Leviticus 7:22-27
New English Translation
Sacrificial Instructions for the Common People: Fat and Blood
22 Then the Lord spoke to Moses:[a] 23 “Tell the Israelites, ‘You must not eat any fat of an ox, sheep, or goat. 24 Moreover, the fat of an animal that has died of natural causes[b] and the fat of an animal torn by beasts may be used for any other purpose,[c] but you must certainly never eat it. 25 If anyone eats fat from the animal from which he presents a gift to the Lord, that person will be cut off from his people.[d] 26 And you must not eat any blood of the birds or of the domesticated land animals in any of the places where you live.[e] 27 Any person who eats any blood—that person will be cut off from his people.’”[f]
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- Leviticus 7:22 sn See the note on Lev 6:8 [6:1 HT] above.
- Leviticus 7:24 tn Heb “carcass,” referring to the carcass of an animal that has died on its own, not the carcass of an animal slaughtered for sacrifice or killed by wild beasts. This has been clarified in the translation by supplying the phrase “of natural causes”; cf. NAB, TEV “that has died a natural death.”
- Leviticus 7:24 tn Heb “shall be used for any work”; cf. NIV, NLT “may be used for any other purpose.”
- Leviticus 7:25 sn See the note on Lev 7:20.
- Leviticus 7:26 tn Heb “and any blood you must not eat in any of your dwelling places, to the bird and to the animal.”
- Leviticus 7:27 sn See the note on Lev 7:20.
Leviticus 7:22-27
New Living Translation
The Forbidden Blood and Fat
22 Then the Lord said to Moses, 23 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. You must never eat fat, whether from cattle, sheep, or goats. 24 The fat of an animal found dead or torn to pieces by wild animals must never be eaten, though it may be used for any other purpose. 25 Anyone who eats fat from an animal presented as a special gift to the Lord will be cut off from the community. 26 No matter where you live, you must never consume the blood of any bird or animal. 27 Anyone who consumes blood will be cut off from the community.”
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