Bible in Basic English
"Only do not take its blood for food, but let it be drained out on the earth like water."
— Deuteronomy 15:23-1964, Bible in Basic English
“Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water. ”
“Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it out upon the ground as water. ”
“Only you shall not eat its blood; you shall pour it out on the ground as water.”
“However, you must not eat its blood; you must pour it out on the ground like water.”
“Only thou shalt take heed not to eat their blood, but pour it out on the earth as water. ”
“Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water. ”
But year by year you and all your house are to take a meal of it before the Lord, in the place of his selection.
But if it has any mark on it, if it is blind or has damaged legs, or if there is anything wrong with it, it may not be offered to the Lord your God.
It may be used for food in your houses: the unclean and the clean may take of it, as of the gazelle and the roe.
Only do not take its blood for food, but let it be drained out on the earth like water.