Leviticus 19:26

“You shall not eat anything with the blood. You shall not practice divination or soothsaying.”

Leviticus 19:26 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 19:26, word by word

eatתֹאכְלוּtochlu

eat

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

Where else “tochlu” appears
the bloodדָּםdam

blood

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

Where else “dam” appears
practice divinationתְנַחֲשׁוּtenachashu

divine

Practice divination: look for omens to learn hidden things.

Where else “tenachashu” appears
soothsayingתְעוֹנֵנוּteonenu

practice soothsaying

To seek signs to divine, something forbidden.

Where else “teonenu” appears

The context

25And in the fifth year you may eat its fruit, that it may increase its yield for you. I am YHWH your Elohim.

26 · This verse (above)

27You shall not round off the edge of your head, and you shall not destroy the edge of your beard.

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