Leviticus 17:10

“And any man of the house of Israel or of the resident aliens who reside among them, who eats any blood, I will set my face against the person who eats the blood, and I will cut that person off from among their people.”

Leviticus 17:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 17:10, word by word

And any manאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

Where else “ish” appears
of the houseבֵּיתbet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

Where else “bet” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears
the resident aliensגֵּרger

resident alien

Foreigner who lives in a land that is not his own, without the rights of those who belong to the place.

Where else “ger” appears
who resideגָּרgar

sojourn

To live in a place that is not your own.

Where else “gar” appears
among themתוֹכָtocha

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

Where else “tocha” appears
eatsיֹאכַלyochal

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “yochal” appears
bloodדָּםdam

blood

The red fluid that runs through the body and carries the life of people and animals.

Where else “dam” appears
I will setנָתַתִּיnatati

put

To place something somewhere.

Where else “natati” appears
my faceפָנַfana

face

The front of the head, of someone or of God.

Where else “fana” appears
against the personנֶּפֶשׁnefesh

person

Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.

Where else “nefesh” appears
and I will cutהִכְרַתִּיhichrati

cut off

To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.

Where else “hichrati” appears
off from amongקֶּרֶבkerev

midst

In the midst of: "among the people".

Where else “kerev” appears
their peopleעַמָּama

kin

Relatives: "gathered to his people" at death.

Where else “ama” appears

The context

9and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to offer it to YHWH, that man shall be cut off from his people.

10 · This verse (above)

11For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make expiation for your lives; for it is the blood that makes expiation by means of the life.

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