1 AND THE Lord said to Moses, 2 Tell Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites, This is what the Lord has commanded: 3 If any man of the house of Israel kills an ox or lamb or goat in the camp or kills it outside the camp 4 And does not bring it to the door of the Tent of Meeting to offer it as an offering to the Lord before the Lord's tabernacle, [guilt for shedding] 1 blood shall be imputed to that man; he has shed blood and shall be cut off from among his people. 5 This is so that the Israelites, rather than offer their sacrifices [to idols] in the open field [where they slew them], may bring them to the Lord at the door of the Tent of Meeting, to the priest, to offer them as peace offerings to the Lord. 6 And the priest shall dash the blood on the altar of the Lord at the door of the Tent of Meeting and burn the fat for a sweet and satisfying fragrance to the Lord. 7 So they shall no more offer their sacrifices to goatlike gods or demons or field spirits after which they have played the harlot. This shall be a statute forever to them throughout their generations.
8 And you shall say to them, Whoever of the house of Israel or of the strangers who dwell temporarily among you offers a burnt offering or sacrifice 9 And does not bring it to the door of the Tent of Meeting to offer it to the Lord shall be cut off from among his people.