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

23 Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.

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

23 But you must not consume the blood. You must pour it out on the ground like water.

23 Only you must not eat its blood. Pour the blood out on the ground like water.

23 But you must not eat its blood; pour it 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. S Genesis 9:4; Deuteronomy 12:16; Ezekiel 33:25