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Leviticus 3:17
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"'It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings, that you shall eat neither fat nor blood.'"
It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.
This is a lasting statute for your generations in all your dwellings: you must not eat any fat or any blood.'"
"‘This law will continue for people from now on, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or blood.'"
This is a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all the places where you live: You must never eat any fat or any blood.'"
'It is a permanent statute for your generations wherever you may be, that you shall not eat any fat or any blood.'"
'It is a permanent statute throughout your generations in all your dwelling places: you shall not eat any fat or any blood.'"
This shalbe a perpetual ordinance for your generations, throughout al your dwellings, so that ye shall eate neither fatte nor blood.
It is a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your places of habitation: you shall not eat any fat or any blood.'"
So you and your descendants must never eat any fat or any blood, not even in the privacy of your own homes. This law will never change.
It is to be a permanent regulation through all your generations wherever you live that you will eat neither fat nor blood.'"
[It is] an everlasting statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings: no fat and no blood shall ye eat.
This rule will continue forever through all your generations. Wherever you live, you must never eat fat or blood."
It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, in all your dwelling places, that you eat neither fat nor blood."
It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings that you eat neither fat nor blood.
No Israelite may eat any fat or any blood; this is a rule to be kept forever by all Israelites wherever they live.
This is a permanent statute throughout your generations, wherever you live: you must not eat any fat or any blood.”
It shall be a never ending statute for your generations in all your dwellings. You shall not eat any fat or any blood.
All the fatt is the LORDES. Let this be a perpetuall lawe amonge yor posterities in all youre dwellynges, that ye eate no fatt, ner bloude.
It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings, that ye shall eat neither fat nor blood.
Let it be an order for ever, through all your generations, in all your houses, that you are not to take fat or blood for food.
Let it be a perpetuall statute for your generations throughout your dwellynges, yt ye eate neither fat nor blood.
It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings, that ye shall eat neither fat nor blood.
It shall be a perpetuall statute for your generations, throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat, nor blood.
It is a perpetual statute throughout your generations, in all your habitations; ye shall eat no fat and no blood.
It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings, that ye shall eat neither fat nor blood.
This is a perpetual statute for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.'"
by euerlastynge riyt in generaciouns, and in alle youre dwellyng placis, nether in ony maner ye schulen ete blood, nethir fatnesse.
`A statute age-during to your generations in all your dwellings: any fat or any blood ye do not eat.'
It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings, that you shall eat neither fat nor blood.
[It shall be] a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.
"'It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings, that you shall eat neither fat nor blood.'"
"This shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings: you shall eat neither fat nor blood."'
It will be a Law forever for all your people in all your houses, that you do not eat any fat or any blood.'"
It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations, in all your settlements: you must not eat any fat or any blood.
An age-abiding statute to your generations, in all your dwellings, - none of the fat nor of the blood, shall ye eat.
By a perpetual law for your generations, and in all your habitations: neither blood nor fat shall you eat at all.
It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations, in all your dwelling places, that you eat neither fat nor blood."
The Peace-Offering "If your offering is a Peace-Offering and you present an animal from the herd, either male or female, it must be an animal without any defect. Lay your hand on the head of your offering and slaughter it at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. Aaron's sons, the priests, will throw the blood on all sides of the Altar. As a Fire-Gift to God from the Peace-Offering, present all the fat that covers or is connected to the entrails, the two kidneys and the fat around them at the loins, and the lobe of the liver that is removed along with the kidneys. Aaron and his sons will burn it on the Altar along with the Whole-Burnt-Offering that is on the wood prepared for the fire: a Fire-Gift, a pleasing fragrance to God . "If your Peace-Offering to God comes from the flock, bring a male or female without defect. If you offer a lamb, offer it to God . Lay your hand on the head of your offering and slaughter it at the Tent of Meeting. The sons of Aaron will throw its blood on all sides of the Altar. As a Fire-Gift to God from the Peace-Offering, present its fat, the entire fat tail cut off close to the backbone, all the fat on and connected to the entrails, the two kidneys and the fat around them on the loins, and the lobe of the liver which is removed along with the kidneys. The priest will burn it on the Altar: a meal, a Fire-Gift to God . "If the offering is a goat, bring it into the presence of God , lay your hand on its head, and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Aaron's sons will throw the blood on all sides of the Altar. As a Fire-Gift to God present the fat that covers and is connected to the entrails, the two kidneys and the fat which is around them on the loins, and the lobe of the liver which is removed along with the kidneys. The priest will burn them on the Altar: a meal, a Fire-Gift, a pleasing fragrance. "All the fat belongs to God . This is the fixed rule down through the generations, wherever you happen to live: Don't eat the fat; don't eat the blood. None of it."
'It is a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings: you shall not eat any fat or any blood.'"
