Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 12:23

²³Only be sure not to eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Only	רַ֣ק	raq	Adverb	H7535 thin
be sure	חֲזַ֗ק	ḥă·zaq	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
not	לְבִלְתִּי֙	lə·ḇil·tî	Preposition-l	H1115 not, except
to eat	אֲכֹ֣ל	’ă·ḵōl	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H398 eat
the blood	הַדָּ֔ם	had·dām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1818 blood
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the blood	הַדָּ֖ם	had·dām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1818 blood
is	ה֣וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
the life	הַנָּ֑פֶשׁ	han·nā·p̄eš	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
and you must not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
eat	תֹאכַ֥ל	ṯō·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H398 eat
the life	הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ	han·ne·p̄eš	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
the meat	הַבָּשָֽׂר׃	hab·bā·śār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1320 flesh

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