Deuteronomy 12:16

'Only, the blood ye do not eat — on the earth thou dost pour it as water;

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water.

In Context

15'Only, with all the desire of thy soul thou dost sacrifice, and hast eaten flesh according to the blessing of Jehovah thy God which He hath given to thee, in all thy gates; the unclean and the clean do eat it, as of the roe, and as of the hart.

17thou art not able to eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, and of thy new wine, and thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herd and of thy flock, and any of thy vows which thou vowest, and thy free-will offerings, and heave-offering of thy hand;

Read all of Deuteronomy 12

Cross References

Genesis 9:4only flesh in its life — its blood — ye do not eat.

Leviticus 7:26'And any blood ye do not eat in all your dwellings, of fowl, or of beast;

Deuteronomy 12:23'Only, be sure not to eat the blood, for the blood [is] the life, and thou dost not eat the life with the flesh;

Acts 15:29to abstain from things offered to idols, and blood, and a strangled thing, and whoredom; from which keeping yourselves, ye shall do well; be strong!'

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Deuteronomy 12:16