Deuteronomy 12:24

24 You must not eat the blood. Pour it out on the ground like water.

Deuteronomy 12:24 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 12:24

Thou shalt not eat it
Neither with the flesh, nor separately:

thou shall pour it upon the earth as water;
as the blood of sacrifices was poured upon the altar, the blood of common flesh was to be poured upon the earth, signifying it was not to be used, and no account to be made of it; (See Gill on Deuteronomy 12:16)

Deuteronomy 12:24 In-Context

22 Eat it as you would eat antelope or deer meat. Those who are "clean" and those who are not can eat it.

23 But be sure you don't eat meat that still has blood in it. The blood is the animal's life. So you must not eat the life along with the meat.

24 You must not eat the blood. Pour it out on the ground like water.

25 Don't eat it. Then things will go well with you and your children after you. You will be doing what is right in the eyes of the Lord.

26 But go to the place the LORD will choose. Take with you the things you have set apart for him. Bring what you have promised to give him.