But even so, he says, the animal's life is to be treated with reverence, and the blood which is the life essence must be poured out on the ground, returned to God, not consumed.

即便如此，上帝仍认为，动物的生命应当被尊重，而作为生命重要元素的血，应当倒在地上,不应当引用，而是应该归还上帝。

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This is the following evidence that he cites; the mainstays of the dietary laws are these: first, the prohibition against eating animal blood from Genesis 9, which symbolizes the life.

他列举了以下的证据：,饮食教规的主要思想是这些：,首先，《创世纪》第九章提到的禁食动物的血液，因为这血液象征生命。

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All life, human and animal, is sacred to God.

所有生命，无论是人的，还是动物的，对上帝来说都是神圣的。

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