Leviticus 7:26
Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings.
Leviticus 7:26 in other translations
| BSB | You must not eat the blood of any bird or animal in any of your dwellings. |
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| WEB | You shall not eat any blood, whether it is of bird or of animal, in any of your dwellings. |
| ASV | And ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of bird or of beast, in any of your dwellings. |
| YLT | ‘And any blood ye do not eat in all your dwellings, of fowl, or of beast; |
| DARBY | And no blood shall ye eat in any of your dwellings, whether it be of fowl or of cattle. |
| BBE | And you are not to take for food any blood, of bird or of beast, in any of your houses. |
| Webster | Moreover, ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings. |
What does Leviticus 7:26 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 7:22-27
22-27. Ye shall eat no manner of fat--(See on Le 3:17).
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 7:11-27
As to the peace-offerings, in the expression of their sense of mercy, God left them more at liberty, than in the expression of their sense of sin; that their sacrifices, being free-will offerings, might be the more acceptable, while, by obliging them to bring the sacrifices of atonement, God shows the necessity of the great Propitiation. The main reason why blood was forbidden of old, was because the Lord had…
Leviticus 7:26 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 7:26
- Genesis 9:4
But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
- Leviticus 3:17
It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.
- Acts 15:20
But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
- Leviticus 17:10-14
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. 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. 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. 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. …
- 1 Samuel 14:33-34
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. And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against the Lord in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them there.
- John 6:53
Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
- Ephesians 1:7
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
- Acts 15:29
That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.
- 1 Timothy 4:4
For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
- Ezekiel 33:25
Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?
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3:17; 17:10-14; Ge 9:4; 1Sa 14:33,34; Eze 33:25; Joh 6:53; Ac 15:20
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Context
- Leviticus 7:25
For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord, even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people.
- Leviticus 7:26
Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings.
- Leviticus 7:27
Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of blood, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.
Leviticus 7:26 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Además, ninguna sangre comeréis en todas vuestras habitaciones, así de aves como de bestias. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et vous ne mangerez aucun sang, dans aucune de vos habitations, soit d’oiseaux, soit de bétail. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und kein Blut sollt ihr essen in allen euren Wohnsitzen, es sei vom Gevögel oder vom Vieh. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Sanguinem quoque omnis animalis non sumetis in cibo, tam de avibus quam de pecoribus. |