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The Syntax of Sacred Prohibition: Blood in Leviticus 7:26
וְכָל־דָּם֙ לֹ֣א תֹאכְל֔וּ בְּכֹ֖ל מֹושְׁבֹתֵיכֶ֑ם לָעֹ֖וף וְלַבְּהֵמָֽה׃
(Leviticus 7:26)
And all blood you shall not eat in all your dwellings: of the bird and of the beast.
Clause Layout and Logical Flow
This verse is a prohibitive command composed of a negated verbal clause followed by a distributive spatial phrase and a dual object of scope. Its structure articulates an absolute prohibition applicable across all Israelite settlements:
וְכָל־דָּם לֹא תֹאכְלוּ — Main prohibitive clause (“you shall not eat any blood”)
בְּכֹל מֹושְׁבֹתֵיכֶם — Prepositional phrase limiting the command to all dwelling places
לָעֹוף וְלַבְּהֵמָה — Disjunctive phrase qualifying which types of blood are included (birds and beasts)
Syntactic Features and Highlights
Phrase
Syntactic Role
Explanation
וְכָל־דָּם
Subject (fronted)
Definite noun with כָּל emphasizes the totality of the prohibition.… Learn Hebrew
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