Leviticus 19:26
24 In the fourth year all its fruit must be consecrated as a praise offering to the LORD.
25 But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit; thus your harvest will be increased. I am the LORD your God.
You must not eat anything with blood still in it. You must not practice divination or sorcery.
27 You must not cut off the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.
28 You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- You must not eat anything with blood still in it. You must not practice divination or sorcery.
- KJV
- Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.
- WEB
- “‘You shall not eat any meat with the blood still in it. You shall not use enchantments, nor practice sorcery.
- ASV
- Ye shall not eat anything with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantments, nor practise augury.
- DARBY
- Ye shall eat nothing with the blood. Ye shall not practise enchantment, nor use auguries.
- BLB
- You⁺ shall not eat with the blood. You⁺ shall not practice divination, and you⁺ shall not practice soothsaying.
- ÅB
- Dere skal ikke spise noe med blodet i. Dere skal ikke gi dere av med å tyde varsler eller spå av skyene.
- OTB
- Dere skal ikke spise noe kjøtt med blodet i det. Dere skal ikke praktisere spådom eller søke varsler.
- B1930
- I skal ikke ete noget med blodet i. I skal ikke gi eder av med å tyde varsler eller spå av skyene.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 18:10–14
Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery,
Read in context2 Kings 17:17
They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
Read in context2 Chronicles 33:6
He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 12:23
Only be sure not to eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.
Read in context2 Kings 21:6
He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
Read in contextLeviticus 7:26
You must not eat the blood of any bird or animal in any of your dwellings.
Read in contextLeviticus 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.
Read in contextLeviticus 3:17
This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.”
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