Focused Passage

Leviticus 17:10-12

Blood, Life, Sacrifice, and the LORD's Exclusive Altar

The LORD commands that slaughtered sacrificial animals be brought to the entrance of the tent of meeting, forbids sacrifice in the open fields or to goat demons, applies the command to Israelites and foreigners, prohibits eating blood because life is in the blood and blood is given for atonement, requires hunters to drain and cover blood, and gives washing instructions for eating animals found dead or torn.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

10If 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.

11For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.

12Therefore I say to the Israelites, ‘None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner living among you eat blood.’

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References and Original Words

Verse 10

Cross-references

Leviticus 17:11Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 12:16Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 12:23Classic cross-references Leviticus 3:17Classic cross-references Genesis 9:4Classic cross-references

Original words

If anyoneוְאִ֨ישׁH376Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular. . .אִ֜ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularfromוּמִן־H4480Conjunctive waw | Prepositionthe houseמִבֵּ֣יתH1004Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularor a foreignerהַגֵּר֙H1616Article | Noun - masculine singularlivingהַגָּ֣רH1481Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularamong themבְּתוֹכָ֔םH8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural-אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativeeatsיֹאכַ֖לH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularanyכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructbloodדָּ֑םH1818Noun - masculine singularI will setוְנָתַתִּ֣יH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularMy faceפָנַ֗יH6440Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularagainst that personבַּנֶּ֙פֶשׁ֙H5315Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular-הָאֹכֶ֣לֶתH398Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object marker-הַדָּ֔םH1818Article | Noun - masculine singularand cut him offוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יH3772Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular-אֹתָ֖הּH853Direct object marker | third person feminine singularfrom amongמִקֶּ֥רֶבH7130Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructhis peopleעַמָּֽהּ׃H5971Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular

Verse 11

Cross-references

Hebrews 9:22Classic cross-references 1 John 1:7Classic cross-references Romans 3:25Classic cross-references Revelation 1:5Classic cross-references Mark 14:24Classic cross-references

Original words

Forכִּ֣יH3588Conjunctionthe lifeנֶ֣פֶשׁH5315Noun - feminine singular constructof the fleshהַבָּשָׂר֮H1320Article | Noun - masculine singularis in the bloodבַּדָּ֣םH1818Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularand Iוַאֲנִ֞יH589Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singularhave givenנְתַתִּ֤יוH5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singularitהִוא֒H1931Pronoun - third person feminine singularto youלָכֶם֙Preposition | second person masculine pluralto make atonementלְכַפֵּ֖רH3722Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructforעַל־H5921Prepositionyour soulsנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑םH5315Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine pluraluponעַל־H5921Prepositionthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַH4196Article | Noun - masculine singularforכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionit [is]ה֖וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularthe bloodהַדָּ֥םH1818Article | Noun - masculine singular[that] makes atonementיְכַפֵּֽר׃H3722Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singularfor the soulבַּנֶּ֥פֶשׁH5315Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular

BSB notes

Literally the soul; also in verse 14

Verse 12

Original words

Thereforeעַל־H5921Preposition. . .כֵּ֤ןH3651AdverbI sayאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙H559Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularto the Israelitesלִבְנֵ֣יH1121Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularNoneכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct. . .נֶ֥פֶשׁH5315Noun - feminine singular. . .לֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleof youמִכֶּ֖םPreposition | second person masculine pluralmay eatתֹ֣אכַלH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularbloodדָּ֑םH1818Noun - masculine singularnor mayלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleany foreignerוְהַגֵּ֛רH1616Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singularlivingהַגָּ֥רH1481Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularamong youבְּתוֹכְכֶ֖םH8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine pluraleatיֹ֥אכַלH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularbloodדָּֽם׃סH1818Noun - masculine singular

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