Leviticus 19:26 (DRB)

Passage

You shall not eat with blood. You shall not divine nor observe dreams.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 19:24 But in the fourth year, all their fruit shall be sanctified, to the praise of the Lord.

Leviticus 19:25 And in the fifth year you shall eat the fruits thereof, gathering the increase thereof. I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 19:26 You shall not eat with blood. You shall not divine nor observe dreams.

Leviticus 19:27 Nor shall you cut your hair roundwise: nor shave your beard.

Leviticus 19:28 You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh, for the dead: neither shall you make in yourselves any figures or marks. I am the Lord.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "blood", "divine", "observe", and "dreams". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "blood", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "And in the fifth year you shall..." into verse 27's "Nor shall you cut your hair roundwise...", so "shall" and "blood" belong inside that flow. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "blood" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.