| Leviticus | |
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| Testament: | Old |
| Description: | Leviticus is the third book of the Bible and primarily focuses on laws and rituals of the Israelite priesthood, including regulations for offerings, atonement, and purity. It serves as a manual for the Levitical priests and contains instructions for maintaining holiness and worship in the community. |
| Chapter: | 3 |
| Verse: | 17 |
| Translations | |||
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| Language | Language Code | Language Name | Verse Text |
| English | kjv | King James Version | It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood. |
| English | bbe | Bible in Basic English | Let it be an order for ever, through all your generations, in all your houses, that you are not to take fat or blood for food. |
| English | web | World English Bible | “‘It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings, that you shall eat neither fat nor blood.’” |
| English | webbe | World English Bible, British Edition | “‘It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings, that you shall eat neither fat nor blood.’” |
| Latin | clementine | Clementine Latin Vulgate | jure perpetuo in generationibus, et cunctis habitaculis vestris : nec sanguinem nec adipem omnino comedetis. |
| Explanations | |
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| Age Group | Explanation |
| 5 | God wants us to not eat any fat or blood from the animals we sacrifice as a way to show Him we love Him. Just like when we follow our parents' rules to show them we care. |
| 10 | When we sacrifice animals to God, we don't eat any of the fat or blood as a way to show Him we respect Him and want to follow His rules. It's a way to show Him we are serious about our relationship with Him. |
| 15 | In the old days, people would not eat any of the fat or blood from the animals they sacrificed to God as a way to show Him they respected Him and wanted to follow His rules. |
| 20 | Not eating any of the fat or blood from the animals we sacrifice to God is a way to show Him we respect Him and want to follow His rules. It's a way to show Him we are serious about our relationship with Him. |