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The Sanctity of Blood

¹And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ²“Speak to Aaron, to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘This is the thing which the Lord has commanded, saying: ³“Whatever man of the house of Israel who ⚓kills an ox or lamb or goat in the camp, or who kills it outside the camp, ⁴and does not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of meeting to offer an offering to the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord, the guilt of bloodshed shall be ⚓imputed to that man. He has shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people, ⁵to the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices ⚓which they offer in the open field, that they may bring them to the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, to the priest, and offer them as peace offerings to the Lord. ⁶And the priest ⚓shall sprinkle the blood on the altar of the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and ⚓burn the fat for a sweet aroma to the Lord. ⁷They shall no more offer their sacrifices ⚓to demons, after whom they ⚓have played the harlot. This shall be a statute forever for them throughout their generations.” ’
⁸“Also you shall say to them: ‘Whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell among you, ⚓who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice, ⁹and does not ⚓bring it to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, to offer it to the Lord, that man shall be cut off from among his people.
¹⁰⚓‘And whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell among you, who eats any blood, ⚓I will set My face against that person who eats blood, and will cut him off from among his people. ¹¹For the ⚓life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar ⚓to make atonement for your souls; for ⚓it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.’ ¹²Therefore I said to the children of Israel, ‘No one among you shall eat blood, nor shall any stranger who dwells among you eat blood.’
¹³“Whatever man of the children of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell among you, who ⚓hunts and catches any animal or bird that may be eaten, he shall ⚓pour out its blood and ⚓cover it with dust; ¹⁴⚓for it is the life of all flesh. Its blood sustains its life. Therefore I said to the children of Israel, ‘You shall not eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off.’
¹⁵⚓“And every person who eats what died naturally or what was torn by beasts, whether he is a native of your own country or a stranger, ⚓he shall both wash his clothes and ⚓bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. Then he shall be clean. ¹⁶But if he does not wash them or bathe his body, then ⚓he shall bear his guilt.”

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Kungx Maaih Nduqc Norm Dorngx Ziec Hnangv

¹Ziouv Gorngv Mbuox Mose, ²“Oix zuqc mbuox Aalon caux ninh nyei dorn caux I^saa^laa^en nyei zuangx mienh, ‘Ziouv hnangv naaiv nor paaiv meih mbuo. ³Haaix dauh I^saa^laa^en Mienh daix ngongh, ba'gi yungh dorn fai yungh, maiv gunv yiem ndopv-liuh ciangv gu'nyuoz daix fai yiem ga'nyiec, ⁴se gorngv maiv dorh taux Wuic Buangh Ndopv-Liuh nyei gaengh ndaangc, Ziouv nyei Ndopv-Liuh nza'hmien, fongc horc bun Ziouv, oix zuqc dingc wuov dauh mienh nyei zuiz weic zuqc ninh bun nziaamv liouc cuotv. Laaix bun nziaamv liouc cuotv, oix zuqc bun wuov dauh mienh yiem ninh nyei mienh mbu'ndongx zuqc pai guangc. ⁵Hnangv naaiv zoux se weic bun I^saa^laa^en Mienh dorh dongh ninh mbuo yiem wuov naah daix nyei saeng-kuv daaih fongc horc ziec bun Ziouv. Oix zuqc dorh daaih bun Ziouv, se oix zuqc yiem Wuic Buangh Ndopv-Liuh nyei gaengh ndaangc jiu bun sai mienh fongc horc ziec weic jiu tong. ⁶Sai mienh ziouc zorqv wuov dauh saeng-kuv nyei nziaamv fuqv yiem Wuic Buangh Ndopv-Liuh nyei gaengh ndaangc, Ziouv nyei ziec-dorngh ga'hlen. Ninh aengx zorqv hmei buov, weih ndaang nyei qiex horpc Ziouv nyei hnyouv. ⁷Yiem naaiv mingh I^saa^laa^en Mienh maiv dungx daix saeng-kuv ziec bun yungh mienv hnangv maaih hieh hnyouv nyei mienh⚓ nor. Naaiv se ninh mbuo doic jiex doic yietc liuz oix zuqc gan nyei leiz.’
⁸“Oix zuqc mbuox ninh mbuo, ‘Haaix dauh I^saa^laa^en Mienh fai yiem ninh mbuo gu'nyuoz nyei ganh fingx mienh fongc horc ga'naaiv weic buov ziec fai ziec weic haaix nyungc, ⁹yaac maiv dorh taux Wuic Buangh Ndopv-Liuh nyei gaengh ndaangc ziec bun Ziouv, oix zuqc bun wuov dauh mienh yiem ninh nyei mienh mbu'ndongx zuqc pai guangc.

Gec, Maiv Dungx Nyanc Nziaamv

¹⁰“ ‘Da'faanh haaix dauh I^saa^laa^en Mienh fai yiem ninh mbuo gu'nyuoz nyei ganh fingx mienh nyanc haaix nyungc nziaamv,⚓ yie ziouc maiv mangc wuov dauh mienh aqv, yaac bun ninh yiem ninh nyei mienh mbu'ndongx zuqc pai guangc. ¹¹Weic zuqc nangh nyei ga'naaiv nyei maengc se yiem nziaamv. Yie bun nziaamv meih mbuo weic yiem ziec-dorngh fiqv meih mbuo nyei zuiz. Weic zuqc maengc yiem nziaamv, nziaamv cingx daaih haih fiqv zuiz.⚓ ¹²Weic naaiv yie gorngv mbuox I^saa^laa^en Mienh, “Meih mbuo haaix dauh maiv dungx nyanc nziaamv. Yiem meih mbuo gu'nyuoz nyei ganh fingx mienh yaac maiv dungx nyanc nziaamv.”
¹³“ ‘Haaix dauh I^saa^laa^en Mienh fai yiem meih mbuo gu'nyuoz nyei ganh fingx mienh, buonv maiv maaih uix, haih nyanc duqv nyei saeng-kuv orv fai norqc, oix zuqc bun orv nyei nziaamv cuotv nzengc aengx longc nie biopv jienv, ¹⁴weic zuqc nyungc-nyungc nangh nyei ga'naaiv nyei maengc se yiem ninh nyei nziaamv. Weic naaiv yie cingx mbuox I^saa^laa^en Mienh, “Maiv dungx nyanc haaix nyungc ga'naaiv nyei nziaamv, weic zuqc nyungc-nyungc ga'naaiv nyei maengc se yiem ninh nyei nziaamv. Haaix dauh nyanc, zungv oix zuqc pai guangc.”
¹⁵“ ‘Maiv gunv buonv-fingx mienh fai ganh fingx mienh, se gorngv nyanc ninh ganh daic nyei saeng-kuv orv fai zuqc hieh ga'naaiv ngaatc daaih nyei orv, oix zuqc nzox lui-houx, longc wuom nzaaux sin, ninh yaac maaih uix taux hmuangx ziouc cing-nzengc mi'aqv. ¹⁶Mv baac se gorngv ninh maiv nzox lui-houx, maiv nzaaux sin, ninh oix zuqc ndaam ganh nyei zuiz aqv.’+”