²⁶ And wherever you live, you must not eat the blood^(A) of any bird or animal. ²⁷ Anyone who eats blood^(B) must be cut off from their people.’”

²⁶ “‘Do not eat any meat with the blood still in it.^(A)

“‘Do not practice divination^(B) or seek omens.^(C)

¹⁶ But you must not eat the blood;^(A) pour^(B) it out on the ground like water.^(C)

²³ But be sure you do not eat the blood,^(A) because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.^{(B) 24} You must not eat the blood; pour it out on the ground like water.^{(C) 25} Do not eat it, so that it may go well^(D) with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is right^(E) in the eyes of the Lord.

²³ But you must not eat the blood; pour it out on the ground like water.^(A)