Deuteronomy 15:23

23 But you must not eat the blood; pour it out on the ground like water.

Deuteronomy 15:23 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
23 Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.
English Standard Version (ESV)
23 Only you shall not eat its blood; you shall pour it out on the ground like water.
New Living Translation (NLT)
23 But you must not consume the blood. You must pour it out on the ground like water.
The Message Bible (MSG)
23 Only you must not eat its blood. Pour the blood out on the ground like water.
American Standard Version (ASV)
23 Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it out upon the ground as water.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
23 But never eat the blood. Pour it on the ground like water.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
23 But you must not eat its blood; pour it on the ground like water.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
23 But you must not eat meat that still has blood in it. Pour the blood out on the ground like water.

Deuteronomy 15:23 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 15:23

Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof
Of the firstling:

thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water;
(See Gill on Deuteronomy 12:16), (See Gill on Deuteronomy 12:23), (See Gill on Deuteronomy 12:24).

Deuteronomy 15:23 In-Context

21 If an animal has a defect, is lame or blind, or has any serious flaw, you must not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.
22 You are to eat it in your own towns. Both the ceremonially unclean and the clean may eat it, as if it were gazelle or deer.
23 But you must not eat the blood; pour it out on the ground like water.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Genesis 9:4; Deuteronomy 12:16; Ezekiel 33:25
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