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And the LORD[H3068]spake[H1696] unto Moses[H4872], saying[H559],
2Speak[H1696] unto Aaron[H175], and unto his sons[H1121], and unto all the children[H1121] of Israel[H3478], and say[H559] unto them; This is the thing[H1697] which the LORD[H3068] hath commanded[H6680], saying[H559],
3What[H376]man[H376] soever there be of the house[H1004] of Israel[H3478], that killeth[H7819] an ox[H7794], or lamb[H3775], or goat[H5795], in the camp[H4264], or that killeth[H7819] it out[H2351] of the camp[H4264],
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And bringeth[H935] it not unto the door[H6607] of the tabernacle[H168] of the congregation[H4150], to offer[H7126] an offering[H7133] unto the LORD[H3068]before[H6440] the tabernacle[H4908] of the LORD[H3068]; blood[H1818] shall be imputed[H2803] unto that man[H376]; he hath shed[H8210]blood[H1818]; and that man[H376] shall be cut off[H3772] from among[H7130] his people[H5971]:
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To the end that the children[H1121] of Israel[H3478] may bring[H935] their sacrifices[H2077], which they offer[H2076] in the open[H6440]field[H7704], even that they may bring[H935] them unto the LORD[H3068], unto the door[H6607] of the tabernacle[H168] of the congregation[H4150], unto the priest[H3548], and offer[H2076] them for peace[H8002]offerings[H2077] unto the LORD[H3068].
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And the priest[H3548] shall sprinkle[H2236] the blood[H1818] upon the altar[H4196] of the LORD[H3068] at the door[H6607] of the tabernacle[H168] of the congregation[H4150], and burn[H6999] the fat[H2459] for a sweet[H5207]savour[H7381] unto the LORD[H3068].
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And they shall no more offer[H2076] their sacrifices[H2077] unto devils[H8163], after[H310] whom they have gone a whoring[H2181]. This shall be a statute[H2708] for ever[H5769] unto them throughout their generations[H1755].
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And thou shalt say[H559] unto them, Whatsoever man[H376] there be of the house[H1004] of Israel[H3478], or of the strangers[H1616] which sojourn[H1481]among[H8432] you, that offereth[H5927] a burnt offering[H5930] or sacrifice[H2077],
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And bringeth[H935] it not unto the door[H6607] of the tabernacle[H168] of the congregation[H4150], to offer[H6213] it unto the LORD[H3068]; even that man[H376] shall be cut off[H3772] from among his people[H5971].
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And whatsoever man[H376] there be of the house[H1004] of Israel[H3478], or of the strangers[H1616] that sojourn[H1481]among[H8432] you, that eateth[H398] any manner of blood[H1818]; I will even set[H5414] my face[H6440] against that soul[H5315] that eateth[H398]blood[H1818], and will cut him off[H3772] from among[H7130] his people[H5971].
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For the life[H5315] of the flesh[H1320] is in the blood[H1818]: and I have given[H5414] it to you upon the altar[H4196] to make an atonement[H3722] for your souls[H5315]: for it is the blood[H1818] that maketh an atonement[H3722] for the soul[H5315].
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Therefore I said[H559] unto the children[H1121] of Israel[H3478], No soul[H5315] of you shall eat[H398]blood[H1818], neither shall any stranger[H1616] that sojourneth[H1481]among[H8432] you eat[H398]blood[H1818].
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And whatsoever man[H376] there be of the children[H1121] of Israel[H3478], or of the strangers[H1616] that sojourn[H1481]among[H8432] you, which hunteth[H6679] and catcheth[H6718] any beast[H2416] or fowl[H5775] that may be eaten[H398]; he shall even pour[H8210] out the blood[H1818] thereof, and cover[H3680] it with dust[H6083].
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For it is the life[H5315] of all flesh[H1320]; the blood[H1818] of it is for the life[H5315] thereof: therefore I said[H559] unto the children[H1121] of Israel[H3478], Ye shall eat[H398] the blood[H1818] of no manner of flesh[H1320]: for the life[H5315] of all flesh[H1320] is the blood[H1818] thereof: whosoever eateth[H398] it shall be cut off[H3772].
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And every soul[H5315] that eateth[H398] that which died[H5038] of itself, or that which was torn[H2966] with beasts, whether it be one of your own country[H249], or a stranger[H1616], he shall both wash[H3526] his clothes[H899], and bathe[H7364] himself in water[H4325], and be unclean[H2930] until the even[H6153]: then shall he be clean[H2891].
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But if he wash[H3526] them not, nor bathe[H7364] his flesh[H1320]; then he shall bear[H5375] his iniquity[H5771].