23Only 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:


In Context

20 When the Lord thy God shall have enlarged thy borders, as he hath spoken to thee, and thou wilt eat the flesh that thy soul desireth:

21 And if the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, that his name should be there, be far off, thou shalt kill of thy herds and of thy docks, as I have commanded thee, and shalt eat in thy towns, as it pleaseth thee.

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

23 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:

24 But thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water,

25 That it may be well with thee and thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is pleasing in the sight of the Lord.

Deuteronomy 12:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:23Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood [is] the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:23But be sure you do not eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:23Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou shalt not eat the life with the flesh.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:23Only, be sure that thou eat not the blood; for the blood is the life, and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:23Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou shalt not eat the life with the flesh.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:23Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:23Only 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:23Only, be sure not to eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and thou dost not eat the life with the flesh;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:23Only be sure that you eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and you may not eat the life with the flesh.