Introduction
The people are commanded to bring all the cattle they intend to kill to the door of the tabernacle, where they are to be made an offering to the Lord; and those who disobey are to be cut off, Leviticus 17:1-5 . The priest is to sprinkle the blood, Leviticus 17:6 . They are forbidden to offer sacrifices to devils, Leviticus 17:7 . The injunction to bring their offerings to the door of the tabernacle is repeated, Leviticus 17:8 , Leviticus 17:9 . The eating of blood is solemnly forbidden, Leviticus 17:10 . It is the life of the beast, and is given to make an atonement for their souls, Leviticus 17:11 , Leviticus 17:12 . If a bird or beast be taken in hunting, its blood must be poured out and covered with dust, for the reasons before assigned, Leviticus 17:13 , Leviticus 17:14 . None shall eat an animal that dies of itself, or is torn by beasts; if any act otherwise he must bathe his clothes and his flesh, or bear his iniquity, Leviticus 17:15 , Leviticus 17:16 .
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