Leviticus 7:27
in Leviticus 7If anyone eats blood, that person must be cut off from his people.’”
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Whosoever it be that eateth any blood, that soul shall be cut off from his people.
KJV
Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of blood, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.
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This verse in Leviticus 7
Commentary
5 notes on this verseWhatsoever soul - that eateth any manner of blood - See Clarke’s note on Gen 9:4. Shall be cut off - excommunicated from the people of God, and so deprived of any part in their inheritance, and in their blessings. See Clarke’s note on Gen 17:14.
This site's exposition
You are not to eat any of the fat of an ox
on Leviticus 7:23-27
Fat and blood are forbidden together under one penalty, to be cut off from his people. The fat of an animal found dead or mauled may be used for any other purpose, so the rule guards what belongs on the altar.
This site's exposition
If anyone eats blood
Eating blood carries the sentence of being cut off. Adam Clarke explains the phrase as excommunication from the people of God, with the loss of any part in their inheritance and their blessings. He refers the ban itself back to Genesis 9:4 and the sentence to Genesis 17:14.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), because the fat was offered to God only by way of acknowledgment, but the blood made atonement for the soul, and so typified Christ's sacrifice much more than the burning of the fat did; to this therefore a greater reverence must be paid, till these types had their accomplishment in the offering up of the body of Christ once for all.
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The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| נֶ֖פֶשׁ | nefesh | person | H5315 → | 754 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| תֹּאכַ֣ל | tokhal | it will eat | H398 → | 810 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | any | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| דָּ֑ם | dam | blood | H1818 → | 360 times |
| וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה | venikhretah | and it will be cut off | H3772 → | 288 times |
| הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ | hanefesh | the person | H5315 → | 754 times |
| הַהִ֖וא | hahiv' | <the> that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| מֵֽעַמֶּֽיהָ׃ פ | meameiha | from kinspeople<s> its | H5971 → | 1873 times |
כָּל־every
kol-H3605 →5413 times
נֶ֖פֶשׁperson
nefeshH5315 →754 times
אֲשֶׁר־who
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
תֹּאכַ֣לit will eat
tokhalH398 →810 times
כָּל־any
kol-H3605 →5413 times
דָּ֑םblood
damH1818 →360 times
וְנִכְרְתָ֛הand it will be cut off
venikhretahH3772 →288 times
הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁthe person
hanefeshH5315 →754 times
הַהִ֖וא<the> that
hahiv'H1931 →1879 times
מֵֽעַמֶּֽיהָ׃ פfrom kinspeople<s> its
meameihaH5971 →1873 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hebrews 10:29How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of…
it leads to
- Ephesians 4:30
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
- Hebrews 6:6
and then have fallen away—to be restored to repentance, because they themselves are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting Him to open shame.
- Isaiah 63:10
But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.
- Luke 12:10
And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
- 1 Corinthians 11:27
Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
- Ephesians 4:30
Where this verse is studied
About Leviticus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.