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And the priest shall sprinkle the blood on Yahweh’s altar at the tent of assembly’s entrance, and he shall burn[a] the fat as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh. And they may no longer sacrifice[b] their sacrifices to the goat-idols after which they were prostituting. This is a lasting statute[c] for them throughout[d] their generations.”’

Instructions Against Eating Blood

“And you shall say to them, ‘if there is anyone[e] from the house of Israel or[f] from the alien who dwells in their midst who offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 17:6 Literally “turn into smoke”
  2. Leviticus 17:7 Literally “not they may sacrifice again”
  3. Leviticus 17:7 Literally “a statute of eternity” or “a statute of long duration”
  4. Leviticus 17:7 Literally “to”
  5. Leviticus 17:8 Literally “A man a man”
  6. Leviticus 17:8 Or “and”