Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “’Do not eat any meat with the blood still in it. “’Do not practice divination or seek omens. New Living Translation “Do not eat meat that has not been drained of its blood. “Do not practice fortune-telling or witchcraft. English Standard Version “You shall not eat any flesh with the blood in it. You shall not interpret omens or tell fortunes. Berean Standard Bible You must not eat anything with blood still in it. You must not practice divination or sorcery. King James Bible Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times. New King James Version ‘You shall not eat anything with the blood, nor shall you practice divination or soothsaying. New American Standard Bible ‘You shall not eat any meat with the blood. You shall not practice divination nor soothsaying. NASB 1995 You shall not eat anything with the blood, nor practice divination or soothsaying. NASB 1977 ‘You shall not eat anything with the blood, nor practice divination or soothsaying. Legacy Standard Bible ‘You shall not eat anything with the blood nor interpret omens or soothsaying. Amplified Bible ‘You shall not eat anything with the blood, nor practice divination [using omens or witchcraft] or soothsaying. Christian Standard Bible “You are not to eat anything with blood in it. You are not to practice divination or witchcraft. Holman Christian Standard Bible You are not to eat anything with blood in it. You are not to practice divination or sorcery. American Standard Version Ye shall not eat anything with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantments, nor practise augury. Contemporary English Version Don't eat the blood of any animal. Don't practice any kind of witchcraft. English Revised Version Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantments, nor practise augury. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Never eat any meat with blood still in it. "Never cast evil spells, and never consult fortunetellers. Good News Translation "Do not eat any meat with blood still in it. Do not practice any kind of magic. International Standard Version "You are not to eat anything containing blood, engage in occult practices, or practice fortune telling. Majority Standard Bible You must not eat anything with blood still in it. You must not practice divination or sorcery. NET Bible "'You must not eat anything with the blood still in it. You must not practice either divination or soothsaying. New Heart English Bible "'You shall not eat any meat with the blood still in it; neither shall you practice divination, nor practice sorcery. Webster's Bible Translation Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times. World English Bible “‘You shall not eat any meat with the blood still in it. You shall not use enchantments, nor practice sorcery. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYou do not eat with the blood. You do not enchant, nor observe clouds. Young's Literal Translation 'Ye do not eat with the blood; ye do not enchant, nor observe clouds. Smith's Literal Translation Ye shall not eat with the blood: ye shall not take auguries, and ye shall not practise magic. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleYou shall not eat with blood. You shall not divine nor observe dreams. Catholic Public Domain Version You shall not eat with blood. You shall not practice divination, nor the observation of dreams. New American Bible Do not eat anything with the blood still in it. Do not recite charms or practice soothsaying. New Revised Standard Version You shall not eat anything with its blood. You shall not practice augury or witchcraft. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYou shall not eat blood; you shall not practice divination with birds, nor shall you consult an oracle. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated You shall not eat blood; you shall not conjure by a winged animal; you shall not use divination. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Ye shall not eat with the blood; neither shall ye practise divination nor soothsaying. Brenton Septuagint Translation Eat not on the mountains, nor shall ye employ auguries, nor divine by inspection of birds. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Keep My Decrees…25But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit; thus your harvest will be increased. I am the LORD your God. 26You must not eat anything with blood still in it. You must not practice divination or sorcery. 27You must not cut off the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.… Cross References Deuteronomy 18:10-12 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery, / casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead. / For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these detestable things, the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you. 1 Samuel 15:23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.” 2 Kings 21:6 He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. 2 Chronicles 33:6 He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Ben-hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. Isaiah 8:19 When men tell you to consult mediums and spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn’t a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living? Jeremiah 10:2 This is what the LORD says: “Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by the signs in the heavens, though the nations themselves are terrified by them. Ezekiel 13:6-9 They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ when the LORD did not send them; yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message. / Haven’t you seen a false vision and spoken a lying divination when you proclaim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ even though I have not spoken? / Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you have uttered vain words and seen false visions, I am against you, declares the Lord