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Deuteronomy 12:23–24

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23dOnly be sure that you do not eat the blood, efor the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the flesh. 24You shall not eat it; you shall pour it out on the earth like water.

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  1. dSee Lev. 3:17
  2. eSee Gen. 9:4

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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. You must not eat the blood; pour it out on the ground like water.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But don’t eat the blood, since the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat. Do not eat blood; pour it on the ground like water.

NLTNew Living Translation

But never consume the blood, for the blood is the life, and you must not consume the lifeblood with the meat. Instead, pour out the blood on the ground like water.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Only, be sure not to eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the meat. You shall not eat it, but on the ground you shall pour it out like water.

KJV 1900King James Version

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. Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water.