²³ But you must not consume the blood. You must pour it out on the ground like water.

¹⁶ But you must not consume the blood. You must pour it out on the ground like water.

²³ But never consume the blood, for the blood is the life, and you must not consume the lifeblood with the meat.

²⁶ No matter where you live, you must never consume the blood of any bird or animal.

²⁵ So tell these people, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: You eat meat with blood in it, you worship idols,^[a] and you murder the innocent. Do you really think the land should be yours?

³² That evening they rushed for the battle plunder and butchered the sheep, goats, cattle, and calves, but they ate them without draining the blood.