King James Version

Genesis 9:4

But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.

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אַךְakhonlyאַךְparticle, affirmation — “only”H389a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) onlyalso, in any wise, at least, but, certainly, even, howbeit, nevertheless, notwithstanding, only, save, surely, of a surety, truly, verily, [phrase] wherefore, yet (but).בָּשָׂ֕רbasarbodyבָּשָׂרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “body”, the ordinary formH1320flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of amanbody, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-) kind, [phrase] nakedness, self, skin.בְּנַפְשׁ֥וֹbenafshvoin creatureנֶפֶשׁpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…דָמ֖וֹdamvoblood , innocentדָּםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “blood , innocent”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תֹאכֵֽלוּtokhelveatאָכַלverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “eat”, an unfinished actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Only flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.

Young’s Literal Translation

only flesh in its life — its blood — ye do not eat.

World English Bible

But flesh with its life, that is, its blood, you shall not eat.

Darby Translation

Only, the flesh with its life, its blood, ye shall not eat.

Douay-Rheims

Saving that flesh with blood you shall not eat.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Only flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But flesh with blood of life ye shall not eat.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πλὴν κρέας ἐν αἵματι ψυχῆς οὐ φάγεσθε.