But I give you one command. You must not eat meat that still has its life (blood) in it.
Deuteronomy 15:23 - Easy To Read Version But you must not eat the blood from the animal. You must pour the blood out on the ground like water. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Only you shall not eat its blood; you shall pour it on the ground like water. American Standard Version (1901) Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it out upon the ground as water. Common English Bible Even so, don’t consume any blood. Pour it out on the ground, like water. Catholic Public Domain Version This alone shall you observe: that you do not eat their blood, but pour it upon the ground like water." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Only thou shalt take heed not to eat their blood, but pour it out on the earth as water. |
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.
“No matter where you live, you must never eat blood from any bird or any animal.
Instead, we should write a letter to them. We should tell them these things:
“Wherever you live you may kill and eat any good animals, like gazelles and deer. You may eat as much of the meat as you want, as much as the Lord your God gives to you. Any person may eat this meat—people who are clean [77] and people who are unclean. [78]
But you must not eat the blood. You must pour the blood on the ground like water.
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.
Don’t eat the blood. You must pour the blood onto 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!”