Genesis
Genesis 9:4
4But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | אַךְ־ | ’aḵ- | Adverb | H389 surely |
| you must not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| eat | תֹאכֵֽלוּ׃ | ṯō·ḵê·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H398 eat |
| meat | בָּשָׂ֕ר | bā·śār | Noun - masculine singular | H1320 flesh |
| with its lifeblood | בְּנַפְשׁ֥וֹ | bə·nap̄·šōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| in it | דָמ֖וֹ | ḏā·mōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1818 blood |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 12:23 · Deuteronomy 15:23 · Deuteronomy 12:16 · Acts 15:20 · Leviticus 7:26 · Leviticus 17:10–14 · Acts 15:29 · Leviticus 3:17 · Leviticus 19:26 · 1 Timothy 4:4 · 1 Samuel 14:33–34
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.