Genesis 9:4
“But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.”
Genesis 9:4 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Saving that flesh with blood you shall not eat.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
- DARBYDarby
- Only, the flesh with its life, its blood, ye shall not eat.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- But flesh with its life, its blood, you shall not eat.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- only flesh in its life ; its blood ; ye do not eat.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- However, you must not eat flesh that still has its lifeblood in it.
Context: Genesis 9
2And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
3Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.
4But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
5And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.
6Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
About Genesis 9: God's Covenant with Noah
God blessed the man and his family and told them to be fruitful and multiply. He also gave them permission to eat meat, but they had to drain the blood from it first. God also made a promise to never again destroy all life with a flood.
Commentary
Genesis 9 is the story of God's covenant with Noah and his descendants. After the great flood, God promises to never again destroy the earth with a flood. He also gives Noah and his descendants the authority to rule over the animals and to use them for food. This is the first time in the Bible that God gives humans authority over the animals.