Deuteronomy 12:23
“Onely be sure that thou eate not the blood: for the blood is the life, and thou mayest not eate the life with the flesh.”
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Deuteronomy 12:23 Context
21If the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen to put his Name there, be too farre from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flocke, which the Lord hath giuen thee, as I haue commaunded thee, and thou shalt eate in thy gates, whatsoeuer thy soule lusteth after. 22Euen as the Roe bucke and the Hart is eaten, so thou shalt eate them: the vncleane and the cleane shall eate of them alike. 23Onely be sure that thou eate not the blood: for the blood is the life, and thou mayest not eate the life with the flesh. 24Thou shalt not eate it; thou shalt powre it vpon the earth as water. 25Thou shalt not eate it, that it may goe well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt doe that which is right in the sight of the Lord.
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Other Translations
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.
- King James Version
"Only be sure not to eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the flesh.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
But see that you do not take the blood for food; for the blood is the life; and you may not make use of the life as food with the flesh.
- Basic English 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;
- Darby 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.
- Webster's Bible
Only be sure that you don't eat the blood: for the blood is the life; and you shall not eat the life with the flesh.
- World English Bible
`Only, be sure not to eat the blood, for the blood [is] the life, and thou dost not eat the life with the flesh;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Only be stedfast in not eating the blood; for the blood is the life; and thou shalt not eat the life with the flesh.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version
"Only be sure not to eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the flesh.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
But see that you do not take the blood for food; for the blood is the life; and you may not make use of the life as food with the flesh.
- Basic English 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;
- Darby 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.
- Webster's Bible
Only be sure that you don't eat the blood: for the blood is the life; and you shall not eat the life with the flesh.
- World English Bible
`Only, be sure not to eat the blood, for the blood [is] the life, and thou dost not eat the life with the flesh;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Only be stedfast in not eating the blood; for the blood is the life; and thou shalt not eat the life with the flesh.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible