Leviticus 17:8–16

⁸“And you shall say to them, Any one of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who sojourn among them, who ^boffers a burnt offering or sacrifice ⁹and ^cdoes not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to offer it to the Lord, ^wthat man shall be cut off from his people.

Laws Against Eating Blood

¹⁰“If any one of the house of Israel or of the strangers who sojourn among them ^deats any blood, I will ^eset my face against that person who eats blood and will cut him off from among his people. ^11fFor the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar ^gto make atonement for your souls, ^hfor it is the blood that makes atonement by the life. ¹²Therefore I have said to the people of Israel, No person among you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger who sojourns among you eat blood.

¹³“Any one also of the people of Israel, or of the strangers who sojourn among them, who takes in hunting any beast or bird that may be eaten shall ⁱpour out its blood and ^jcover it with earth. ¹⁴For the life of every creature¹ is its ^kblood: its blood is its life.² Therefore I have said to the people of Israel, You shall not eat the blood of any creature, for the life of every creature is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off. ^15lAnd every person who eats what dies of itself or what is torn by beasts, ^mwhether he is a native or a sojourner, ⁿshall wash his clothes and ^obathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening; then he shall be clean. ¹⁶But if he does not wash them or bathe his flesh, ^phe shall bear his iniquity.”