¹³ “‘Any Israelite or any foreigner residing among you who hunts any animal or bird that may be eaten must drain out the blood and cover it with earth,^(A)

¹⁶ But you must not eat the blood;^(A) pour^(B) it out on the ground like water.^(C)

²³ But you must not eat the blood; pour it out on the ground like water.^(A)

²⁴ You must not eat the blood; pour it out on the ground like water.^(A)

²⁶ And wherever you live, you must not eat the blood^(A) of any bird or animal.

³² They pounced on the plunder^(A) and, taking sheep, cattle and calves, they butchered them on the ground and ate them, together with the blood.^{(B) 33} Then someone said to Saul, “Look, the men are sinning against the Lord by eating meat that has blood^(C) in it.”

“You have broken faith,” he said. “Roll a large stone over here at once.” ³⁴ Then he said, “Go out among the men and tell them, ‘Each of you bring me your cattle and sheep, and slaughter them here and eat them. Do not sin against the Lord by eating meat with blood still^(D) in it.’”

So everyone brought his ox that night and slaughtered it there.