Leviticus 17:10–16

¹⁰And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, ^kthat eateth any manner of blood; I will even ^lset my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people. ^11mFor the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar ⁿto make an atonement for your souls: for ^oit is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. ¹²Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood. ¹³And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even ^ppour out the blood thereof, and ^qcover it with dust. ^14rFor it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off. ^15sAnd every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or ^tthat which was torn with beasts, whether it be ^uone of your own country, or a stranger, ^xhe shall both wash his clothes, ^yand bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean. ¹⁶But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then ^zhe shall bear his iniquity.

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