Deuteronomy 15:23

23 But you must not eat its blood; pour it on the ground like water.^[a]

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 But if there is a defect in the animal, if it is lame or blind or has any serious defect, you must not sacrifice it to the Lord your God.

22 Eat it within your gates; both the unclean person and the clean [may eat it], as though it were a gazelle or deer.

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

Footnotes

• [a]. Dt 12:22-24