Leviticus 17:10-14

Expanded Bible

¹⁰ “‘I will be against ·any citizen [^Lanyone from the house] of Israel or ·foreigner living with you [sojourner; wanderer; resident alien] who eats blood [3:17]. I will cut off that person from the people. ¹¹ This is because the life of the body is in the blood, and I have given you rules for pouring that blood on the altar ·to remove your sins so you will belong to the Lord [to make atonement]. It is the blood that ·removes the sins [makes atonement], because it is life. ¹² So I tell the ·people [^Lsons; children] of Israel this: “None of you may eat blood, and no ·foreigner living among you [resident alien] may eat blood.”

¹³ “‘If any ·citizen [^Lof the sons/^Tchildren] of Israel or ·foreigner living among you [resident alien] ·catches [hunts] a wild animal or bird that can be eaten, that person must pour the blood on the ground and cover it with dirt. ¹⁴ If blood is still in the ·meat [flesh], the animal’s life is still in it. So I give this command to the ·people [^Lsons; children] of Israel: “Don’t eat ·meat [flesh] that still has blood in it, because the animal’s life is in its blood. Anyone who eats blood must be cut off [3:17].”