Leviticus 17:12

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Therefore I say to the Israelites, ‘None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner living among you eat blood.’”

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BSBPD

“Therefore I say to the Israelites, ‘None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner living among you eat blood.’”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`Therefore I have said to the sons of Israel, No person among you doth eat blood, and the sojourner who is sojourning in your midst doth not eat blood;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 17:12 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 12:49The same law shall apply to both the native and the foreigner who resides among you.”
  2. Leviticus 3:17This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.”

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