The person who disobeys this command faces the same punishment as the man who sacrifices outside the tabernacle precincts; he will be excommunicated from the nation. In this instance, however, the nature of the punishment is underscored by the use of the first-person pronoun I.
It is the Lord himself who will directly pour out this punishment on the offender. This highlights the heinousness of consuming animal blood.
11 Car la vie de la chair est dans le sang. Je vous l'ai donné sur l'autel, afin qu'il serve d'expiation pour vos âmes, car c'est par la vie que le sang fait l'expiation.