Deuteronomy 12:24

Ye shall not eat it; ye shall pour it out on the ground as water.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water.

In Context

23Take diligent heed that thou eat no blood, for blood is the life of it; the life shall not be eaten with the flesh.

25Thou shalt not eat it, that it may be well with thee and with thy sons after thee, if thou shalt do that which is good and pleasing before the Lord thy God.

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Cross References

Leviticus 3:17It is a perpetual statute throughout your generations, in all your habitations; ye shall eat no fat and no blood.

Deuteronomy 15:23Only ye shall not eat the blood; thou shalt pour it out on the earth as water.

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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