Leviticus 17:12
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.
Leviticus 17:12 in other translations
| BSB | Therefore I say to the Israelites, ‘None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner living among you eat blood.’ |
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| WEB | 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.” |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | ‘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; |
| DARBY | Therefore have I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall the stranger who sojourneth among you eat blood. |
| BBE | For this reason I have said to the children of Israel, No man among you, or any others living with you, may take blood as food. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Leviticus 17:12 mean?
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 But this law was ceremonial, and is now no longer in force; the coming of the substance does away the shadow.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…
Leviticus 17:12 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 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 17:12
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.
- Leviticus 17:13
And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.
Leviticus 17:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Por tanto, he dicho á los hijos de Israel: Ninguna persona de vosotros comerá sangre, ni el extranjero que peregrina entre vosotros comerá sangre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | C’est pourquoi j’ai dit aux fils d’Israël: Personne d’entre vous ne mangera du sang, et l’étranger qui séjourne au milieu de vous ne mangera pas de sang. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Darum habe ich zu den Kindern Israel gesagt: Niemand von euch soll Blut essen; auch der Fremdling, der in eurer Mitte weilt, soll nicht Blut essen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Idcirco dixi filiis Israël: Omnis anima ex vobis non comedet sanguinem, nec ex advenis qui peregrinantur apud vos. |