King James Version
Leviticus 7:27 in the King James Version says “Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of blood, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.” — study this verse from Leviticus chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of blood, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.”
Leviticus 7:27 · KJV
For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people.
Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings.
Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of blood, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace offerings unto the LORD shall bring his oblation unto the LORD of the sacrifice of his peace offerings.
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“any manner”
H3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“Whatsoever soul”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“any manner”
H3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“of blood”
H1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshe
“shall be cut off”
H3772to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e., make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutt
“Whatsoever soul”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
“from his people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
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