Deuteronomy 12:16 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

`Only, the blood ye do not eat -- on the earth thou dost pour it as water;

English ASV

Only ye shall not eat the blood; thou shalt pour it out upon the earth as water.

English Amplified

Only you shall not eat the blood; you shall pour it upon the ground as water.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Only you shall not eat the blood; you shall pour it upon the ground as water.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

but you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

but you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Only, ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water.

English EASY 2024

But you must not eat the blood of any animal. You must pour it on the ground like water.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

But you must not eat the blood. You must pour the blood on the ground like water.

Only you shall not eat the blood; you shall pour it out on the earth like water.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

But you must not eat their blood; you must pour it out on the ground like water.

English God's Word - GW 1995

But never eat the blood. Pour it on the ground like water.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

but you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.

English KJV 1611

Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water.

English LSB

Only you shall not eat the blood; you are to pour it out on the ground like water.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

only you must not eat the blood. You shall pour it on the ground like water.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"Only you shall not eat the blood; you are to pour it out on the ground like water.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Only, you shall not partake of the blood, but must pour it out on the ground like water.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

However, you must not eat blood — pour it out on the ground like water.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

But you must not eat meat that still has blood in it. Pour the blood out on the ground like water.

English NIV

But you must not eat the blood; pour it out on the ground like water.

English NKJ 1982

Only you shall not eat the blood; you shall pour it on the earth like water.

English NLT

The only restriction is that you are not to eat the blood. You must pour it out on the ground like water.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

The blood, however, you must not eat; you shall pour it out on the ground like water.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Only you shall not eat the blood; you shall pour it out upon the earth like water.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

The only restriction is that you are not to eat the blood—pour it out on the ground, like water.

English Tyndale 1537

only eat not the blood, but pour it upon the earth as water.

Deuteronomy 12:16 — Compare Translations