Leviticus
Leviticus 17:14
14For 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.’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the life | נֶ֣פֶשׁ | ne·p̄eš | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| of all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| flesh | בָּשָׂ֗ר | bā·śār | Noun - masculine singular | H1320 flesh |
| is its blood | דָּמ֣וֹ | dā·mōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1818 blood |
| Therefore I have told | וָֽאֹמַר֙ | wā·’ō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| the Israelites | לִבְנֵ֣י | liḇ·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| You must not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| eat | תֹאכֵ֑לוּ | ṯō·ḵê·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H398 eat |
| the blood | דַּ֥ם | dam | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1818 blood |
| of any | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| living thing | בָּשָׂ֖ר | bā·śār | Noun - masculine singular | H1320 flesh |
| because | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the life | נֶ֤פֶשׁ | ne·p̄eš | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| of all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| flesh | בָּשָׂר֙ | bā·śār | Noun - masculine singular | H1320 flesh |
| is its blood | דָּמ֣וֹ | dā·mōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1818 blood |
| whoever | הִ֔וא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| eats it | אֹכְלָ֖יו | ’ō·ḵə·lāw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| must be cut off | יִכָּרֵֽת׃ | yik·kā·rêṯ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3772 cut off, cut down |
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Genesis 9:4 · Deuteronomy 12:23 · Leviticus 17:11–12
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