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OET (OET-RV) No OET-RV DEU 12:23 verse available
OET-LV Only be_strong to_not to_eat the_blood DOM the_blood it the_life and_not you_must_eat the_living_creatures with the_meat.
UHB רַ֣ק חֲזַ֗ק לְבִלְתִּי֙ אֲכֹ֣ל הַדָּ֔ם כִּ֥י הַדָּ֖ם ה֣וּא הַנָּ֑פֶשׁ וְלֹא־תֹאכַ֥ל הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ עִם־הַבָּשָֽׂר׃ ‡
(raq ḩₐzaq ləⱱilttī ʼₐkol haddām ⱪiy haddām hūʼ hannāfesh vəloʼ-toʼkal hannefesh ˊim-habāsār.)
Key: yellow:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT Only be strong, do not eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and do not eat the life with the meat.
UST But be sure that you do not eat the blood of any animal. This is because it is the blood that sustains life in living beings. You must not eat that which sustains life along with the meat.
BSB Only be sure not to eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.
OEB No OEB DEU book available
WEB Only be sure that you don’t eat the blood; for the blood is the life. You shall not eat the life with the meat.
NET However, by no means eat the blood, for the blood is life itself – you must not eat the life with the meat!
LSV Only, be sure not to eat the blood, for the blood [is] the life, and you do not eat the life with the flesh;
FBV Just make sure you don't eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.
T4T But be sure that you do not eat the blood of any animal, because it is the blood that sustains life in living beings, and so you must not eat the life along with the meat.
LEB Only, be sure not to eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the meat.
BBE But see that you do not take the blood for food; for the blood is the life; and you may not make use of the life as food with the flesh.
MOF No MOF DEU book available
JPS Only be stedfast in not eating the blood; for the blood is the life; and thou shalt not eat the life with the flesh.
ASV Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou shalt not eat the life with the flesh.
DRA Only beware of this, that thou eat not the blood, for the blood is for the soul: and therefore thou must not eat the soul with the flesh:
YLT 'Only, be sure not to eat the blood, for the blood [is] the life, and thou dost not eat the life with the flesh;
DBY Only, be sure that thou eat not the blood; for the blood is the life, and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh;
RV Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou shalt not eat the life with the flesh.
WBS Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh.
KJB Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh.[fn]
(Only be sure that thou/you eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou/you mayest/may not eat the life with the flesh.)
12.23 be…: Heb. be strong
BB But be strong, that thou eate not the blood: for the blood is the life, and thou mayest not eate the life with the fleshe.
(But be strong, that thou/you eat not the blood: for the blood is the life, and thou/you mayest/may not eat the life with the flesh.)
GNV Onely bee sure that thou eate not the blood: for the blood is the life, and thou maiest not eate the life with the flesh.
(Onely be sure that thou/you eat not the blood: for the blood is the life, and thou/you mayest/may not eat the life with the flesh. )
CB Onely bewarre, that thou eate not the bloude: for the bloude is the life. Therfore shalt thou not eate the life wt the flesh,
(Onely bewarre, that thou/you eat not the blood: for the blood is the life. Therfore shalt thou/you not eat the life with the flesh,)
WYC Oneli eschewe thou this, that thou ete not blood; for the blood `of tho beestis is for the lijf, and therfor thou owist not ete the lijf with fleischis,
(Oneli eschewe thou/you this, that thou/you eat not blood; for the blood `of tho beasts/animals is for the life, and therefore thou/you owist not eat the life with fleshis,)
LUT Allein merke, daß du das Blut nicht essest; denn das Blut ist die SeeLE, darum sollst du die SeeLE nicht mit dem Fleisch essen,
(Allein merke, that you the blood not essest; because the blood is the SeeLE, therefore should you the SeeLE not with to_him flesh eat,)
CLV Hoc solum cave, ne sanguinem comedas: sanguis enim eorum pro anima est, et idcirco non debes animam comedere cum carnibus:[fn]
(Hoc solum cave, ne sanguinem comedas: sanguis because eorum pro anima it_is, and idcirco not/no debes animam comedere when/with carnibus:)
12.23 Hoc solum cave. Ad litteram apostoli hoc præceperunt: Et in sanguine prohibetur homicidium, et odium fratrum. Qui enim odit fratrem suum homicida est I Joan. 3.. Sanguis enim eorum. Quia aliquod vitale est in sanguine, et per ipsum maxime in hac carne vivitur, qui per omnes venas diffunditur: ipsum animam vocat, id est, corporis vitam, quæ morte finitur. Mystice autem innuitur, ut carnales homines a pristina conversatione discedentes, in unitate fidei et bonorum operum sociantes, eorum errores in usum nostrum non convertamus; sed effundamus, id est, per confessionem prolatos terrenæ fragilitati deputemus, et quasi indignos viris spiritualibus abjiciamus.