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
a perpetual: Leviticus 6:18, Leviticus 7:36, Leviticus 16:34, Leviticus 17:7, Leviticus 23:14, Numbers 19:21
eat neither: That is, neither the blood which is contained in the larger veins and arteries, nor the fat or suet which is within the animal, which exists in a separate or unmixed state, as the omentum or caul, the fat of the mesentery, or fatty part of the substance which connects the convolutions of the alimentary canal or small intestines, the fat of the kidneys, and whatever else of the internal fat was easily separable, together with the whole of the tail already described; for the blood which assumes the form of gravy, and the fat which is intermixed with the other flesh, might be eaten. This law not only related to the sacrifices, but to all the cattle which the Israelites slaughtered for food. Leviticus 3:16, Deuteronomy 32:14, Nehemiah 8:10
blood: Leviticus 7:23, Leviticus 7:25-27, Leviticus 17:10-14, Genesis 9:4, Deuteronomy 12:16, Deuteronomy 12:23, Deuteronomy 15:23, 1 Samuel 14:32-34, Ezekiel 33:25, Ezekiel 44:7, Ezekiel 44:15, Matthew 16:24, Matthew 26:28, Acts 15:20, Acts 15:21, Acts 15:29, Ephesians 1:7, Ephesians 5:26, 1 Timothy 4:4
Reciprocal: Genesis 4:4 - fat Exodus 27:21 - a statute for ever Leviticus 7:26 - ye shall eat Leviticus 7:34 - by a statute Leviticus 10:9 - it shall be Leviticus 19:26 - with the blood 2 Chronicles 29:31 - sacrifices
Cross-References
"Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden," the woman replied.
"It's only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. God said, ‘You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will die.'"
"God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil."
The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too.
At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves.
Then the Lord God called to the man, "Where are you?"
"Who told you that you were naked?" the Lord God asked. "Have you eaten from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat?"
Then the Lord God asked the woman, "What have you done?" "The serpent deceived me," she replied. "That's why I ate it."
Then the Lord God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, you are cursed more than all animals, domestic and wild. You will crawl on your belly, groveling in the dust as long as you live.
Then he said to the woman, "I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy, and in pain you will give birth. And you will desire to control your husband, but he will rule over you."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
[It shall be] a perpetual statute for your generations,.... That is, unto the end of the Mosaic dispensation, until the Messiah comes, and his sacrifice is offered up, and his blood is shed, till that time in all generations: and
throughout all your dwellings; wherever their habitations should be, it is a law to be observed:
that ye eat neither fat nor blood; the Jewish writers think, that this is not to be restrained to the fat and blood of sacrifices, because these were not offered in their dwellings, but in the tabernacle and temple, and therefore interpret it of fat and blood in general; but what fat and blood are meant may be seen in Leviticus 7:23 the Targum of Jonathan adds,
"but upon the top of the altar it shall be offered to the name of the Lord,''
which seems to restrain it to the sacrifices.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Blood - See Leviticus 17:11 note.
Throughout all your dwellings - The suet was neither to be eaten in sacrificial meals in the sanctuary, nor in ordinary meals in private houses.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Leviticus 3:17. That ye eat neither fat nor blood. — It is not likely that the fat should be forbidden in the same manner and in the same latitude as the blood. The blood was the life of the beast, and that was offered to make an atonement for their souls; consequently, this was never eaten in all their generations: but it was impossible to separate the fat from the flesh, which in many parts is so intimately intermixed with the muscular fibres; but the blood, being contained in separate vessels, the arteries and veins, might with great ease be entirely removed by cutting the throat of the animal, which was the Jewish method. By the fat therefore mentioned here and in the preceding verse, we may understand any fat that exists in a separate or unmixed state, such as the omentum or caul, the fat of the mesentery, the fat on the kidneys, and whatever else of the internal fat was easily separable, together with the whole of the tail already described. And probably it was the fat of such animals only as were offered to God in sacrifice, that was unlawful to be eaten.
As all temporal as well as spiritual blessings come from God, he has a right to require that such of them should be dedicated to his service as he may think proper to demand. He required the most perfect of all the animals, and the best parts of these perfect animals. This he did, not that he needed any thing, but to show the perfection of his nature and the purity of his service. Had he condescended to receive the meanest animals and the meanest parts of animals as his offerings, what opinion could his worshippers have entertained of the perfection of his nature? If such imperfect offerings were worthy of this God, then his nature must be only worthy of such offerings. It is necessary that every thing employed in the worship of God should be the most perfect of its kind that the time and circumstances can afford. As sensible things are generally the medium through which spiritual impressions are made, and the impression usually partakes of the nature of the medium through which these impressions are communicated; hence every thing should not only be decent, but as far as circumstances will admit dignified, in the worship of God: the object of religious worship, the place in which he is worshipped, and the worship itself, should have the strongest and most impressive correspondence possible.
