Leviticus 17:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Leviticus 17:12 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Leviticus 17:1217 words
עַלʿalAbove
כֵּןkēnSet upright
אָמַרְתִּיʾāmarətîSay
לִבְנֵיlivənêTo son
יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God
כָּלkālWhole
נֶפֶשׁnep̄ešSoul
מִכֶּםmikemFrom part
לֹאlōʾNot
תֹאכַלtōʾḵalEat
דָּםdāmBlood
וְהַגֵּרwəhagērAnd the guest
הַגָּרhagārThe turn
בְּתוֹכְכֶםbətwōḵəḵemIn bisection
לֹאlōʾNot
יֹאכַלyōʾḵalEat
דָּםdāmBlood
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