Leviticus 17 · Verse 10

Leviticus 17:10

And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.
Leviticus 17:10, King James Version

Leviticus 17:10 in other translations

BSBIf 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.
WEB“‘Any man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who live as foreigners among them, who eats any kind of blood, I will set my face against that soul who eats blood, and will cut him off from among his people.
ASVAnd whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among them, that eateth any manner of blood, I will set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.
YLT‘And any man of the house of Israel, or of the sojourners, who is sojourning in your midst, who eateth any blood, I have even set My face against the person who is eating the blood, and have cut him off from the midst of his people;
DARBYAnd every one of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who sojourn among them, that eateth any manner of blood, — I will set my face against the soul that hath eaten blood, and will cut him off from among his people;
BBEAnd if any man of Israel, or any other living among them, takes any sort of blood for food, my wrath will be turned against that man and he will be cut off from among his people.
WebsterAnd whatever man there may be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.

What does Leviticus 17:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people--The face of God is often used in Scripture to denote His anger (Psa 34:16; Re 6:16; Eze 38:18). The manner in which God's face would be set against such an offender was, that if the crime were public and known, he was condemned to death; if it were secret, vengeance would overtake him. (See on Ge 9:4). But the practice against which the law is here pointed was an idolatrous rite. The Zabians, or worshippers of the heavenly host, were accustomed, in sacrificing animals, to pour out the blood and eat a part of the flesh at the place where the blood was poured out (and sometimes the blood itself) believing that by means of it, friendship, brotherhood, and familiarity were contracted between the worshippers and the deities. They, moreover, supposed that the blood was very beneficial in obtaining for them a vision of the demon during their sleep, and a revelation of future events. The prohibition against eating blood, viewed in the light of this historic commentary and unconnected with the peculiar terms in which it is expressed, seems to have been levelled against idolatrous practices, as is still further evident from Eze 33:25, 26; 1Co 10:20, 21.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 17:10-16
Here is a confirmation of the law against eating blood. They must eat no blood. But this law was ceremonial, and is now no longer in force; the coming of the substance does away the shadow. The blood of beasts is no longer the ransom, but Christ's blood only; therefore there is not now the reason for abstaining there then was. The blood is now allowed for the nourishment of our bodies; it is no longer appointed to make an atonement for the soul. Now the blood of Christ makes atonement really and effectually; to that, therefore, we must have regard, and not consider it as a common thing, or treat it with indifference.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Leviticus 17:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאִ֨ישׁve.'Ishand a personH376
אִ֜ישׁ'isha personH376
מִבֵּ֣יתmi.Beitfrom [the] house ofH1004
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
וּמִן\־u.min-and ofH4480
הַגֵּר֙ha.Gerthe sojourner[s]H1616
הַגָּ֣רha.Garwho sojournsH1481
בְּתוֹכָ֔םbe.to.Khamin midst of themH8432
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhoH834
יֹאכַ֖לyo.Khalhe will eatH398
כָּל\־kol-anyH3605
דָּ֑םDambloodH1818
וְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.Tiand I will setH5414
פָנַ֗יfa.Naiface myH6440
בַּנֶּ֙פֶשׁ֙ba.Ne.feshon the personH5315
הָאֹכֶ֣לֶתha.'o.Khe.letwho eatsH398
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַדָּ֔םha.Dam<the> bloodH1818
וְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.Tiand I will cut offH3772
אֹתָ֖הּ'o.Tah<obj.> itH853
מִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revfrom amongH7130
עַמָּֽהּ\׃'a.Mahpeople itsH5971

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Cross references for Leviticus 17:10

  • Leviticus 17:11

    For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.

  • Leviticus 3:17

    It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.

  • Deuteronomy 12:16

    Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water.

  • Deuteronomy 12:23

    Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh.

  • 1 Samuel 14:33

    Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against the Lord, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have transgressed: roll a great stone unto me this day.

  • Leviticus 26:17

    And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.

  • Genesis 9:4

    But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.

  • Leviticus 7:26-27

    Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings. Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of blood, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.

  • Jeremiah 44:11

    Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will set my face against you for evil, and to cut off all Judah.

  • Leviticus 19:26

    Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.

  • Ezekiel 44:7

    In that ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations.

  • Leviticus 20:3-6

    And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name. And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not: Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people. And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
that eateth.
11; 3:17; 7:26,27; 19:26; Ge 9:4; De 12:16,23; 15:23; 1Sa 14:33
Eze 33:25; 44:7; Ac 15:20,29; Heb 10:29
I will.
20:3-6; 26:17; Ps 34:16; Jer 21:10; 44:11; Eze 14:8; 15:7

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Context

  • Leviticus 17:9

    And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer it unto the Lord; even that man shall be cut off from among his people.

  • Leviticus 17:10

    And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.

  • Leviticus 17:11

    For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.

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Leviticus 17:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y cualquier varón de la casa de Israel, ó de los extranjeros que peregrinan entre ellos, que comiere alguna sangre, yo pondré mi rostro contra la persona que comiere sangre, y le cortaré de entre su pueblo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et quiconque de la maison d’Israël ou des étrangers qui séjournent au milieu d’eux, aura mangé de quelque sang que ce soit, je mettrai ma face contre celui qui aura mangé du sang, et je le retrancherai du milieu de son peuple;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und jedermann aus dem Hause Israel und von den Fremdlingen, die in ihrer Mitte weilen, der irgend Blut essen wird, -wider die Seele, die das Blut isset, werde ich mein Angesicht richten und sie ausrotten aus der Mitte ihres Volkes.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Homo quilibet de domo Israël et de advenis qui peregrinantur inter eos, si comederit sanguinem, obfirmabo faciem meam contra animam illius, et disperdam eam de populo suo,