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Leviticus 7:26

24 And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use: but ye shall in no wise eat of it.

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.

Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings.

27 Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of blood, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.

28 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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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
You must not eat the blood of any bird or animal in any of your dwellings.
KJV
Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings.
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.
DARBY
And no blood shall ye eat in any of your dwellings, whether it be of fowl or of cattle.
BLB
And any blood you⁺ shall not eat in any of your⁺ dwellings, of the bird and of the beast.
ÅB
Og blod skal dere ikke spise, hverken av fugl eller fe, hvor dere så bor.
OTB
Og hvor dere enn bor, må dere ikke spise noe blod, enten av fugl eller dyr.
B1930
Og blod skal I ikke ete, hverken av fugl eller fe, hvor I så bor.

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  • Genesis 9:4

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

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  • Leviticus 3:17

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

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Ephesians 1:7

    In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

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  • 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.

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