Leviticus 19:26

19:25 And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am the LORD your God.

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

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“‘You shall not eat any meat with the blood still in it. You shall not use enchantments, nor practice sorcery.

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

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

19:27 Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.

What does Leviticus 19:26 mean?

Leviticus 19:26 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָכַל (ʼâkal), דָּם (dâm), נָחַשׁ (nâchash).

Hebrew interlinear

shall

not

eatאָכַלʼâkal/aw-kal'/H398to eat (literally or figuratively)

any

thing

with

the

blood:דָּםdâm/dawm/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) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)

neither

shall

use

enchantment,נָחַשׁnâchash/naw-khash'/H5172properly, to hiss, i.e. whisper a (magic) spell; generally, to prognosticate

nor

observe

times.עָנַןʻânan/aw-nan'/H6049figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. practise magic

Topics

Sanitation Sorcery

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 19:26.

2 Chronicles 33:6

And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

2 Kings 21:6

And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

Deuteronomy 18:10

There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,

Genesis 9:4

But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 19:26 say?

Leviticus 19:26 (King James Version) reads: "Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times."

Is Leviticus 19:26 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 19:26 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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