Deuteronomy 15:23
Onely thou shalt not eate the blood thereof, but powre it vpon the ground as water.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.
In Context
Cross References
Leviticus 7:26Neither shall ye eate any blood, either of foule, or of beast in all your dwellings.
Deuteronomy 12:16Onely ye shall not eat the blood, but powre it vpon the earth as water.
Deuteronomy 12:24Therefore thou shalt not eat it, but powre it vpon the earth as water.
Ezekiel 33:25Wherefore say vnto them, Thus saieth the Lord God, Ye eate with the blood, and lift vp your eyes towarde your idoles, and sheade blood: should ye then possesse the land?
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 →