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Deuteronomy 12:23

21 If the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the LORD hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.

22 Even as the roebuck and the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat them: the unclean and the clean shall eat of them alike.

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.

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

25 Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Only be sure not to eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.
KJV
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.
WEB
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.
ASV
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.
DARBY
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;
BLB
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.
ÅB
Hold bare fast ved at du ikke spiser blodet! For blodet er sjelen, og du skal ikke spise sjelen sammen med kjøttet.
OTB
Men vær sikker på at dere ikke konsumerer blodet, for blodet er livet, og dere må ikke spise livet med kjøttet.
B1930
Hold bare fast ved at du ikke eter blodet! For blodet er sjelen, og du skal ikke ete sjelen sammen med kjøttet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 17:11

    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.

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  • Genesis 9:4

    But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.

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  • Leviticus 17:13–14

    And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.

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  • 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.

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  • Deuteronomy 12:16

    Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water.

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