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"So when anyone from the sons of Israel, or from the strangers who reside among them, ^(F1)while hunting catches an animal or a bird which may be eaten, ^(C1)he shall pour out its blood and cover it with dirt.

"^(C1)For as for the ^(F1)life of all flesh, its blood is identified with its ^(F1)life. Therefore I said to the sons of Israel, 'You are not to eat the blood of any flesh, for the ^(F1)life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off.'

"And ^(C1)any person who eats an animal which dies or is torn by animals, whether he is a native or a stranger, shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and remain unclean until evening; then he will become clean.

"But if he does not wash his clothes and bathe his body, then ^(C1)he shall bear the responsibility for his ^(F1)guilt."