Leviticus 7:27
New International Version
Anyone who eats blood must be cut off from their people.’”

New Living Translation
Anyone who consumes blood will be cut off from the community.”

English Standard Version
Whoever eats any blood, that person shall be cut off from his people.”

Berean Standard Bible
If anyone eats blood, that person must be cut off from his people.’ ”

King James Bible
Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of blood, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.

New King James Version
Whoever eats any blood, that person shall be cut off from his people.’ ”

New American Standard Bible
Any person who eats any blood, that person shall also be cut off from his people.’”

NASB 1995
‘Any person who eats any blood, even that person shall be cut off from his people.’”

NASB 1977
‘Any person who eats any blood, even that person shall be cut off from his people.’”

Legacy Standard Bible
Any person who eats any blood, even that person shall be cut off from his people.’”

Amplified Bible
Whoever eats any blood, that person shall be cut off from his people.’”

Christian Standard Bible
Whoever eats any blood is to be cut off from his people.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Whoever eats any blood, that person must be cut off from his people.”

American Standard Version
Whosoever it be that eateth any blood, that soul shall be cut off from his people.

Contemporary English Version
or you will no longer belong to the community of Israel.

English Revised Version
Whosoever it be that eateth any blood, that soul shall be cut off from his people.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Those who eat any blood must be excluded from the people."

Good News Translation
Anyone who breaks this law will no longer be considered one of God's people.

International Standard Version
Any person who eats any form of blood is to be eliminated from contact with his people.'"

Majority Standard Bible
If anyone eats blood, that person must be cut off from his people.’”

NET Bible
Any person who eats any blood--that person will be cut off from his people.'"

New Heart English Bible
Whoever it is who eats any blood, that soul shall be cut off from his people.'"

Webster's Bible Translation
Whatever soul it may be that eateth any manner of blood, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.

World English Bible
Whoever it is who eats any blood, that soul shall be cut off from his people.’”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
any person who eats any blood, indeed, that person has been cut off from his people.”

Young's Literal Translation
any person who eateth any blood, even that person hath been cut off from his people.'

Smith's Literal Translation
Every soul which shall eat any blood, and that soul was cut off from its people.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Every one that eateth blood, shall perish from among the people.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Every soul that will have eaten blood shall perish from his people.

New American Bible
Every person who eats any blood shall be cut off from the people.

New Revised Standard Version
Any one of you who eats any blood shall be cut off from your kin.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Whosoever eats any manner of blood, that person shall be cut off from his people.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Every soul that will eat blood, that soul will be destroyed from its people.'"
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Whosoever it be that eateth any blood, that soul shall be cut off from his people.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Every soul that shall eat blood, that soul shall perish from his people.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Fat and Blood Forbidden
26You must not eat the blood of any bird or animal in any of your dwellings. 27If anyone eats blood, that person must be cut off from his people.’”

Cross References
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 12:23-24
Only be sure not to eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat. / You must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.

Deuteronomy 15:23
But you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.

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.

Leviticus 17:10-14
If anyone from the house of Israel or a foreigner living among them eats any blood, I will set My face against that person and cut him off from among his people. / For 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. / Therefore I say to the Israelites, ‘None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner living among you eat blood.’ ...

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 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.

Acts 21:25
As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality.”

Genesis 9:5
And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:

Ezekiel 44:7
In addition to all your other abominations, you brought in foreigners uncircumcised in both heart and flesh to occupy My sanctuary; you defiled My temple when you offered My food—the fat and the blood; you broke My covenant.


Treasury of Scripture

Whatever soul it be that eats any manner of blood, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.

that soul

Leviticus 7:20,21,25
But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, that pertain unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, even that soul shall be cut off from his people…

Hebrews 10:29
Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

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Leviticus 7
1. The law of the trespass offering
11. and of the peace offering
12. whether it be for a thanksgiving
16. or a vow, or a free will offering
22. the fat and the blood are forbidden
28. The priests' portion in the peace offerings
35. The whole summed up














If anyone
This phrase establishes a universal principle applicable to all members of the Israelite community. The Hebrew word used here, "נֶפֶשׁ" (nephesh), often translated as "soul" or "person," emphasizes the individual responsibility and accountability before God. It underscores the personal nature of the covenant relationship between God and His people, where each person is called to adhere to divine commandments.

eats blood
The consumption of blood is strictly prohibited in the Mosaic Law. The Hebrew word for blood, "דָּם" (dam), is significant throughout Scripture, symbolizing life itself (Leviticus 17:11). In ancient Near Eastern cultures, blood was often associated with life force and was used in various rituals. However, God’s command to abstain from eating blood sets the Israelites apart, emphasizing the sanctity of life and the importance of obedience to God's laws. This prohibition also foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Christ, whose blood would be shed for the atonement of sins.

that person
The phrase reiterates the individual accountability mentioned earlier. It highlights that the consequences of disobedience are personal and direct. In the community-oriented culture of ancient Israel, individual actions had communal implications, yet each person was responsible for their own adherence to God's commands.

must be cut off
The Hebrew term "כָּרַת" (karat) is used here, which can mean to be cut off or to be excommunicated. This severe consequence reflects the seriousness of the offense. Being "cut off" could imply a range of outcomes, from social ostracism to divine judgment. It serves as a deterrent against disobedience and underscores the holiness required of God’s people. The phrase also points to the spiritual separation from God that sin causes, a theme that runs throughout Scripture.

from his people
This phrase indicates the communal aspect of the covenant. The Israelites were not just individuals but a collective chosen by God to be a holy nation. Being cut off from the people meant losing one's place in the covenant community, which was both a social and spiritual loss. It serves as a reminder of the importance of community in the life of faith and the collective responsibility to uphold God’s laws. This communal identity is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are called to be the body of Christ, living in unity and holiness.

(27) That soul shall be cut off.--According to the law which obtained during the second Temple, the punishment of excision was only inflicted for eating the life-blood (see Leviticus 17:11), that is, the blood in which the life of the animal resides, and the loss of which causes death. For eating the blood found in the limbs, or in any internal portion of the body, a sin offering had to be brought, and the offender was beaten with stripes.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
If anyone
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

eats
תֹּאכַ֣ל (tō·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

that
הַהִ֖וא (ha·hi·w)
Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

person
הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ (han·ne·p̄eš)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

must be cut off
וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה (wə·niḵ·rə·ṯāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant

from his people.’”
מֵֽעַמֶּֽיהָ׃ (mê·‘am·me·hā)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock


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