remain unclean until evening; then he will become clean. 16 But if he does not wash them or bathe his body, then (H)he shall bear his [f]guilt.”

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 17:11 Lit soul
  2. Leviticus 17:11 Lit soul
  3. Leviticus 17:14 Lit soul
  4. Leviticus 17:14 Lit soul
  5. Leviticus 17:14 Lit soul
  6. Leviticus 17:16 Or iniquity

10 If anyone from the house of Israel or from the aliens who reside among them eats any blood, I will set my face against the person who eats the blood, and I will cut him off from among his people. 11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I myself have given it to you to make atonement for your lives upon the altar, because it is the blood that makes atonement by means of the life. 12 Therefore I have said to the Israelites: None of you shall eat blood, nor shall any alien who resides among you eat blood.

13 If any of the Israelites or any alien who resides among them successfully hunts wild game and takes an animal or a bird that may be eaten, he must pour out its blood and cover it with earth. 14 For the life of all flesh is its blood. It is its life. Therefore I have said to the Israelites: You shall not eat the blood from any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood. Whoever eats it will be cut off.

15 If any person, whether native or alien, eats anything that has died naturally or has been torn by wild animals, he shall wash his clothes, bathe in water, and remain unclean until sunset. Then he shall be clean. 16 But if he does not wash his clothes and bathe his body, he shall bear his guilt.

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