Leviticus 17:7-16

⁷You people must no longer give sacrifices to the demons that resemble goats which you are worshiping. You people must obey this command forever.’

⁸And tell this to the people: ‘If any Israeli or any foreigner who is living among them brings an offering that is to be completely burned on the altar, or any other sacrifice,

⁹and does not bring it to the entrance of the Sacred Tent area to be a sacrifice to me, that person will no longer be allowed to associate with my people.

¹⁰I will reject IDM any Israeli or any foreigner who is living among you who eats any blood, and I will command that he no longer be allowed to associate with my people.

¹¹That is because the life of every creature is in its blood; I have declared that it is blood that is to be offered on the altar to enable people to be forgiven for their sins.

¹²That is why I say that you Israelis must not eat blood, and the foreigners who live among you must also not eat blood.

¹³Any Israeli or any foreigner who is living among you who hunts any animal or bird that is permitted for you to eat, must drain out the blood of the animal or bird that he kills, and cover the blood with dirt.

¹⁴This is because the life of every creature is in its blood. And that is why I have said DOU to you Israelis that anyone who eats blood must no longer be allowed to associate with my people.

¹⁵Anyone in Israel, including foreigners, who eats any of the meat of any creature that is found dead, or that had been killed by wild animals, must wash his clothes and bathe. Then he must not touch anyone until that evening.

¹⁶If he does not do those things, he will be punished for what he did.’ ”