Leviticus 3:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
It is a perpetualעֹולָם֙
(o·v·lam)
5769: long duration, antiquity, futurityfrom an unused word
statuteחֻקַּ֤ת
(chuk·kat)
2708: something prescribed, an enactment, statutefem. of choq
throughout your generationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם
(le·do·ro·tei·chem,)
1755: period, generation, dwellingfrom dur
in allבְּכֹ֖ל
(be·chol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
your dwellings:מֹֽושְׁבֹתֵיכֶ֑ם
(mo·vsh·vo·tei·chem;)
4186: a seat, assembly, dwelling place, dwelling, dwellersfrom yashab
you shall not eatתֹאכֵֽלוּ׃
(to·che·lu.)
398: to eata prim. root
anyכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
fatחֵ֥לֶב
(che·lev)
2459: fatfrom an unused word
or anyוְכָל־
(ve·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
blood.'"דָּ֖ם
(dam)
1818: blooda prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
It shall be a perpetual
`owlam  (o-lawm')
concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
statute
chuqqah  (khook-kaw')
appointed, custom, manner, ordinance, site, statute.
for your generations
dowr  (dore)
a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling -- age, evermore, generation, (n-)ever, posterity.
throughout all your dwellings
mowshab  (mo-shawb')
a seat; figuratively, a site; abstractly, a session; by extension an abode (the place or the time); by implication, population
that ye eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
neither fat
cheleb  (kheh'-leb)
from an unused root meaning to be fat; fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part -- best, fat(-ness), finest, grease, marrow.
nor blood
dam  (dawm)
blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'It is a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings: you shall not eat any fat or any blood.'"

King James Bible
It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
This is a permanent statute throughout your generations, wherever you live: you must not eat any fat or any blood."

International Standard Version
"This is to be a lasting statute for all your generations, wherever you live. You are not to eat any fat or blood."

NET Bible
This is a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all the places where you live: You must never eat any fat or any blood.'"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
This is a permanent law for generations to come wherever you live: Never eat any fat or blood."

King James 2000 Bible
It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that you eat neither fat nor blood.
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