12.23 Hoc solum cave. Ad litteram apostoli hoc præceperunt: And in sanguine prohibetur homicidium, and odium fratrum. Who because odit brother his_own homicida it_is I Yoan. 3.. Sanguis because eorum. Quia alithat vitale it_is in sanguine, and per ipsum maxime in hac carne vivitur, who per everyone venas diffunditur: ipsum animam vocat, id it_is, corporis vitam, which morte finitur. Mystice however innuitur, as carnales homines a pristina conversatione discedentes, in unitate of_faith and bonorum operum sociantes, eorum errores in usum nostrum not/no convertamus; but effundamus, id it_is, per confessionem prolatos terrenæ fragilitati deputemus, and as_if indignos viris spiritualibus abyiciamus.
BRN Take diligent heed that thou eat no blood, for blood is the life of it; the life shall not be eaten with the flesh.
BrLXX Πρόσεχε ἰσχυρῶς τοῦ μὴ φαγεῖν αἷμα, ὅτι αἷμα αὐτοῦ ψυχή· οὐ βρωθήσεται ψυχὴ μετὰ τῶν κρεῶν.
(Proseⱪe isⱪurōs tou maʸ fagein haima, hoti haima autou psuⱪaʸ; ou brōthaʸsetai psuⱪaʸ meta tōn kreōn. )
12:23 the blood is the life: In this figure of speech, the means (blood) is equated with the effect (life). Since life is sacred, its vehicle, the blood, is also sacred (see also Lev 17:11).
The Central Sanctuary
God wanted worship to be carried out in the place where he had established his name. For Israel, this place was the Tabernacle and later the Temple in Jerusalem.
God is transcendent (above all things) and omnipresent (present everywhere), yet he chose a specific place for Israel to worship him. Solomon later asked how the God of heaven could be housed in a human structure (1 Kgs 8:27). The answer is that God’s name stands in his place. The Tabernacle and then the Temple belonged to him and bore his name, so they were, in a sense, his dwelling places. In the ancient Near East, names were more than labels. They represented the character and nature of the named individuals (e.g., Jacob, Gen 27:36; Jesus, Matt 1:21; Barnabas, Acts 4:36; Peter, Matt 16:17-19). Thus Solomon could advise, “Choose a good reputation [name] over great riches” (Prov 22:1).
God made his home in a sanctuary that bore his name. His glorious presence manifested in fire and cloud during the wilderness wanderings served as a constant reminder that he was at home among his people (Exod 40:34-35); likewise, upon the completion of the Temple, his presence was evidenced (1 Kgs 8:10-11).
God would later come to dwell among his people in the person of Jesus Christ (John 1:14), thereby eliminating the need for a central sanctuary (see John 4:19-24). And now, because of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, all believers are able to house God’s presence (1 Cor 3:16-17; 6:19-20; 2 Cor 6:16; Eph 2:21).
Passages for Further Study
Exod 25:8-9, 22, 40; 26:30; 33:7-11; 40:34-35; Num 7:1; 11:16; Deut 12:4-7; 31:14-15; 1 Kgs 8:10-11, 27; John 1:14; 2:19-21; Acts 7:44; 1 Cor 3:16-17; 6:19-20; 2 Cor 6:16; Eph 2:21; Heb 8:2, 5; Rev 21:22
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast
רַ֣ק
only
Moses uses the word Only here to indicate a strong contrast between what is and is not permissible for the Israelites to eat. In your translation, indicate this strong contrast in a way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Yet”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
הַדָּ֖ם ה֣וּא הַנָּ֑פֶשׁ
the,blood he/it the,life
Blood sustains the life of living beings. Moses is speaking as if blood were life itself. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “blood sustains life in living beings”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ
the=living_creatures
The word life here represents the blood that sustains life. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the blood that maintains life”