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That is why I have said to the Israelites, &#8220You must not eat the blood of any creature, because the life of every creature is its blood; anyone who eats it must be cut off.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/leviticus/17.htm">New Living Translation</a> The life of every creature is in its blood. That is why I have said to the people of Israel, ‘You must never eat or drink blood, for the life of any creature is in its blood.’ So whoever consumes blood will be cut off from the community. <a href="/esv/leviticus/17.htm">English Standard Version</a> For the life of every creature is its blood: its blood is its life. Therefore I have said to the people of Israel, You shall not eat the blood of any creature, for the life of every creature is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off. <a href="/bsb/leviticus/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For the life of all flesh is its blood. Therefore I have told the Israelites, ‘You must not eat the blood of any living thing, because the life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it must be cut off.’ <a href="/kjv/leviticus/17.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/leviticus/17.htm">New King James Version</a> for it is the life of all flesh. Its blood sustains its life. Therefore I said to the children of Israel, ‘You shall not eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off.’ <a href="/nasb_/leviticus/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “For as for the life of all flesh, its blood is identified with its life. Therefore I said to the sons of Israel, ‘You are not to eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off.’ <a href="/nasb/leviticus/17.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220For as for the life of all flesh, its blood is identified with its life. Therefore I said to the sons of Israel, &#8216You are not to eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off.&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/leviticus/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “For as for the life of all flesh, its blood is identified with its life. Therefore I said to the sons of Israel, ‘You are not to eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off.’ <a href="/lsb/leviticus/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “For as for the life of all flesh, its blood is identified with its life. Therefore I said to the sons of Israel, ‘You are not to eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off.’ <a href="/amp/leviticus/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “For in regard to the life of all flesh, its blood is [the same] as its life; therefore I said to the Israelites, ‘You are not to eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off [excluding him from the atonement made for them].’ <a href="/csb/leviticus/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Since the life of every creature is its blood, I have told the Israelites: You are not to eat the blood of any creature, because the life of every creature is its blood; whoever eats it must be cut off. <a href="/hcsb/leviticus/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Since the life of every creature is its blood, I have told the Israelites: You must not eat the blood of any creature, because the life of every creature is its blood; whoever eats it must be cut off.&#8221 <a href="/asv/leviticus/17.htm">American Standard Version</a> For as to the life of all flesh, the blood thereof is all one with 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. <a href="/cev/leviticus/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The life of every living creature is in its blood. That's why I have forbidden you to eat blood and why I have warned you that anyone who does will no longer belong to my people. <a href="/erv/leviticus/17.htm">English Revised Version</a> For as to the life of all flesh, the blood thereof is all one with 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. <a href="/gwt/leviticus/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> This is because the life of any creature is in its blood. So I have said to the people of Israel: Never eat any blood, because the life of any creature is in its blood. Whoever eats blood must be excluded [from the people]. <a href="/gnt/leviticus/17.htm">Good News Translation</a> The life of every living thing is in the blood, and that is why the LORD has told the people of Israel that they shall not eat any meat with blood still in it and that anyone who does so will no longer be considered one of his people. <a href="/isv/leviticus/17.htm">International Standard Version</a> because the life of any flesh is the blood itself. Therefore, I'm saying to the Israelis that the blood of any flesh is not to be eaten, because the life of any flesh is in its blood. Anyone who eats of it is to be eliminated from contact with his people. <a href="/msb/leviticus/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For the life of all flesh is its blood. Therefore I have told the Israelites, ?You must not eat the blood of any living thing, because the life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it must be cut off.? <a href="/net/leviticus/17.htm">NET Bible</a> for the life of all flesh is its blood. So I have said to the Israelites: You must not eat the blood of any living thing because the life of every living thing is its blood--all who eat it will be cut off. <a href="/nheb/leviticus/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For as to the life of all flesh, its blood is with its life: therefore I said to the children of Israel, "You shall not eat the blood of any kind of flesh; for the life of all flesh is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off." <a href="/wbt/leviticus/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For it is the life of all flesh, the blood of it is for the life of it; therefore I said to the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is its blood: whoever eateth it shall be cut off. <a href="/web/leviticus/17.htm">World English Bible</a> For as to the life of all flesh, its blood is with its life. Therefore I said to the children of Israel, “You shall not eat the blood of any kind of flesh; for the life of all flesh is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/leviticus/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for [it is] the life of all flesh, its blood is for its life; and I say to the sons of Israel: You do not eat [the] blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood; anyone eating it is cut off. <a href="/ylt/leviticus/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> for it is the life of all flesh, its blood is for its life; and I say to the sons of Israel, Blood of any flesh ye do not eat, for the life of all flesh is its blood; any one eating it is cut off. <a href="/slt/leviticus/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For the soul of all flesh it is its blood in its soul: and say to the sons of Israel, The blood of all flesh ye shall not eat, for the soul of all flesh it is its blood: all eating it shall be cut off.