Deuteronomy 12:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 12:23 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
רַ֣ק
raq
H7535
only
חֲזַ֗ק
châzaq
H2388
to strengthen
לְבִלְתִּי֙
biltîy
H1115
except
אֲכֹ֣ל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
הַדָּ֔ם
dâm
H1818
blood
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
הַדָּ֖ם
dâm
H1818
blood
ה֣וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
הַנָּ֑פֶשׁ
nephesh
H5315
soul
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תֹאכַ֥ל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ
nephesh
H5315
soul
עִם
ʻim
H5973
with
הַבָּשָֽׂר
bâsâr
H1320
flesh
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Only be strong, do not eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and do not eat the life with the meat.
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