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Leviticus 17:14

Israel

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.

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.

For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.

15 And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.

16 But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For the life of all flesh is its blood. Therefore I have told the Israelites, ‘You must not eat the blood of any living thing, because the life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it must be cut off.’
KJV
For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.
WEB
For as to the life of all flesh, its blood is with its life. Therefore I said to the children of Israel, “You shall not eat the blood of any kind of flesh; for the life of all flesh is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off.”
ASV
For as to the life of all flesh, the blood thereof is [all one] with the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh; for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.
DARBY
for as to the life of all flesh, its blood is the life in it; and I have said unto the children of Israel, Of the blood of no manner of flesh shall ye eat, for the life of all flesh is its blood: whoever eateth it shall be cut off.
BLB
For the soul of all flesh [is] its blood; in its soul it [is]. And I said to the sons of Israel, ‘Blood of any flesh you⁺ shall not eat, for the soul of all flesh [is] its blood; all who eat it shall be cut off.’
ÅB
for blodet er sjelen i alt kjøtt, fordi sjelen er i det; derfor sa jeg til Israels barn: Dere skal ikke spise blod av noe kjøtt, for blodet er sjelen i alt kjøtt; enhver som spiser det, skal utryddes.
OTB
fordi livet til hver skapning er i dets blod. Det er derfor jeg har sagt til israelittene: "Dere må ikke konsumere blodet av noen skapning, fordi livet til hver skapning er dets blod; enhver som konsumerer det må utestenges."
B1930
for blodet er sjelen i alt kjøtt, fordi sjelen er i det; derfor sa jeg til Israels barn: I skal ikke ete blod av noget kjøtt, for blodet er sjelen i alt kjøtt; enhver som eter det, skal utryddes.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 9:4

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

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  • 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.

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  • Leviticus 17:11–12

    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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