Leviticus 17:12

Easy To Read Version

So I tell the people of Israel: None of you people may eat blood. And no foreigner living among you may eat blood.

Cross References

Exodus 12:49

The same rules are for everyone. It does not matter if a person is a citizen or a non-Israelite living in your country—the same rules are for everyone.”

Ezekiel 33:25

“You must tell them that the Lord and Master says these things, ‘You eat meat with the blood still in it. You look to your idols {\cf2\super [271]} for help. You murder people. So why should I give you this land?

Leviticus 17:11

Why? Because the life of the body is in the blood. I have given you rules for pouring that blood on the altar. [309] You must do this to make yourselves pure. [310] You must give that blood {to me} as payment for the life {that you took}.

Leviticus 17:13

“If any person catches a wild animal or a bird that can be eaten, then that person must pour the blood on the ground and cover it with dirt. It does not matter if that person is a citizen of Israel or a foreigner living among you!

Leviticus 3:17

This rule will continue forever through all your generations. Wherever you live, you must never eat fat or blood.”