Leviticus 17:4   (Read all of Leviticus 17)

instead of bringing it to the entrance to the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to the Lord in front of the tabernacle of the Lord-that person shall be considered guilty of bloodshed; they have shed blood and must be cut off from their people.

Leviticus 17:5   (Read all of Leviticus 17)

This is so the Israelites will bring to the Lord the sacrifices they are now making in the open fields. They must bring them to the priest, that is, to the Lord, at the entrance to the tent of meeting and sacrifice them as fellowship offerings.

Leviticus 17:6   (Read all of Leviticus 17)

The priest is to splash the blood against the altar of the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting and burn the fat as an aroma pleasing to the Lord.

Leviticus 17:7   (Read all of Leviticus 17)

They must no longer offer any of their sacrifices to the goat idols to whom they prostitute themselves. This is to be a lasting ordinance for them and for the generations to come.'

Leviticus 17:8   (Read all of Leviticus 17)

"Say to them: 'Any Israelite or any foreigner residing among them who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice

Leviticus 17:9   (Read all of Leviticus 17)

and does not bring it to the entrance to the tent of meeting to sacrifice it to the Lord must be cut off from the people of Israel.

Leviticus 17:10   (Read all of Leviticus 17)

" 'I will set my face against any Israelite or any foreigner residing among them who eats blood, and I will cut them off from the people.

Leviticus 17:12   (Read all of Leviticus 17)

Therefore I say to the Israelites, "None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner residing among you eat blood."

Leviticus 17:14   (Read all of Leviticus 17)

because the life of every creature is its blood. That is why I have said to the Israelites, "You must not eat the blood of any creature, because the life of every creature is its blood; anyone who eats it must be cut off."

Leviticus 18:1   (Read all of Leviticus 18)

The Lord said to Moses,

Leviticus 18:2   (Read all of Leviticus 18)

"Speak to the Israelites and say to them: 'I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 18:6   (Read all of Leviticus 18)

" 'No one is to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the Lord.

Leviticus 18:7   (Read all of Leviticus 18)

" 'Do not dishonor your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; do not have relations with her.

Leviticus 18:8   (Read all of Leviticus 18)

" 'Do not have sexual relations with your father's wife; that would dishonor your father.

Leviticus 18:9   (Read all of Leviticus 18)

" 'Do not have sexual relations with your sister, either your father's daughter or your mother's daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere.

Leviticus 18:10   (Read all of Leviticus 18)

" 'Do not have sexual relations with your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter; that would dishonor you.

Leviticus 18:11   (Read all of Leviticus 18)

" 'Do not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father's wife, born to your father; she is your sister.

Leviticus 18:12   (Read all of Leviticus 18)

" 'Do not have sexual relations with your father's sister; she is your father's close relative.

Leviticus 18:13   (Read all of Leviticus 18)

" 'Do not have sexual relations with your mother's sister, because she is your mother's close relative.

Leviticus 18:14   (Read all of Leviticus 18)

" 'Do not dishonor your father's brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations; she is your aunt.

Leviticus 18:15   (Read all of Leviticus 18)

" 'Do not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law. She is your son's wife; do not have relations with her.

Leviticus 18:16   (Read all of Leviticus 18)

" 'Do not have sexual relations with your brother's wife; that would dishonor your brother.

Leviticus 18:17   (Read all of Leviticus 18)

" 'Do not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. Do not have sexual relations with either her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter; they are her close relatives. That is wickedness.

Leviticus 18:18   (Read all of Leviticus 18)

" 'Do not take your wife's sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living.