Deuteronomy 15:23
Only the blood thereof, shalt thou not eat,—on the earth, shalt thou pour it out like water.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 7:26And no manner of blood, shall ye eat, in any of your dwellings,—whether of bird or of beast:
Deuteronomy 12:16Howbeit, the blood, shall ye not eat,—upon the earth, shalt thou pour it out, like water.
Deuteronomy 12:24Thou shalt not eat it,—upon the earth, shalt thou pour it out, like water.
Ezekiel 33:25Wherefore say unto them Thus, saith My Lord. Yahweh. -With the blood, ye do eat. And your eyes, ye do lift up unto your manufactured gods. And blood, ye do shed; And the land, shall ye inherit?
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 →