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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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宰祭牲的條例
1耶和華吩咐摩西說：
2「你要吩咐亞倫和他兒子，以及以色列眾人，對他們說，耶和華所吩咐的話是這樣：
3凡以色列家中的人宰公牛，或小綿羊，或山羊，無論是在營內或營外，
4若不把牲畜牽到會幕門口耶和華的帳幕前，獻給耶和華為供物，所流的血必歸到那人身上。他既使血流出，就要從百姓中剪除。
5這是為要使以色列人把他們在野地裏所宰的祭牲帶來，帶到耶和華前，會幕門口祭司那裏，宰殺這些祭牲，把牠們獻給耶和華為平安祭。
6祭司要在會幕門口，把血灑在耶和華的祭壇上，把脂肪焚燒，獻給耶和華為馨香的祭。
7他們不可再宰殺祭牲獻給他們行淫所隨從的山羊鬼魔。這要作他們世世代代永遠的定例。
8「你要對他們說：凡以色列家中的任何人，或寄居在他們中間的外人獻燔祭或祭物，
9若不帶到會幕門口獻給耶和華，那人必從百姓中剪除。」
不可吃血
10「凡以色列家中的任何人，或寄居在他們中間的外人，吃任何的血，我必向那吃血的人變臉，把他從百姓中剪除。
11因為動物的生命是在血中。我把這血賜給你們，可以在祭壇上為你們的生命贖罪；因為血就是生命，能夠贖罪。
12因此，我對以色列人說：你們都不可吃血；寄居在你們中間的外人也不可吃血。
13凡以色列人，或寄居在他們中間的外人，獵取了可吃的飛禽走獸，必須把牠的血放出來，用土掩蓋。
14「因一切動物的生命，牠的血就是牠的生命。所以我對以色列人說：無論甚麼動物的血，你們都不可吃，因為一切動物的生命就是牠的血。凡吃血的必被剪除。
15無論是本地人，是寄居的，若吃了自然死去或被野獸撕裂的動物，要洗衣服，用水洗澡，必不潔淨到晚上，晚上就潔淨了。
16但他若不洗衣服，也不洗身，就要擔當自己的罪孽。」