Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Therefore I say to the Israelites, “None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner residing among you eat blood.” New Living Translation That is why I have said to the people of Israel, ‘You must never eat or drink blood—neither you nor the foreigners living among you.’ English Standard Version Therefore I have said to the people of Israel, No person among you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger who sojourns among you eat blood. Berean Standard Bible Therefore I say to the Israelites, ‘None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner living among you eat blood.’ King James Bible 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. New King James Version Therefore I said to the children of Israel, ‘No one among you shall eat blood, nor shall any stranger who dwells among you eat blood.’ New American Standard Bible Therefore I said to the sons of Israel, ‘No person among you may eat blood, nor may any stranger who resides among you eat blood.’ NASB 1995 “Therefore I said to the sons of Israel, ‘No person among you may eat blood, nor may any alien who sojourns among you eat blood.’ NASB 1977 “Therefore I said to the sons of Israel, ‘No person among you may eat blood, nor may any alien who sojourns among you eat blood.’ Legacy Standard Bible Therefore I said to the sons of Israel, ‘No person among you may eat blood, and no sojourner who sojourns among you may eat blood.’ Amplified Bible Therefore I have said to the sons of Israel, ‘No person among you may eat blood, nor may any stranger living temporarily among you eat blood.’ Christian Standard Bible Therefore I say to the Israelites: None of you and no alien who resides among you may eat blood. Holman Christian Standard Bible Therefore I say to the Israelites: None of you and no foreigner who lives among you may eat blood.” American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version That's also why I have forbidden you to eat blood. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation That is why I have said to the people of Israel: Neither you nor foreigners should ever eat blood. Good News Translation That is why the LORD has told the people of Israel that neither they nor any foreigner living among them shall eat any meat with blood still in it. International Standard Version This is why I've told the Israelis that no person among you is to eat blood. Even the resident alien who lives among you is not to eat blood. Majority Standard Bible Therefore I say to the Israelites, ‘None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner living among you eat blood.’ NET Bible Therefore, I have said to the Israelites: No person among you is to eat blood, and no resident foreigner who lives among you is to eat blood. New Heart English Bible Therefore I have said to the children of Israel, "No person among you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger who lives as a foreigner among you eat blood." Webster's Bible Translation Therefore I said to the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood. World English Bible Therefore I have said to the children of Israel, “No person among you may eat blood, nor may any stranger who lives as a foreigner among you eat blood.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionTherefore I have said to the sons of Israel: No person among you eats blood, and the sojourner who is sojourning in your midst does not eat blood; Young's Literal Translation 'Therefore I have said to the sons of Israel, No person among you doth eat blood, and the sojourner who is sojourning in your midst doth not eat blood; Smith's Literal Translation For this I said to the sons of Israel, Every soul from you shall eat no blood, and the stranger sojourning in the midst of you shall not eat blood. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTherefore I have said to the children of Israel: No soul of you, nor of the strangers that sojourn among you, shall eat blood. Catholic Public Domain Version For this reason, I have said to the sons of Israel: No soul among you shall eat blood, nor among the newcomers who sojourn with you. New American Bible That is why I have told the Israelites: No one among you, not even a resident alien, may consume blood. New Revised Standard Version Therefore I have said to the people of Israel: No person among you shall eat blood, nor shall any alien who resides among you eat blood. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTherefore I have said to the children of Israel, No person among you shall eat blood, neither shall the proselytes who sojourn among you eat blood. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because of this, I have said to the children of Israel, ‘No soul of you will devour blood, and those who are converted to me who dwell with you shall not eat blood. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Therefore I said unto the children of Israel: No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood. Brenton Septuagint Translation Therefore I said to the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, and the stranger that abides among you shall not eat blood. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Eating of Blood Forbidden…11For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul. 12Therefore I say to the Israelites, ‘None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner living among you eat blood.’ 13And if any Israelite or foreigner living among them hunts down a wild animal or bird that may be eaten, he must drain its blood and cover it with dirt.… Cross References Acts 15:20 Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood. Acts 15:29 You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell. Genesis 9:4 But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it. Deuteronomy 12:16 but you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water. Deuteronomy 12:23 Only be sure not to eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat. Deuteronomy 15:23 But you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water. 1 Samuel 14:32-34 So they rushed greedily to the plunder, taking sheep, cattle, and calves. They slaughtered them on the ground and ate meat with the blood still in it. / Then someone reported to Saul: “Look, the troops are sinning against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.” “You have broken faith,” said Saul. “Roll a large stone over here at once.” / Then he said, “Go among the troops and tell them, ‘Each man must bring me his ox or his sheep, slaughter them in this place, and then eat. Do not sin against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.’” So that night everyone brought his ox and slaughtered it there. Ezekiel 33:25 Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You eat meat with the blood in it, lift up your eyes to your idols, and shed blood. Should you then possess the land? Leviticus 3:17 This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.” Leviticus 7:26-27 You must not eat the blood of any bird or animal in any of your dwellings. / If anyone eats blood, that person must be cut off from his people.’” Leviticus 19:26 You must not eat anything with blood still in it. You must not practice divination or sorcery. 1 Corinthians 10:20-21 No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons. / You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too. Hebrews 9:22 According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. Matthew 5:17-18 Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. / For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Romans 14:14-15 I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean. / If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died. Treasury of Scripture Therefore I said to the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojournes among you eat blood. neither Exodus 12:49 One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you. Jump to Previous Alien Blood Children Eat Food Foreigner Israel Israelites Midst Others Reason Sojourner Sojourneth Sojourning Sojourns Soul StrangerJump to Next Alien Blood Children Eat Food Foreigner Israel Israelites Midst Others Reason Sojourner Sojourneth Sojourning Sojourns Soul StrangerLeviticus 17 1. The blood of slain beasts must be offered to the Lord at the tabernacle door7. They must not offer to idols 10. All eating of blood is forbidden 15. and of all that dies by itself, or is torn Therefore I say to the Israelites This phrase establishes the authority and direct communication from God to His chosen people, the Israelites. The Hebrew word for "say" is "אָמַר" (amar), which is often used in the context of divine speech, emphasizing the importance and solemnity of the command. Historically, the Israelites were set apart as a holy nation, and this directive underscores their unique covenant relationship with God. None of you may eat blood nor may any foreigner residing among you eat blood Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Thereforeעַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against I say אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ (’ā·mar·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to the Israelites, לִבְנֵ֣י (liḇ·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son ‘None כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every of you מִכֶּ֖ם (mik·kem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of may eat תֹ֣אכַל (ṯō·ḵal) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 398: To eat blood, דָּ֑ם (dām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed nor may לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no any foreigner וְהַגֵּ֛ר (wə·hag·gêr) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1616: A guest, a foreigner living הַגָּ֥ר (hag·gār) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1481: To turn aside from the road, sojourn, to shrink, fear, to gather for, hostility among you בְּתוֹכְכֶ֖ם (bə·ṯō·wḵ·ḵem) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre eat יֹ֥אכַל (yō·ḵal) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 398: To eat blood.’ דָּֽם׃ (dām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed Links Leviticus 17:12 NIVLeviticus 17:12 NLT Leviticus 17:12 ESV Leviticus 17:12 NASB Leviticus 17:12 KJV Leviticus 17:12 BibleApps.com Leviticus 17:12 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 17:12 Chinese Bible Leviticus 17:12 French Bible Leviticus 17:12 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 17:12 Therefore I have said to the children (Le Lv Lev.) |
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