New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 12:23-25

23OnlyH7534be sureחֲזַ֗קcha.ZakH2388not to eatאֲכֹ֣ל'a.KholH398the bloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818,for the bloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818is thelifeהַנָּ֑פֶשׁha.Na.feshH5315,and you shall not eatתֹאכַ֥לto.KhalH398thelifeהַנֶּ֖פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315with the fleshהַבָּשָֽׂר׃ha.ba.SarH1320.

24You shall not eatתֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398it; you shall pourתִּשְׁפְּכֶ֖נּוּtish.pe.Khe.nuH8210it out on the groundהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776like waterכַּמָּֽיִם׃ka.Ma.yimH4325.

25You shall not eatתֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398it, soלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatit may be wellיִיטַ֤בyi.TavH3190with you and your sonsוּלְבָנֶ֣יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121afterאַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you, foryou will be doingתַעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213whatH3477is rightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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