The prohibition to eat blood is repeated in seven places in the Pentateuch, but in this pa age, two distinct grounds are given for the prohibition:…

And whatsoever man. —Better, any man who . Until now, the law mainly discu ed the blood of sacrificial animals, or those …

And whatsoever man [there be] of the children of Israel, or of
the strangers that sojourn among you…

Here is a confirmation of the law against eating blood. They were not to eat any blood. However, this law was ceremonial and is now no longer in fo…