Deuteronomy 15:23

Only thou shalt take heed not to eat their blood, but pour it out on the earth as water.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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

In Context

22But thou shalt eat it within the gates of thy city: the clean and the unclean shall eat them alike, as the roe and as the hart.

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Cross References

Leviticus 7:26Moreover you shall not eat the blood of any creature whatsoever, whether of birds or beasts.

Deuteronomy 12:16Only the blood thou shalt not eat, but thou shalt pour it out upon the earth as water.

Deuteronomy 12:24But thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water,

Ezekiel 33:25Therefore say to them: Thus saith the Lord God, You that eat with the blood and lift up your eyes to your uncleannesses, and that shed blood: shall you possess the land by inheritance?

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 15:20-23

19 All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the Lord thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep. 20 Thou shalt eat it before the Lord thy God year by year in the place which the Lord shall choose, thou and thy household. 21 And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the Lord thy God. 22 Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the… Read the whole commentary →

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