Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Therefore I have said to the children of Israel: No soul of you, nor of the strangers that sojourn among you, shall eat blood. neither Exodus 12:49 The same law shall be to him that is born in the land, and to the proselyte that sojourneth with you. Context Eating of Blood Forbidden…11Because the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you, that you may make atonement with it upon the altar for your souls, and the blood may be for an expiation of the soul. 12Therefore I have said to the children of Israel: No soul of you, nor of the strangers that sojourn among you, shall eat blood.13Any man whosoever of the children of Israel, and of the strangers that sojourn among you, if by hunting or fowling, he take a wild beast or a bird, which is lawful to eat, let him pour out its blood, and cover it with earth.… Cross References Leviticus 17:11 Because the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you, that you may make atonement with it upon the altar for your souls, and the blood may be for an expiation of the soul. Leviticus 17:13 Any man whosoever of the children of Israel, and of the strangers that sojourn among you, if by hunting or fowling, he take a wild beast or a bird, which is lawful to eat, let him pour out its blood, and cover it with earth. Ezekiel 33:25 Therefore say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: You that eat with the blood and lift up your eyes to your uncleannesses, and that shed blood: shall you possess the land by inheritance? Lexicon Thereforeעַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against I say אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ (’ā·mar·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to the Israelites, לִבְנֵ֣י (liḇ·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son ‘None כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every of you מִכֶּ֖ם (mik·kem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of may eat תֹ֣אכַל (ṯō·ḵal) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat blood, דָּ֑ם (dām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed nor may לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no any foreigner וְהַגֵּ֛ר (wə·hag·gêr) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1616: A guest, a foreigner living הַגָּ֥ר (hag·gār) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1481: To turn aside from the road, sojourn, to shrink, fear, to gather for, hostility among you בְּתוֹכְכֶ֖ם (bə·ṯō·wḵ·ḵem) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 8432: A bisection, the centre eat יֹ֥אכַל (yō·ḵal) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat blood.’ דָּֽם׃ (dām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed Additional Translations Therefore I say to the Israelites, ‘None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner living among you eat blood.’Therefore I said to the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojournes among you eat blood. 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. Therefore I said to the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, and the stranger that abides among you shall not eat blood. 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. 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. 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. Therefore I have said to the children of Israel, "No person among you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger who lives as a foreigner among you eat blood." '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; Jump to Previous Alien Blood Children Eat Food Foreigner Israel Israelites Midst Others Reason Sojourner Sojourneth Sojourning Sojourns Soul StrangerJump to Next Alien Blood Children Eat Food Foreigner Israel Israelites Midst Others Reason Sojourner Sojourneth Sojourning Sojourns Soul StrangerExternal Links Leviticus 17:12 NIVLeviticus 17:12 NLT Leviticus 17:12 ESV Leviticus 17:12 NASB Leviticus 17:12 ASV Leviticus 17:12 Bible Apps Leviticus 17:12 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 17:12 Chinese Bible Leviticus 17:12 French Bible Leviticus 17:12 German Bible Alphabetical: alien among an any blood blood' eat I Israel Israelites living may No None nor of person said say sojourns sons the Therefore to who you OT Law: Leviticus 17:12 Therefore I have said to the children (Le Lv Lev.) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |