Leviticus 7:26

Translations

Modern

You must not eat the blood of any bird or animal in any of your dwellings.

Traditional

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

Literal

And any blood you shall not eat in any of your dwellings, of the bird and of the beast.

Latin

Sanguinem quoque omnis animalis non sumetis in cibo, tam de avibus quam de pecoribus.

Original

Hebrew

English

You must not eat the blood of any bird or animal in any of your dwellings.

Notes

Leviticus 7:26–27

The command not to eat blood was very important. The Council at Jerusalem even included it in their instructions for non-Jewish (Gentile) believers (Acts 15:29).

Leviticus 7:22–27

In the sacrificial system, the fat and blood of all altar offerings belonged to God. People offered them before eating any part of the sacrifice. God forbid the Israelites of consuming blood because it represented the animal's life (Leviticus 17:10–16). The rule against eating fat might have been because fat, considered the best part, belonged to God.

Theme notes and profiles

Ancient Law Codes Pure Worship

Related verses

Genesis 9:4
But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it.
Acts 15:20
Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood.
Leviticus 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.
Leviticus 3:17
This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.”
Ephesians 1:7
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
1 Timothy 4:4
For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected,
Acts 15:29
You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.
Ezekiel 33:25
Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You eat meat with the blood in it, lift up your eyes to your idols, and shed blood. Should you then possess the land?
John 6:53
So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you.
1 Samuel 14:33–34
Then someone reported to Saul: “Look, the troops are sinning against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.” “You have broken faith,” said Saul. “Roll a large stone over here at once.”

Glossary

Biblical Concept of Law Deuteronomy, Book of History of Israel Law of Moses Leviticus, Book of Moses Offerings and Sacrifices

Topics

Birds: The Blood of, not to be Eaten Blood: Forbidden to be Used As Food Sanitation: Food

Leviticus 7:26

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