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/leviticus/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For the life of all flesh is in the blood: therefore I said to the children of Israel: You shall not eat the blood of any flesh at all, because the life of the flesh is in the blood, and whosoever eateth it, shall be cut off. <a href="/cpdv/leviticus/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For the life of all flesh is in the blood. Therefore, I said to the sons of Israel: You shall not eat the blood of any flesh at all, because the life of the flesh is in the blood, and whoever has eaten it shall perish. <a href="/nabre/leviticus/17.htm">New American Bible</a> since the life of all flesh is its blood. I have told the Israelites: You shall not consume the blood of any flesh. Since the life of all flesh is its blood, anyone who consumes it shall be cut off. <a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For the life of every creature—its blood is its life; therefore I have said to the people of Israel: You shall not eat the blood of any creature, for the life of every creature is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For the life of all flesh is the blood thereof; therefore I said to the children of Israel, You shall not eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof; whosoever eats it shall be cut off. <a href="/hpbt/leviticus/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because the life of all flesh is the blood, and say to the children of Israel: ‘You shall not eat the blood of any flesh, because the life of all flesh is the blood, and everyone who eats it will be destroyed.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/leviticus/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For as to the life of all flesh, the blood thereof is all one with 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. <a href="/sep/leviticus/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For the blood of all flesh is its life; and I said to the children of Israel, Ye shall not eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood: every one that eats it shall be destroyed. <a href="/parallel/leviticus/17-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=4687" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/leviticus/17.htm">Eating of Blood Forbidden</a> …13And if any Israelite or foreigner living among them hunts down a wild animal or bird that may be eaten, he must drain its blood and cover it with dirt. 14<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: ne·p̄eš (N-fsc) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">the life</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">of all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: bā·śār (N-ms) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">flesh</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: dā·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">is its blood.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: ḇə·nap̄·šōw (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wā·’ō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">Therefore I have told</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: liḇ·nê (Prep-l:: N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the Israelites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">‘You must not</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ṯō·ḵê·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: dam (N-msc) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">the blood</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">of any</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: bā·śār (N-ms) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">living thing,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: ne·p̄eš (N-fsc) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">the life</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">of all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: bā·śār (N-ms) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">flesh</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: dā·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">is its blood;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">whoever</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every."></a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ’ō·ḵə·lāw (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">eats it</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: yik·kā·rêṯ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">must be cut off.’</a> 15And any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/9-4.htm">Genesis 9:4</a> But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it. <a href="/deuteronomy/12-23.htm">Deuteronomy 12:23</a> Only be sure not to eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat. <a href="/acts/15-20.htm">Acts 15:20</a> 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. <a href="/acts/15-29.htm">Acts 15:29</a> 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. <a href="/genesis/9-5.htm">Genesis 9:5-6</a> And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man: / Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind. <a href="/1_samuel/14-32.htm">1 Samuel 14:32-34</a> So they rushed greedily to the plunder, taking sheep, cattle, and calves. They slaughtered them on the ground and ate meat with the blood still in it. / 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.” / Then he said, “Go among the troops and tell them, ‘Each man must bring me his ox or his sheep, slaughter them in this place, and then eat. Do not sin against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.’” So that night everyone brought his ox and slaughtered it there. <a href="/ezekiel/33-25.htm">Ezekiel 33:25</a> 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? <a href="/acts/21-25.htm">Acts 21:25</a> As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality.” <a href="/leviticus/3-17.htm">Leviticus 3:17</a> This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.” <a