Leviticus 17:11-13

New Catholic Bible

¹¹ The life of all flesh is found in its blood. I have given it to you to make atonement for your life upon the altar. Blood is to make atonement for one’s life.’ ¹² Therefore, I told the children of Israel, ‘No one of you shall eat blood, nor shall the alien living among you eat blood.’

¹³ “Whoever from among the children of Israel or from among the aliens living in your midst hunts or catches a beast or a bird that can be eaten, let him pour out its blood and cover it with dust