⁴ “But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it.^(A)

¹¹ For the life of a creature is in the blood,^(A) and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one’s life.^[a](B)

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)

²³ But be sure you do not eat the blood,^(A) because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.^(B)