But I give you one command. You must not eat meat that still has its life (blood) in it.
Deuteronomy 12:23 - Easy To Read Version But be sure not to eat the blood. Why? Because the life is in the blood. And you must not eat meat that still has life in it. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Only be sure that you do not eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and you may not eat the life with the flesh. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Furthermore, make sure that you don’t consume any of the blood, because blood is life. You must not consume the life along with the meat. Catholic Public Domain Version Only beware of this: you may not eat the blood. For their blood is for the soul. And because of this, you must not eat the soul with the flesh. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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: |
But I give you one command. You must not eat meat that still has its life (blood) in it.
“You must tell them that the Lord and Master says these things, ‘You eat meat with the blood still in it. You look to your idols {\cf2\super [271]} for help. You murder people. So why should I give you this land?
“I (God) will be against any person who eats blood. It does not matter if that person is a citizen of Israel or if that person is a foreigner living among you! I will separate that person from his people.
Why? Because the life of the body is in the blood. I have given you rules for pouring that blood on the altar. [309] You must do this to make yourselves pure. [310] You must give that blood {to me} as payment for the life {that you took}.
“No matter where you live, you must never eat blood from any bird or any animal.
It is the same with the Son of Man. {\cf2\super [276]} The Son of Man did not come for other people to serve him. The Son of Man came to serve other people. The Son of Man came to give his life to save many people.”
Instead, we should write a letter to them. We should tell them these things:
But you must not eat the blood. You must pour the blood on the ground like water.
You may eat this meat the same as you would eat gazelle or deer meat. Any person can do this—people who are clean [80] and people who are unclean. [81]
Don’t eat the blood. You must pour the blood onto the ground like water.
But you must not eat the blood from the animal. You must pour the blood out on the ground like water.
They had taken sheep, cows, and calves from the Philistines. Now the people of Israel were so hungry they killed the animals on the ground and ate them. And the blood was still in the animals!
A person said to Saul, “Look! The men are sinning against the Lord. They’re eating meat that still has blood in it!”