14 (A)For as for the [a]life of all flesh, its blood is identified with its [b]life. Therefore I said to the sons of Israel, ‘You are not to eat the blood of any flesh, for the [c]life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off.’

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  1. Leviticus 17:14 Lit soul
  2. Leviticus 17:14 Lit soul
  3. Leviticus 17:14 Lit soul

14 because the life of every creature is its blood. That is why I have said to the Israelites, “You must not eat the blood of any creature, because the life of every creature is its blood; anyone who eats it must be cut off.”(A)

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