Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblebut you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water. Young's Literal Translation ‘Only, the blood ye do not eat—on the earth thou dost pour it as water; King James Bible Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water. Hebrew butרַ֥ק (raq) Adverb Strong's 7535: But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless 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; הַדָּ֖ם (had·dām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed pour תִּשְׁפְּכֶ֖נּוּ (tiš·pə·ḵen·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 8210: To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out it on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the ground הָאָ֥רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land like water. כַּמָּֽיִם׃ (kam·mā·yim) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen |