Deuteronomy 12:23
Modern Translations
New International Version
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.

New Living Translation
But never consume the blood, for the blood is the life, and you must not consume the lifeblood with the meat.

English Standard Version
Only be sure that you do not eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the flesh.

Berean Study Bible
Only be sure not to eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.

New American Standard Bible
Only be sure not to eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the flesh.

NASB 1995
"Only be sure not to eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the flesh.

NASB 1977
“Only be sure not to eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the flesh.

Amplified Bible
Only be sure that you do not eat the blood, for the blood is the life (soul), and you shall not eat the life with the meat.

Christian Standard Bible
But don’t eat the blood, since the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But don't eat the blood, since the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.

Good News Translation
Only do not eat meat with blood still in it, for the life is in the blood, and you must not eat the life with the meat.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
However, be sure you never eat blood, because blood contains life. Never eat the life with the meat.

International Standard Version
Only be sure to refrain from eating blood, because blood is the source of life and you must not consume blood with the meat.

NET Bible
However, by no means eat the blood, for the blood is life itself--you must not eat the life with the meat!
Classic Translations
King James 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.

New King James Version
Only be sure that you do not eat the blood, for the blood is the life; you may not eat the life with the meat.

King James 2000 Bible
Only be sure that you eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and you may not eat the life with the flesh.

New Heart English Bible
Only be sure that you do not 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 that you don't eat the blood: for the blood is the life; and you shall not eat the life with the flesh.

American King James Version
Only be sure that you eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and you may not eat the life with the flesh.

American Standard Version
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.

A Faithful Version
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.

Darby Bible Translation
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;

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Onely bee sure that thou eate not the blood: for the blood is the life, and thou maiest not eate the life with the flesh.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
But be strong, that thou eate not the blood: for the blood is the life, and thou mayest not eate the life with the fleshe.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Onely bewarre, that thou eate not the bloude: for the bloude is the life. Therfore shalt thou not eate the life wt the flesh,

Tyndale Bible of 1526
But be strong that thou eate not the bloude. For the bloude, that is the lyfe: and thou mayst not eate the life with the flesh:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Only, be sure not to eat the blood, for the blood [is] the life, and you do not eat the life with the flesh;

Young's Literal Translation
Only, be sure not to eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and thou dost not eat the life with the flesh;

Smith's Literal Translation
Only be striving not to eat the blood, for the blood it is the soul; and thou shalt not eat the soul with the flesh.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
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:

Catholic Public Domain Version
Only beware of this: you may not eat the blood. For their blood is for the soul. And because of this, you must not eat the soul with the flesh.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Only be strong that you will not eat blood, because the blood is the life; you shall not eat the life with the flesh.

Lamsa Bible
Only be sure that you do not eat the blood; for the blood is the life; and you shall not eat the life with the flesh.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Only be stedfast in not eating the blood; for the blood is the life; and thou shalt not eat the life with the flesh.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Take diligent heed that thou eat no blood, for blood is the life of it; the life shall not be eaten with the flesh.
















Deuteronomy 12:22
Top of Page
Top of Page