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Abarbanel on Torah — Torah Commentary of Yitzchak Abarbanel, Warsaw 1862
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Abarbanel on Torah, Genesis 9:1:1

...And since they would learn the trait of cruelty from their killing animals in order to eat them, it forbade them [eating] a limb from a live animal, which is an even greater cruelty. And this is its statement, "But you may not eat meat in its soul (benafsho), its blood." And the [letter] bet, of benafsho is used in the place of "with," as in (Exodus 14:18), berikhvo oveparashav (with his chariot and with his riders)"; and (Exodus 15:20), "betupim ouvimacholot (with drums and with dances)." [Hence] the verse is saying, when the soul - its blood - is in it, do not eat from the meat. And this is a truly straight and true explanation...

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