NET Bible
"However, you must not eat blood– pour it out on the ground like water."
— Deuteronomy 12:16, NET Bible
“Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water.”
“Only ye shall not eat the blood; thou shalt pour it out upon the earth as water. ”
“Only you shall not eat the blood; you shall pour it out on the earth as water.”
“Only the blood thou shalt not eat, but thou shalt pour it out upon the earth as water.”
“But you may not take the blood for food, it is to be drained out on the earth like water.”
“Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water.”
Make sure you do not offer burnt offerings in any place you wish,
for you may do so only in the place the LORD chooses in one of your tribal areas– there you may do everything I am commanding you.
Regulations for Profane Slaughter On the other hand, you may slaughter and eat meat as you please when the LORD your God blesses you in all your villages. Both the ritually pure and impure may eat it, whether it is a gazelle or an ibex.
However, you must not eat blood– pour it out on the ground like water.
You will not be allowed to eat in your villages your tithe of grain, new wine, olive oil, the firstborn of your herd and flock, any votive offerings you have vowed, or your freewill and personal offerings.
Only in the presence of the LORD your God may you eat these, in the place he chooses. This applies to you, your son, your daughter, your male and female servants, and the Levites in your villages. In that place you will rejoice before the LORD your God in all the output of your labor.
Be careful not to overlook the Levites as long as you live in the land.