Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleOnly be sure not to eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat. Young's Literal Translation ‘Only, be sure not to eat the blood, for the blood [is] the life, and thou dost not eat the life with the flesh; King James Bible 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. Hebrew Onlyרַ֣ק (raq) Adverb Strong's 7535: But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless be sure חֲזַ֗ק (ḥă·zaq) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer not לְבִלְתִּי֙ (lə·ḇil·tî) Preposition-l Strong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until to eat אֲכֹ֣ל (’ă·ḵōl) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 398: To eat the blood, הַדָּ֔ם (had·dām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed because כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the blood הַדָּ֖ם (had·dām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed is the life, הַנָּ֑פֶשׁ (han·nā·p̄eš) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion and you must not וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no eat תֹאכַ֥ל (ṯō·ḵal) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 398: To eat the life הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ (han·ne·p̄eš) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion with עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's 5973: With, equally with the meat. הַבָּשָֽׂר׃ (hab·bā·śār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man |