This action opened the way for Jehovah to forgive the sins of the Israelites. In addition, Jehovah decreed that if a man killed an animal for food, he was to pour out its blood and cover it with dust, “for the life of every sort of flesh is its blood. ”
नोहाला देण्यात आलेली ती आज्ञा, प्रायश्‍चित्ताच्या दिवशी रक्‍ताच्या वापरासंबंधी तसेच जमिनीवर रक्‍त ओतण्यासंबंधी दिलेल्या आज्ञांसारखीच होती.