Leviticus 17:12

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

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — God addresses the Israelites and the foreigners residing among them, immediately following the declaration that blood holds life and serves for atonement, and immediately preceding the regulation for hunted game. The words — אָמַרְתִּי ('amarti) translates to "I have said," establishing divine authority, while נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh) literally means "person," identifying the individuals bound by the command. The thread — This prohibition runs through Leviticus 17:11 and 17:13, and the principle of equal legal application to natives and foreigners is echoed in Exodus 12:49. Why it lands — The text demands strict dietary compliance from every resident of the camp, requiring both native Israelites and foreign sojourners to completely abstain from consuming blood.

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The Hebrew words

עַל־'al-there-כֵּ֤ןken-fore אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiI have said לִבְנֵ֣יli/v.Neito/ [the] people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsrael כָּל־kol-any נֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshpersonמִכֶּ֖םmi./Kemfrom <the>/ youלֹא־lo'-not תֹ֣אכַלTo.khalit will eat דָּ֑םDamblood וְהַגֵּ֛רve./ha./Gerand/ the/ sojourner הַגָּ֥רha./Garwho/ sojourns בְּתוֹכְכֶ֖םbe./tokh./Khemin/ midst of/ you לֹא־lo'-not יֹ֥אכַלYo.khalhe will eat דָּֽם׃ סDamblood

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Exodus 12:49 The same law shall apply to both the native and the foreigner who resides among you.”