Genesis 9:4 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
only flesh in its life -- its blood -- ye do not eat.
English ASV
But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
English Amplified
But you shall not eat flesh with the life of it, which is its blood.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
But you shall not eat flesh with the life of it, which is its blood.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
However, you must not eat meat with its lifeblood in it.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
Only, the flesh with its life, its blood, ye shall not eat.
English EASY 2024
But you must not eat meat that still has the blood of life in it.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
But I give you one command. You must not eat meat that still has its life (blood) in it.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
The one thing you must not eat is meat with blood still in it; I forbid this because the life is in the blood.
English God's Word - GW 1995
But you must never eat animals that still have their lifeblood in them.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
However, you must not eat meat with its lifeblood in it.
English KJV 1611
But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
English LSB
However, flesh with its life, that is, its blood, you shall not eat.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
“Only you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
"Only you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
Only flesh with its lifeblood still in it you shall not eat.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
But you must not eat meat with its life (that is, its blood) in it.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
"But you must not eat meat that still has blood in it.
English NIV
"But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it.
English NKJ 1982
But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.
English NLT
But you must never eat animals that still have their lifeblood in them.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
Only, you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
However, you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it, for its life is in the blood.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
Only you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
But never eat animals unless their life-blood has been drained off.
English Tyndale 1537
Only the flesh with his life which is his blood, see that ye eat not.