Deuteronomy 12:23

Only beware of this: you may not eat the blood. For their blood is for the soul. And because of this, you must not eat the soul with the flesh.

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In The King James Version

Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh.

In Context

22Just as the roe deer and the stag may be eaten, so also may you eat these: you may eat both the clean and the unclean alike.

24Instead, you shall pour it upon the ground like water,

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Cross References

Leviticus 3:16And the priest shall burn them upon the altar, as nourishment for the fire and as a most sweet odor. All the fat shall be for the Lord;

Leviticus 17:13Any man at all from the sons of Israel, or from the newcomers who sojourn with you, whether by hunting or bird-catching, if he seizes a wild beast or a bird, which is lawful to eat, let him pour out its blood and cover the earth with it.

Matthew 20:28even as the Son of man has not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a redemption for many.”

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 12:6-32

Where Sacrifices Must Be Offered; Ceremonial Observances; Cautions Against Idolatrous Rites. ( b. c. 1451.) 5 But unto the place which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: 6 And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks: 7 And there ye… Read the whole commentary →

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