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

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

2. מורא môrā' — “fear, reverence, awful deed.” חת chat — “dread, breaking of the courage.”

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

But flesh... — The words are remarkable. Only flesh in its soul, its blood, you shall not eat. The Authorised Version is …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof. Some explain this passage this way: ‘You may not eat a limb cut off from a li…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

But flesh with the life thereof, [which is] the blood
thereof, shall you not eat .
Th…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The main reason for forbidding the eating of blood was undoubtedly because the shedding of blood in sacrifices was to remind worshippers of the gre…

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