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Leviticus 7:27

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Leviticus 7:27 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Whosoever it be that eateth any blood, that soul shall be cut off from his people.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Whosoever it be that eateth any blood, that soul shall be cut off from his people.
Leviticus 7:27 — American Standard Version

Context — Leviticus 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
24And the fat of that which dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn of beasts, may be used for any other service; but ye shall in no wise eat of it.
25For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto Jehovah, even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people.
26And ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of bird or of beast, in any of your dwellings.
27Whosoever it be that eateth any blood, that soul shall be cut off from his people.
28And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
29Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace-offerings unto Jehovah shall bring his oblation unto Jehovah out of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings:
30his own hands shall bring the offerings of Jehovah made by fire; the fat with the breast shall he bring, that the breast may be waved for a wave-offering before Jehovah.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Whatsoever soul [it be] that eateth any manner of blood, etc.] The Targum of Jonathan adds, of any living creature, that is, of any while it is alive; for the Jews always interpret the law in (<010904>Genesis 9:4) of the member of a living creature torn off from it, and its flesh with the blood eaten directly: even that soul shall be cut off from his people; Maimonides f184 observes, that to some sorts of food cutting off is threatened, particularly to blood, because of the eager desire of men to eat it in those times, and because it precipitated them to a certain species of idolatry; he means that of the Zabians, of which (see Gill on “<263325>Ezekiel 33:25”) of the true reason of the…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“that soul: Lev 7:20, Lev 7:21, Lev 7:25; Heb 10:29 shall be: Shall be excommunicated or cut off from the people of God, and so deprived of any part of their inheritance or of their blessings. Leviticus 7:29”
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