Leviticus 17:12-14

International Children’s Bible

¹² So I tell the people of Israel this: “None of you may eat blood. And no foreigner living among you may eat blood.”

¹³ “‘Someone may catch a wild animal or bird that can be eaten. The person may be a citizen of Israel or a foreigner living among you. He must pour the blood on the ground and cover it with dirt. ¹⁴ This is because if blood is still in the meat, the animal’s life is still in it. So I give this command to the people of Israel: “Don’t eat meat that still has blood in it. Anyone who eats blood must be separated from his people.”