GOD. ... Micah 5:12 I will cut the sorceries from your hand, and you will have no fortune-tellers. Zechariah 10:2 For idols speak deceit and diviners see illusions; they tell false dreams and offer empty comfort. Therefore the people wander like sheep, oppressed for lack of a shepherd. Malachi 3:5 “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts. Acts 8:9-11 Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great, / and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.” / They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery. Acts 16:16-18 One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling. / This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!” / She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” And the spirit left her at that very moment. Acts 19:19 And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas. Galatians 5:19-21 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. Ephesians 5:11-12 Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. / For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. Treasury of Scripture You shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall you use enchantment, nor observe times. with the blood Leviticus 3:17 It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood. Leviticus 7:26 Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings. Leviticus 17:10-14 And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people… use Exodus 7:11 Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. Exodus 8:7 And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt. 1 Samuel 15:23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king. nor Deuteronomy 18:10-14 There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, … 2 Kings 17:17 And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. 2 Kings 21:6 And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. Jump to Previous Arts Auguries Augury Blood Clouds Divination Eat Enchantment Enchantments Flesh Food Meat Observe Practice Practise Search Signs Soothsaying Sorcery Strange Times Use Used Witchcraft WondersJump to Next Arts Auguries Augury Blood Clouds Divination Eat Enchantment Enchantments Flesh Food Meat Observe Practice Practise Search Signs Soothsaying Sorcery Strange Times Use Used Witchcraft WondersLeviticus 19 1. A repetition of various lawsYou must not eat anything with blood still in it The phrase "You must not eat anything with blood still in it" is rooted in the Hebrew understanding of life and sanctity. The Hebrew word for blood, "dam," is often associated with life itself, as seen in Genesis 9:4, where God commands Noah not to consume blood because it represents life. This prohibition underscores the sacredness of life and the importance of respecting God's creation. In ancient Israel, blood was used in sacrificial rituals, symbolizing atonement and purification. By abstaining from consuming blood, the Israelites were reminded of the sanctity of life and their covenant relationship with God. This commandment also served to distinguish the Israelites from surrounding pagan cultures, which often engaged in rituals involving the consumption of blood. You must not practice divination or sorcery Neither shall ye use enchantment.- Better, ye shall use no enchantment. According to the authorities during the second Temple, this consisted in any one saying, "A morsel has dropped out of my mouth; the staff has fallen out of my hand; my child has called out behind me; a crow has cawed to me; a deer has crossed my path; a serpent crept on my right hand; a fox has gone by on my left;" and regarding these as bad omens for the day which has now began or for the work which he has just commenced. Or if he says to the man who raises the taxes, "Do not begin with me; it is still early in the day; it is the first of the month; it is the beginning of the week; I shall be unlucky the whole day, week, or month to be the first to be burdened;" this is enchantment. Nor observe times.--This, according to the same authorities, consists in "taking notice of the seasons and days, and in saying this is a good day to begin a journey, to-morrow will be lucky to make a purchase." Verses 26-28. - After a repetition of the fundamental ceremonial law against eating things which have the blood in them (the LXX. rendering, ἐπὶ τῶν ὀρέων, "upon the mountains," arises from a mistaken reading), follow prohibitions(1) to use enchantment, literally, to whisper or mutter after holding communication with serpents (if the word nichesh be derived from nachash, a serpent); (2) to observe times, or rather, according to a more probable etymology, exercise the evil eye; (3) to round the corners of your heads, that is, use a sort of tonsure, as was done by some Arabian tribes (Herod., 3:3) in honour of their god Orotal, and by the Israelites as a form of mourning (Deuteronomy 14:1; Isaiah 22:12); . . . Hebrew You must notלֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no eat תֹאכְל֖וּ (ṯō·ḵə·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 398: To eat anything with עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against blood still in it. הַדָּ֑ם (had·dām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed You must not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no practice divination תְעוֹנֵֽנוּ׃ (ṯə·‘ō·w·nê·nū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 5172: To hiss, whisper a, spell, to prognosticate or sorcery. תְנַחֲשׁ֖וּ (ṯə·na·ḥă·šū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 6049: To act covertly, practise magic Links Leviticus 19:26 NIVLeviticus 19:26 NLT Leviticus 19:26 ESV Leviticus 19:26 NASB Leviticus 19:26 KJV Leviticus 19:26 BibleApps.com Leviticus 19:26 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 19:26 Chinese Bible Leviticus 19:26 French Bible Leviticus 19:26 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 19:26 You shall not eat any meat (Le Lv Lev.) |
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