Verse Lens · Concise explanation
Leviticus 7:27 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 27. 27Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of blood, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.
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Quick Meaning
This verse assigns exclusion to eating bird or animal blood.
Sacrificial fat is not food; other fat may be used without being eaten
This verse is one part of that explanation in Leviticus 7:22-27. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Leviticus 7:22-27
Read through 7:22-27 and watch how each actor, material, status, or command relates. Leviticus 7:27 assigns exclusion to eating bird or animal blood; the whole unit establishes this: Israel may use fat from naturally dead or torn animals for other purposes but may not eat sacrificial fat, and no bird or animal blood may be eaten.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Leviticus places this unit within the priestly instructions that distinguish offering portions, eating locations and times, thanksgiving, vows, blood, fat, and the final summary. Its particular contribution is: Israel may use fat from naturally dead or torn animals for other purposes but may not eat sacrificial fat, and no bird or animal blood may be eaten. Within that movement, this verse assigns exclusion to eating bird or animal blood.
What Remains True
Assigns exclusion to eating bird or animal blood. Within Leviticus 7:22-27, this contributes to the larger claim that Israel may use fat from naturally dead or torn animals for other purposes but may not eat sacrificial fat, and no bird or animal blood may be eaten.
How It Can Shape Life
- When teaching Leviticus 7:27, keep the verse inside Leviticus 7:22-27. Hold this boundary: The blood rule expresses life's sacred claim; it is not a warrant for medical misinformation. Apply only the noncoercive truth the complete unit supports.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Leviticus 7:22-27 — Fat and blood are reserved from ordinary eatingSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
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Supports: Exact reader-facing KJV wording, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage for this thought unit.
Exact location: Leviticus 7:22-27, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Leviticus
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Hebrew wording, morphology, ritual and legal vocabulary, names, clause relationships, KJV language controls, and translation limits.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Lev.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 7:22-27
Open source ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible: Leviticus with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
eBible.org distribution of the NET Bible, PDF generated 2025-12-31
Supports: Unit-bounded translator notes on Hebrew, syntax, ritual vocabulary, measures, textual questions, and older-English wording; silence is not treated as evidence.
Exact location: NET Bible Leviticus PDF, complete PDF pp. 1-99, translation and translator notes for 7:22-27
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