Genesis 9:4
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
389 [e]אַךְ־
’aḵ-
ButAdv
1320 [e]בָּשָׂ֕ר
bā-śār
fleshN-ms
5315 [e]בְּנַפְשׁ֥וֹ
bə-nap̄-šōw
with its lifePrep-b | N-fsc | 3ms
1818 [e]דָמ֖וֹ
ḏā-mōw
bloodN-msc | 3ms
3808 [e]לֹ֥א
notAdv-NegPrt
398 [e]תֹאכֵֽלוּ׃
ṯō-ḵê-lū.
you shall eatV-Qal-Imperf-2mp





















Hebrew Texts
בראשית 9:4 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
אַךְ־בָּשָׂ֕ר בְּנַפְשֹׁ֥ו דָמֹ֖ו לֹ֥א תֹאכֵֽלוּ׃

בראשית 9:4 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
אך־בשר בנפשו דמו לא תאכלו׃

בראשית 9:4 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
אך־בשר בנפשו דמו לא תאכלו׃

בראשית 9:4 Hebrew Bible
אך בשר בנפשו דמו לא תאכלו׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Only you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
However, you must not eat meat with its lifeblood in it.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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