Leviticus 17:5-7

Expanded Bible

⁵ This rule is so ·people [^Lthe sons/^Tchildren of Israel] will bring their sacrifices, which they have been sacrificing in the open fields, to the Lord. They must bring those animals to the Lord at the entrance of the Meeting Tent; they must bring them to the priest and offer them as ·fellowship [or peace; well-being] offerings [3:1]. ⁶ Then the priest will ·sprinkle [dash] the blood from those animals on the Lord’s altar near the entrance of the Meeting Tent. And he will ·burn [^Lturn into smoke] the fat from those animals on the altar [3:17], as a smell pleasing to the Lord. ⁷ They must not offer any more sacrifices to their goat idols [^Cgoat images representing demons; 2 Chr. 11:15; Is. 13:21; 34:14], which they have chased like prostitutes [^Cspiritual infidelity is often likened to marital infidelity; Hos. 1:2]. These ·rules [statutes; ordinances; requirements] will continue for people ·from now on [^Lthroughout their generations].’