5 The meaning of this command is that the people of Israel shall now bring to the Lord the animals which they used to kill in the open country. They shall now bring them to the priest at the entrance of the Tent and kill them as fellowship offerings.
6 The priest shall throw the blood against the sides of the altar at the entrance of the Tent and burn the fat to produce a smell that is pleasing to the Lord.
7 The people of Israel must no longer be unfaithful to the Lord by killing their animals in the fields as sacrifices to the goat-demons. The people of Israel must keep this regulation for all time to come.
8 Any Israelite or any foreigner living in the community who offers a burnt offering or any other sacrifice
9 as an offering to the Lord anywhere except at the entrance of the Tent shall no longer be considered one of God's people.
10 If any Israelite or any foreigner living in the community eats meat with blood still in it, the Lord will turn against him and no longer consider him one of his people.
11 The life of every living thing is in the blood, and that is why the Lord has commanded that all blood be poured out on the altar to take away the people's sins. Blood, which is life, takes away sins.