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.
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Verse 14 is found in chapter 17 of Leviticus. The prohibition against consuming blood is explicitly grounded in the relationship between blood and life. Blood has a particular cultic function and must not be treated as ordinary food, reinforcing one of the central principles of the sacrificial system.
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Denn des Leibes Leben ist in seinem Blut, solange es lebt; und ich habe den Kindern Israel gesagt: Ihr sollt keines Leibes Blut essen; denn des Leibes Leben ist in seinem Blut; wer es ißt, der soll ausgerottet werden.
Porque el alma de toda carne, su vida, está en su sangre: por tanto he dicho a los hijos de Israel: No comeréis la sangre de ninguna carne, porque la vida de toda carne es su sangre; cualquiera que la comiere será cortado.
Porque, en cuanto a la vida de toda carne, su sangre es su vida. He dicho a los hijos de Israel: ‘No comerán la sangre de ninguna carne, porque la vida de toda carne es su sangre’. Todo el que la coma será apartado.
Car l'âme de toute chair, c'est son sang, qui est en elle. C'est pourquoi j'ai dit aux enfants d'Israël: Vous ne mangerez le sang d'aucune chair; car l'âme de toute chair, c'est son sang: quiconque en mangera sera retranché.
Perciocchè esso è la vita di ogni carne; il sangue le è in luogo di anima; e però ho detto a’ figliuoli d’Israele: Non mangiate sangue di alcuna carne; perciocchè il sangue è la vita di ogni carne; chiunque ne mangerà sia sterminato.
Porquanto a vida de toda a carne é o seu sangue; por isso tenho dito aos filhos de Israel: Não comereis o sangue de nenhuma carne, porque a vida de toda a carne é o seu sangue; qualquer que o comer será extirpado.
「因一切動物的生命,牠的血就是牠的生命。所以我對 以色列 人說:無論甚麼動物的血,你們都不可吃,因為一切動物的生命就是牠的血。凡吃血的必被剪除。
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