Deuteronomy 12:23 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Deuteronomy 12:23 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Deuteronomy 12:2314 words
רַקraqLeanness
חֲזַקḥăzaqFasten
לְבִלְתִּיləvilətîTo failure of
אֲכֹלʾăḵōlEat
הַדָּםhadāmThe blood
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
הַדָּםhadāmThe blood
הוּאhûʾHe
הַנָּפֶשׁhanāp̄ešThe soul
וְלֹאwəlōʾAnd not
תֹאכַלtōʾḵalEat
הַנֶּפֶשׁhanep̄ešThe soul
עִםʿimWith
הַבָּשָׂרhabāśārThe flesh
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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