17 This shall be a (A)perpetual[a] statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings: you shall eat neither fat nor (B)blood.’ ”

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 3:17 everlasting or never-ending

17 “‘This is a lasting ordinance(A) for the generations to come,(B) wherever you live:(C) You must not eat any fat or any blood.(D)’”

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Fat and Blood May Not Be Eaten

22 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 23 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: (A)‘You shall not eat any fat, of ox or sheep or goat. 24 And the fat of an animal that dies naturally, and the fat of what is torn by wild beasts, may be used in any other way; but you shall by no means eat it.

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Eating Fat and Blood Forbidden

22 The Lord said to Moses, 23 “Say to the Israelites: ‘Do not eat any of the fat of cattle, sheep or goats.(A) 24 The fat of an animal found dead or torn by wild animals(B) may be used for any other purpose, but you must not eat it.

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