The Place of Sacrifice

¹ Then¹ Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

1. Or “And”

² “Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the ⌞Israelites⌟,¹ and you shall say to them, ‘This is the word that Yahweh has commanded, saying,

1. Literally “sons/children of Israel”

³ “⌞Any man⌟¹ from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox or a sheep or a goat in the camp or who slaughters it ⌞outside the camp⌟²

1. Literally “A man a man”
2. Literally “from an outside place of the camp”

⁴ and he does not bring it to the tent of assembly’s entrance to present an offering to Yahweh ⌞before⌟¹ Yahweh’s tabernacle, then² that man shall be accounted bloodguilty—he has poured out blood, and that man shall be cut off from the midst of his people.

1. Literally “to the faces of”
2. Or “and”

⁵ This is so that the ⌞Israelites⌟¹ may bring their sacrifices that they are sacrificing ⌞in the open field⌟² and bring³ them for Yahweh to the tent of assembly’s entrance to the priest, and they shall sacrifice fellowship offerings for Yahweh with them.

1. Literally “sons/children of Israel”
2. Literally “on the faces of the field”
3. Or “they shall bring”

⁶ And the priest shall sprinkle the blood on Yahweh’s altar at the tent of assembly’s entrance, and he shall ⌞burn⌟¹ the fat as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.

1. Literally “turn into smoke”

⁷ And ⌞they may no longer sacrifice⌟¹ their sacrifices to the goat-idols after which they were prostituting. This is ⌞a lasting statute⌟² for them ⌞throughout⌟³ their generations.” ’

1. Literally “not they may sacrifice again”
2. Literally “a statute of eternity” or “a statute of long duration”
3. Literally “to”

Instructions Against Eating Blood

⁸ “And you shall say to them, ‘if there is ⌞anyone⌟¹ from the house of Israel or² from the alien who dwells in their midst who offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice

1. Literally “A man a man”
2. Or “and”

⁹ and he does not bring it to the tent of assembly’s entrance to ⌞sacrifice⌟¹ it for Yahweh, then² that man shall be cut off from his people.

1. Literally “do” or “make”
2. Or “and”

¹⁰ And if there is ⌞anyone⌟¹ from the house of Israel or² from the alien who is dwelling in their midst who eats any blood, then³ I will set my face against the person who eats the blood, and I will cut him off from among his people.

1. Literally “a man a man”
2. Or “and”
3. Or “and”

¹¹ Indeed¹ the flesh’s life is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your lives, because it is the blood with the life that makes atonement.

1. Or “Because”

¹² ⌞Therefore⌟¹ I said to the ⌞Israelites⌟,² ‘⌞None of you⌟³ may eat blood, nor⁴ may the alien who is dwelling in your midst eat blood.’

1. Literally “Unto thus”
2. Literally “sons/children of Israel”
3. Literally “all of individual self from you not”
4. Or “and not”

¹³ “And if there is ⌞anyone⌟¹ from the ⌞Israelites⌟² or³ from the alien who is dwelling in their midst who hunts a wild game animal or a bird that may be eaten, then⁴ he shall pour out its blood, and he shall cover it with the soil.

1. Literally “a man a man”
2. Literally “sons/children of Israel”
3. Or “and”
4. Or “and”

¹⁴ Indeed,¹ the life of all flesh, its blood, is in its life, so² I said to the ⌞Israelites⌟,³ ‘You may not eat the blood of any flesh, because the life of all flesh is its blood; anyone who eats it must be cut off.’

1. Or “Because”
2. Or “and”
3. Literally “sons/children of Israel”

¹⁵ “And if there is any person who eats a dead body or¹ a mangled carcass, whether among the native or² among the alien, then³ he shall wash his garments, and he shall wash himself⁴ with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening, and he shall be clean.

1. Or “and”
2. Or “and”
3. Or “and”
4. The direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

¹⁶ But¹ if he does not wash his garments² and he does not wash his body, then³ he shall bear his guilt.”

1. Or “And”
2. The direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
3. Or “and”