href="/leviticus/7-26.htm">Leviticus 7:26-27</a> You must not eat the blood of any bird or animal in any of your dwellings. / If anyone eats blood, that person must be cut off from his people.’” <a href="/deuteronomy/15-23.htm">Deuteronomy 15:23</a> But you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water. <a href="/ezekiel/18-13.htm">Ezekiel 18:13</a> He engages in usury and takes excess interest. Will this son live? He will not! Since he has committed all these abominations, he will surely die; his blood will be on his own head. <a href="/ezekiel/18-6.htm">Ezekiel 18:6</a> He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her period. <a href="/ezekiel/44-7.htm">Ezekiel 44:7</a> In addition to all your other abominations, you brought in foreigners uncircumcised in both heart and flesh to occupy My sanctuary; you defiled My temple when you offered My food—the fat and the blood; you broke My covenant. <a href="/ezekiel/44-15.htm">Ezekiel 44:15</a> But the Levitical priests, who are descended from Zadok and who kept charge of My sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from Me, are to approach Me to minister before Me. They will stand before Me to offer Me fat and blood, declares the Lord GOD.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said to the children of Israel, You shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whoever eats it shall be cut off.<a href="/leviticus/17-11.htm">Leviticus 17:11,12</a> 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… <a href="/genesis/9-4.htm">Genesis 9:4</a> But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.<a href="/deuteronomy/12-23.htm">Deuteronomy 12:23</a> Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/17-13.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-13.htm">Children</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-11.htm">Creature</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-10.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-12.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-10.htm">Eateth</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-10.htm">Eats</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-11.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/romans/6-5.htm">Identified</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-13.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-12.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-10.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-10.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-13.htm">Thereof</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/18-6.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-2.htm">Children</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-18.htm">Creature</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-29.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-25.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-15.htm">Eateth</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-15.htm">Eats</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-16.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/romans/6-5.htm">Identified</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-2.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-19.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-23.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-25.htm">Thereof</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 17</div>1. <a href="/leviticus/17-1.htm">The blood of slain beasts must be offered to the Lord at the tabernacle door</a> 7. <a href="/leviticus/17-7.htm">They must not offer to idols</a> 10. <a href="/leviticus/17-10.htm">All eating of blood is forbidden</a> 15. <a href="/leviticus/17-15.htm">and of all that dies by itself, or is torn</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/17.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/17.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For the life of all flesh is its blood. This phrase emphasizes the intrinsic connection between life and blood, a concept deeply rooted in ancient Near Eastern cultures. Blood was seen as the life force, a belief that underscores many of the sacrificial practices in the Old Testament. In <a href="/genesis/9-4.htm">Genesis 9:4</a>, God commands Noah not to consume blood, establishing a precedent for this prohibition. Theologically, this connection between life and blood foreshadows the sacrificial system and ultimately points to the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, whose blood is said to bring eternal life (<a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a>).Therefore I have told the Israelites, God's direct communication with the Israelites highlights the covenant relationship between Him and His chosen people. This command is part of the Holiness Code, a section of Leviticus (chapters 17-26) that outlines how the Israelites are to live as a holy nation. The specificity of the audience underscores the unique identity and calling of Israel among the nations, as seen in <a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a>.‘You must not eat the blood of any living thing, This prohibition is not only a dietary restriction but also a spiritual mandate. It distinguishes the Israelites from surrounding nations, many of whom practiced blood consumption in their rituals. The command reflects a respect for life and the sanctity of blood, which is reserved for atonement purposes (<a href="/leviticus/17-11.htm">Leviticus 17:11</a>). This restriction is reiterated in the New Testament, where the apostles instruct Gentile believers to abstain from blood (<a href="/acts/15-20.htm">Acts 15:20</a>).because the life of all flesh is its blood; Repetition of this principle reinforces its importance. The life-blood connection is central to understanding the sacrificial system, where blood is used for atonement, symbolizing the life given in place of another. This concept is fulfilled in the New Testament, where Christ's blood is described as the means of atonement for sin (<a href="/romans/3-25.htm">Romans 3:25</a>).whoever eats it must be cut off.’ The severe consequence of being "cut off" indicates the gravity of this command. In the context of ancient Israel, being cut off could mean excommunication from the community or divine judgment. This underscores the holiness required of God's people and the seriousness of maintaining purity. The phrase also points to the ultimate separation from God that sin causes, a theme that is resolved through the reconciliation offered by Christ's sacrifice (<a href="/colossians/1-20.htm">Colossians 1:20</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, to whom the laws of Leviticus were given. They were to be set apart as holy and distinct from other nations. 2. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The prophet and leader through whom God delivered the laws and commandments to the Israelites. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a> The central place of worship for the Israelites, where sacrifices were made, and God's presence dwelt among His people. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a> The setting where the Israelites received the laws of Leviticus during their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_sacrificial_system.htm">The Sacrificial System</a> The system of offerings and sacrifices instituted by God, which included specific instructions about the handling of blood.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_sanctity_of_life.htm">The Sanctity of Life</a> The prohibition against consuming blood underscores the sanctity of life, as blood represents life itself. This principle calls us to respect and honor life in all its forms. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a> The command not to consume blood was a test of obedience for the Israelites. Similarly, we are called to obey God's commands, even when we may not fully understand their purpose. <a href="/topical/t/the_symbolism_of_blood_in_atonement.htm">The Symbolism of Blood in Atonement</a> Blood plays a crucial role in the sacrificial system as a means of atonement. This foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, whose blood was shed for the forgiveness of sins. <a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_distinction.htm">Holiness and Distinction</a> The dietary laws, including the prohibition of blood, set the Israelites apart as God's holy people. As Christians, we are called to live distinct and holy lives, reflecting God's character. <a href="/topical/c/continuity_of_god's_moral_law.htm">Continuity of God's Moral Law</a> The prohibition against consuming blood is reiterated in the New Testament, demonstrating the continuity of God's moral law and its relevance for believers today.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 17</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_blood_donation.htm">What does the Bible say about donating blood?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_halal_food's_significance.htm">What is halal food and its significance?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_blood_in_meat.htm">What does the Bible say about eating meat with blood?</a> <a href="/q/does_lev._7_22-27_align_with_health_data.htm">Leviticus 7:22-27: Does the prohibition on eating fat and blood align with known health concerns or conflict with current dietary research?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) For it is the life of all flesh . . . --Better, for the soul of all flesh is its blood, in, or through, its soul, that is, the sacredness of the blood arises from the fact that it contains the vital principle of all animal life. Or this clause may be rendered, for the life of all flesh is its blood in, or during, its life, that is, the life of all creatures consists in its blood; but only as long as the blood contains this life, for when it is dried up, or coagulated, the life has passed away from it.For the life of all flesh.--Better, for the soul of all flesh (see <a href="/leviticus/17-11.htm" title="For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you on the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that makes an atonement for the soul.">Leviticus 17:11</a>), that is, even of those wild animals which, in contradistinction to the sacrificial quadrupeds, must not be offered upon the altar, the blood constitutes the vital principle. <a href="/commentaries/leviticus/17-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the life נֶ֣פֶשׁ (ne·p̄eš) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion of all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every flesh בָּשָׂ֗ר (bā·śār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man is its blood. דָּמ֣וֹ (dā·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed Therefore I have told וָֽאֹמַר֙ (wā·’ō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say the Israelites: לִבְנֵ֣י (liḇ·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son You must not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no eat תֹאכֵ֑לוּ (ṯō·ḵê·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat the blood דַּ֥ם (dam) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed of any כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every living thing, בָּשָׂ֖ר (bā·śār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man because כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the life נֶ֤פֶשׁ (ne·p̄eš) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion of all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every flesh בָּשָׂר֙ (bā·śār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man is its blood; דָּמ֣וֹ (dā·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed whoever כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every eats אֹכְלָ֖יו (’ō·ḵə·lāw) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat it must be cut off. יִכָּרֵֽת׃ (yik·kā·rêṯ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/17-14.htm">Leviticus 17:14 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/leviticus/17-14.htm">Leviticus 17:14 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/leviticus/17-14.htm">Leviticus 17:14 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/leviticus/17-14.htm">Leviticus 17:14 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/leviticus/17-14.htm">Leviticus 17:14 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/17-14.htm">Leviticus 17:14 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/17-14.htm">Leviticus 17:14 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/17-14.htm">Leviticus 17:14 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/17-14.htm">Leviticus 17:14 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/leviticus/17-14.htm">Leviticus 17:14 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-14.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 17:14 For as to the life of all (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/17-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 17:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 17:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/17-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 17:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 17:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>