Leviticus 7:26

26 No matter where the Israelites live, they must never use the blood of birds or animals for food. 1

Leviticus 7:26 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 7:26

Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood
Of any of the above creatures, or any other, even of any clean creature, and much less of an unclean one:

[whether it be] of fowl or of beast;
of all sorts and kinds. Jarchi thinks, the words being thus expressed, the blood of fishes and locusts is excepted, and so lawful to eat:

in any of your dwellings;
this shows that this law is not to be restrained to creatures slain in sacrifice in the tabernacle, and to the blood of them, but to be understood of all such as were slain in their own houses for food, and the blood of them.

Leviticus 7:26 In-Context

24 The fat of an animal that has died a natural death or has been killed by a wild animal must not be eaten, but it may be used for any other purpose.
25 Anyone who eats the fat of an animal that may be offered as a food offering to the Lord will no longer be considered one of God's people.
26 No matter where the Israelites live, they must never use the blood of birds or animals for food.
27 Anyone who breaks this law will no longer be considered one of God's people.
28 The Lord gave Moses the following regulations

Cross References 1

  • 1. 7.26, 27Genesis 9.4;Leviticus 17.10-14; 19.26;Deuteronomy 12.16, 23; 15.23.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.