⁸Any Israelite or any foreigner living in the community who offers a burnt offering or any other sacrifice ⁹as an offering to the Lord anywhere except at the entrance of the Tent shall no longer be considered one of God’s people.

¹⁰^*If any Israelite or any foreigner living in the community eats meat with blood still in it, the Lord will turn against him and no longer consider him one of his people. ¹¹^*The life of every living thing is in the blood, and that is why the Lord has commanded that all blood be poured out on the altar to take away the people’s sins. Blood, which is life, takes away sins. ¹²That is why the Lord has told the people of Israel that neither they nor any foreigner living among them shall eat any meat with blood still in it.

¹³If any Israelite or any foreigner living in the community hunts an animal or a bird which is ritually clean, he must pour out its blood on the ground and cover it with earth. ¹⁴The life of every living thing is in the blood, and that is why the Lord has told the people of Israel that they shall not eat any meat with blood still in it and that anyone who does so will no longer be considered one of his people.

¹⁵Any person, Israelite or foreigner, who eats meat from an animal that has died a natural death or has been killed by wild animals must wash his clothes, have a bath, and wait until evening before he is ritually clean. ¹⁶If he does not, he must suffer the consequences.

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Cross references

*17.10: Gn 9:4; Lv 7:26, 27; 19:26; Dt 12:16, 23; 15:23
*17.11: He 9:22