Leviticus 17:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Leviticus 17:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Leviticus 17:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Leviticus 17:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Therefore I have said to the children of Israel, “No person among you may eat blood, nor may any stranger who lives as a foreigner among you eat blood.””
Leviticus 17:12 — World English Bible
Leviticus 17:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Leviticus 17:12 — American Standard Version
Leviticus 17:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`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;”
Leviticus 17:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Leviticus 17:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
Leviticus 17:12 — Darby Translation
Leviticus 17:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore I saide vnto ye children of Israel, None of you shall eate blood: neither the stranger that soiourneth among you, shall eate blood.”
Leviticus 17:12 — Geneva Bible
Leviticus 17:12 in Context — Leviticus 17
10 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.
11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.
12 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.
13 And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.
14 For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.
What Does Leviticus 17:12 Mean?
Leviticus 17:12 is a verse from the Book of Leviticus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Leviticus chapter 17. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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