¹⁷ It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations, in all your settlements: you must not eat any fat or any blood.”^(A)

⁴ Only, you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.^(A)

²³ Its blood, however, you must not eat; you shall pour it out on the ground like water.^(A)

²⁸ for this is my blood of the^[a] covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.^(A)

²³ Only be sure that you do not eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the meat.^(A)

¹⁶ The blood, however, you must not eat; you shall pour it out on the ground like water.^(A)

⁷ so that they may no longer offer their sacrifices for goat-demons, to whom they prostitute themselves. This shall be a statute forever to them throughout their generations.^(A)

²³ “Speak to the Israelites: You shall eat no fat of ox or sheep or goat.^(A)

¹⁸ Every male among the descendants of Aaron shall eat of it, as their perpetual due throughout your generations, from the Lord’s offerings by fire;^[a] anything that touches them shall become holy.”^(A)

¹⁶ Then the priest shall turn these into smoke on the altar as a food offering by fire^[a] for a pleasing odor.

“All fat is the Lord’s.^(A)