Leviticus 7:27

If anyone eats blood, that person must be cut off from his people.’”

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — God speaks to Moses, continuing the dietary instructions given in the preceding verse regarding the prohibition of consuming blood.

The words — נֶ֖פֶשׁ (Ne.fesh) means person, and נִכְרְתָ֛ה (nikh.re.Tah) literally means it will be cut off, indicating removal from the community.

The thread — The penalty of being cut off appears in Leviticus 7:20 and 7:25 for other ritual violations, and Hebrews 10:29 applies the severity of profaning sacred things to the blood of Christ.

Why it lands — The text commands absolute avoidance of consuming blood, establishing that violation results in communal exclusion rather than ritual impurity alone.

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The Hebrew words

כָּל־kol-every נֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshperson אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-who תֹּאכַ֣לto.Khalit will eat כָּל־kol-any דָּ֑םDamblood וְנִכְרְתָ֛הve./nikh.re.Tahand/ it will be cut off הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha./Ne.feshthe/ person הַהִ֖ואha./Hiv'<the>/ that מֵֽעַמֶּֽיהָ׃ פMe./'a.Mei./hafrom/ kinspeople<s>/ its

King James Version

Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of blood, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.

Cross-references

Hebrews 10:29 How 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 grace?
Leviticus 7:20 But if anyone who is unclean eats meat from the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people.
Leviticus 7:25 If anyone eats the fat of an animal from which a food offering may be presented to the LORD, the one who eats it must be cut off from his people.