Leviticus 17:11-12

Leviticus 17:11-12

[11] For the life  of the flesh  is in the blood:  and I have given  it to you upon the altar  to make an atonement  for your souls:  for it is the blood  that maketh an atonement  for the soul.  [12] Therefore I said  unto the children  of Israel,  No soul  of you shall eat  blood,  neither shall any stranger  that sojourneth  among  you eat  blood.