Leviticus 17:13

New International Reader's Version

“ ‘Suppose any of you hunts any animal or bird that can be eaten. It does not matter whether you are an Israelite or an outsider. You must let the blood flow out of the animal or bird. You must cover the blood with dirt.

Cross References

Job 16:18

“Earth, please don’t cover up my blood! May God always hear my cry for help!

Proverbs 6:26

A prostitute can be bought for only a loaf of bread. But another man’s wife hunts your very life.

Ezekiel 24:7

“The blood Jerusalem’s people spilled is inside its walls. They poured it out on a bare rock. They did not pour it on the ground. If they had, dust would have covered it up.

Leviticus 17:12

So I say to the Israelites, “You must not eat meat that still has blood in it. And an outsider who lives among you must not eat it either.”

Leviticus 7:26

No matter where you live, do not eat the blood of any bird or animal.

Deuteronomy 12:16

But you must not eat meat that still has blood in it. Pour the blood out on the ground like water.

Deuteronomy 12:24

You must not eat the blood. Pour it out on the ground like water.

Deuteronomy 15:23

But you must not eat meat that still has blood in it. Pour the blood out on the ground like water.