Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But be sure you do not eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat. New Living Translation But never consume the blood, for the blood is the life, and you must not consume the lifeblood with the meat. English Standard Version Only be sure that you do not eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the flesh. Berean Standard Bible Only be sure not to eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat. King James Bible Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh. New King James Version Only be sure that you do not eat the blood, for the blood is the life; you may not eat the life with the meat. New American Standard Bible Only be sure not to eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the flesh. NASB 1995 “Only be sure not to eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the flesh. NASB 1977 “Only be sure not to eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the flesh. Legacy Standard Bible Only be strong in yourselves not to eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the flesh. Amplified Bible Only be sure that you do not eat the blood, for the blood is the life (soul), and you shall not eat the life with the meat. Christian Standard Bible But don’t eat the blood, since the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat. Holman Christian Standard Bible But don’t eat the blood, since the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat. American Standard Version Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou shalt not eat the life with the flesh. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Only be strong that you will not eat blood, because the blood is the life; you shall not eat the life with the flesh. Brenton Septuagint Translation Take diligent heed that thou eat no blood, for blood is the life of it; the life shall not be eaten with the flesh. Douay-Rheims Bible Only beware of this, that thou eat not the blood, for the blood is for the soul: and therefore thou must not eat the soul with the flesh: English Revised Version Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou shalt not eat the life with the flesh. GOD'S WORD® Translation However, be sure you never eat blood, because blood contains life. Never eat the life with the meat. Good News Translation Only do not eat meat with blood still in it, for the life is in the blood, and you must not eat the life with the meat. International Standard Version Only be sure to refrain from eating blood, because blood is the source of life and you must not consume blood with the meat. JPS Tanakh 1917 Only be stedfast in not eating the blood; for the blood is the life; and thou shalt not eat the life with the flesh. Literal Standard Version Only, be sure not to eat the blood, for the blood [is] the life, and you do not eat the life with the flesh; Majority Standard Bible Only be sure not to eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat. New American Bible But make sure that you do not eat of the blood; for blood is life; you shall not eat that life with the flesh. NET Bible However, by no means eat the blood, for the blood is life itself--you must not eat the life with the meat! New Revised Standard Version Only be sure that you do not eat the blood; for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the meat. New Heart English Bible Only be sure that you do not eat the blood: for the blood is the life; and you shall not eat the life with the flesh. Webster's Bible Translation Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh. World English Bible Only be sure that you don’t eat the blood; for the blood is the life. You shall not eat the life with the meat. Young's Literal Translation Only, be sure not to eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and thou dost not eat the life with the flesh; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context One Place for Worship…22Indeed, you may eat it as you would eat a gazelle or deer; both the ceremonially unclean and the clean may eat it. 23Only be sure not to eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat. 24You must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.… Cross References Acts 15:20 Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood. Genesis 9:4 But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it. Leviticus 7:26 You must not eat the blood of any bird or animal in any of your dwellings. Leviticus 17:10 If anyone from the house of Israel or a foreigner living among them eats any blood, I will set My face against that person and cut him off from among his people. Leviticus 19:26 You must not eat anything with blood still in it. You must not practice divination or sorcery. Deuteronomy 12:16 but you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water. Deuteronomy 12:22 Indeed, you may eat it as you would eat a gazelle or deer; both the ceremonially unclean and the clean may eat it. Treasury of Scripture Only be sure that you eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and you may not eat the life with the flesh. sure [heb] strong Genesis 9:4 But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat. Leviticus 3:16,17 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD'S… Leviticus 17:11,14 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul… Jump to Previous Blood Eat Eating Life Mayest Meat Stedfast Sure UseJump to Next Blood Eat Eating Life Mayest Meat Stedfast Sure UseDeuteronomy 12 1. Monuments of idolatry to be destroyed4. The place of God's service to be kept 15. Blood is forbidden 17. Holy things must be eaten in the holy place 19. The Levite is not to be forsaken 20. Blood is again forbidden 26. and holy things must be eaten in the holy place 29. Idolatry is not to be enquired after Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Onlyרַ֣ק (raq) Adverb Strong's 7535: But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless be sure חֲזַ֗ק (ḥă·zaq) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer not לְבִלְתִּי֙ (lə·ḇil·tî) Preposition-l Strong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until to eat אֲכֹ֣ל (’ă·ḵōl) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 398: To eat the blood, הַדָּ֔ם (had·dām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed because כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the blood הַדָּ֖ם (had·dām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed is the life, הַנָּ֑פֶשׁ (han·nā·p̄eš) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion and you must not וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no eat תֹאכַ֥ל (ṯō·ḵal) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 398: To eat the life הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ (han·ne·p̄eš) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion with עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's 5973: With, equally with the meat. הַבָּשָֽׂר׃ (hab·bā·śār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man Links Deuteronomy 12:23 NIVDeuteronomy 12:23 NLT Deuteronomy 12:23 ESV Deuteronomy 12:23 NASB Deuteronomy 12:23 KJV Deuteronomy 12:23 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 12:23 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 12:23 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 12:23 French Bible Deuteronomy 12:23 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 12:23 Only be sure that you don't eat (Deut. 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