Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleFor the life of all flesh is its blood. Therefore I have told the Israelites, ‘You must not eat the blood of any living thing, because the life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it must be cut off.’ Young's Literal Translation for [it is] the life of all flesh, its blood is for its life; and I say to the sons of Israel, Blood of any flesh ye do not eat, for the life of all flesh is its blood; any one eating it is cut off. King James Bible For [it is] the life of all flesh; the blood of it [is] for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh [is] the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off. Hebrew Forכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the life נֶ֣פֶשׁ (ne·p̄eš) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion of all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every flesh בָּשָׂ֗ר (bā·śār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man is its blood. דָּמ֣וֹ (dā·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed Therefore I have told וָֽאֹמַר֙ (wā·’ō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 559: To utter, say the Israelites: לִבְנֵ֣י (liḇ·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son You must not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no eat תֹאכֵ֑לוּ (ṯō·ḵê·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 398: To eat the blood דַּ֥ם (dam) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed of any כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every living thing, בָּשָׂ֖ר (bā·śār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man because כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the life נֶ֤פֶשׁ (ne·p̄eš) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion of all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every flesh בָּשָׂר֙ (bā·śār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man is its blood; דָּמ֣וֹ (dā·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed whoever כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every eats אֹכְלָ֖יו (’ō·ḵə·lāw) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 398: To eat it must be cut off. יִכָּרֵֽת׃ (yik·kā·rêṯ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant |