Leviticus 19:26 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

"Never eat any meat with blood still in it. "Never cast evil spells, and never consult fortunetellers.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.

ASV:

Ye shall not eat anything with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantments, nor practise augury.

BBE:

Nothing may be used for food with its blood in it; you may not make use of strange arts, or go in search of signs and wonders.

DBY:

Ye shall eat nothing with the blood. Ye shall not practise enchantment, nor use auguries.

ERV:

Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantments, nor practise augury.

JPS:

Ye shall not eat with the blood; neither shall ye practise divination nor soothsaying.

WBS:

Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.

WEB:

"'You shall not eat any meat with the blood still in it; neither shall you use enchantments, nor practice sorcery.

YLT:

'Ye do not eat with the blood; ye do not enchant, nor observe clouds.

Leviticus 19:26 Cross References

XREF:

Genesis 9:4 "Only you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.

Leviticus 7:26 'You are not to eat any blood, either of bird or animal, in any of your dwellings.

Leviticus 17:10 'And any man from the house of Israel, or from the aliens who sojourn among them, who eats any blood, I will set My face against that person who eats blood and will cut him off from among his people.

Deuteronomy 12:16 "Only you shall not eat the blood; you are to pour it out on the ground like water.

Deuteronomy 12:23 "Only be sure not to eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the flesh.

Deuteronomy 18:10 "There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who practices witchcraft, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer,

2 Kings 17:17 Then they made their sons and their daughters pass through the fire, and practiced divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

19:26 Ye shall not eat [any thing] with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor {i} observe times.
(i) To measure lucky or unlucky days.

WES:

19:26 Any thing with the blood - Any flesh out of which the blood is poured. Neither shall ye use enchantments - It was unpardonable in them, to whom were committed the oracles of God, to ask counsel of the devil. And yet worse in Christians, to whom the son of God is manifested, to destroy the works of the devil. For Christians to have their nativities cast, or their fortunes told, or to use charms for the cure of diseases, is an intolerable affront to the Lord Jesus, a support of idolatry, and a reproach both to themselves, and to that worthy name by which they are called. Nor observe times - Superstitiously, esteeming some days lucky, others unlucky.

MHC:

19:1-37 laws. - There are some ceremonial precepts in this chapter, but most of these precepts are binding on us, for they are explanations of the ten commandments. It is required that Israel be a holy people, because the God of Israel is a holy God, ver. 2. To teach real separation from the world and the flesh, and entire devotedness to God. This is now the law of Christ; may the Lord bring every thought within us into obedience to it! Children are to be obedient to their parents, ver. 3. The fear here required includes inward reverence and esteem, outward respect and obedience, care to please them and to make them easy. God only is to be worshipped, ver. 4. Turn not from the true God to false ones, from the God who will make you holy and happy, to those that will deceive you, and make you for ever miserable. Turn not your eyes to them, much less your heart. They should leave the gleanings of their harvest and vintage for the poor, ver. 9. Works of piety must be always attended with works of charity, according to our ability. We must not be covetous, griping, and greedy of every thing we can lay claim to, nor insist upon our right in all things. We are to be honest and true in all our dealings, ver. 11. Whatever we have in the world, we must see that we get it honestly, for we cannot be truly rich, or long rich, with that which is not so. Reverence to the sacred name of God must be shown, ver. 12. We must not detain what belongs to another, particularly the wages of the hireling, ver. 13. We must be tender of the credit and safety of those that cannot help themselves, ver. 14. Do no hurt to any, because they are unwilling or unable to avenge themselves. We ought to take heed of doing any thing which may occasion our weak brother to fall. The fear of God should keep us from doing wrong things, though they will not expose us to men's anger. Judges, and all in authority, are commanded to give judgment without partiality, ver. 15. To be a tale-bearer, and to sow discord among neighbours, is as bad an office as a man can put himself into. We are to rebuke our neighbour in love, ver. 17. Rather rebuke him than hate him, for an injury done to thyself. We incur guilt by not reproving; it is hating our brother. We should say, I will do him the kindness to tell him of his faults. We are to put off all malice, and to put on brotherly love, ver. 18. We often wrong ourselves, but we soon forgive ourselves those wrongs, and they do not at all lessen our love to ourselves; in like manner we should love our neighbour. We must in many cases deny ourselves for the good of our neighbour. Ver. 31: For Christians to have their fortunes told, to use spells and charms, or the like, is a sad affront to God. They must be grossly ignorant who ask, What harm is there in these things? Here is a charge to young people to show respect to the aged, ver. 32. Religion teaches good manners, and obliges us to honour those to whom honour is due. A charge was given to the Israelites to be very tender of strangers, ver. 33. Strangers, and the widows and fatherless, are God's particular care. It is at our peril, if we do them any wrong. Strangers shall be welcome to God's grace; we should do what we can to recommend religion to them. Justice in weights and measures is commanded, ver. 35. We must make conscience of obeying God's precepts. We are not to pick and choose our duty, but must aim at standing complete in all the will of God. And the nearer our lives and tempers are to the precepts of God's law, the happier shall we be, and the happier shall we make all around us, and the better shall we adorn the gospel.

CONC:

Anything Arts Auguries Augury Blood Clouds Divination Eat Enchant Enchantment Enchantments Flesh Meat Nothing Observe Practice Practise Search Signs Soothsaying Sorcery Strange Witchcraft Wonders

Arts Auguries Augury Blood Clouds Divination Eat Enchantment Enchantments Flesh Food Meat Observe Practice Practise Search Signs Soothsaying Sorcery Strange Times Use Used Witchcraft Wonders

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