| Chapter
17 |
| 1 | And
the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, |
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2 | Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of
Israel, and say unto them; This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded,
saying, |
| 3 | What man soever
there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the
camp, or that killeth it out of the camp, |
| 4 | And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of
the congregation, to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of
the LORD; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that
man shall be cut off from among his people: |
| 5 | To the end that the children of Israel may bring their
sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them
unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the
priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD. |
| 6 | And the priest shall sprinkle the blood
upon the altar of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
and burn the fat for a sweet savor unto the LORD. |
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7 | And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto
devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever
unto them throughout their generations. |
| 8 | And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of
the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth
a burnt offering or sacrifice, |
| 9
| And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the
congregation, to offer it unto the LORD; even that man shall be cut off from
among his people. |
| 10 | And
whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that
sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face
against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his
people. |
| 11 | For the life
of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make
an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for
the soul. |
| 12 | Therefore I
said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall
any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood. |
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13 | And 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 pour out the blood thereof,
and cover it with dust. |
| 14 |
For 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. |
| 15
| And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which
was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he
shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until
the even: then shall he be clean. |
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16 | But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear
his iniquity. |
