Deuteronomy 15:23

23 ¹Only you shall not eat its blood; you shall pour it 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 But if it has any blemish, if it is lame or blind or has any serious blemish whatever, you shall not sacrifice it to the Lord your God.

22 You shall eat it within your towns. The unclean and the clean alike may eat it, as though it were a gazelle or a deer.

23 Only you shall not eat its blood; you shall pour it out on the ground like water.

Cross References

• 1. 15:23 See Lev. 3:17