Leviticus 17:4
17:4 but has not brought it to the entrance of the Meeting Tent
to present it as
an offering to the
Lord before the tabernacle of the
Lord. He has shed blood, so that man will be cut off from the midst of his people.
Leviticus 17:10
Prohibition against Eating Blood
17:10 “‘Any man from the house of Israel or from the foreigners who reside in their midst who eats any blood, I will set my face against that person who eats the blood, and I will cut him off from the midst of his people,
Leviticus 17:14-16
17:14 for the life of all flesh is its blood.
So I have said to the Israelites: You must not eat the blood of any living thing
because the life of every living thing is its blood – all who eat it will be cut off.
Regulations for Eating Carcasses
17:15 “‘Any person who eats an animal that has died of natural causes or an animal torn by beasts, whether a native citizen or a foreigner, must wash his clothes, bathe in water, and be unclean until evening; then he becomes clean.
17:16 But if he does not wash his clothes and does not bathe his body, he will bear his punishment for iniquity.’”