Deuteronomy 15:23

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23 "Only ¹you shall not eat its blood; you are to pour it out on the ground like water.

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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).

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

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Deuteronomy 15:23 In-Context

21 "But if it has any defect, such as lameness or blindness, or any serious defect, you shall not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.

22 "You shall eat it within your gates; the unclean and the clean alike may eat it, as a gazelle or a deer.

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

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1. Genesis 9:4; Leviticus 7:26; Leviticus 17:10; Leviticus 19:26; Deuteronomy 12:16, 23