Leviticus 17:14
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14 For the life of every creature—its blood is its life; therefore I have said to the Israelites, ‘You shall not eat the blood of any creature, for the life of every creature is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off.’(A)
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Genesis 9:4
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4 Only, you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.(A)
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Deuteronomy 12:23
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23 Only be sure that you do not eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the meat.(A)
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Leviticus 17:11-12
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11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you for making atonement for your lives on the altar, for, as life, it is the blood that makes atonement.(A) 12 Therefore I have said to the Israelites, ‘No person among you shall eat blood, nor shall any alien who resides among you eat blood.’
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