Deuteronomy 12:24

thou dost not eat it, on the earth thou dost pour it as water;

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

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;

25thou dost not eat it, in order that it may be well with thee, and with thy sons after thee, when thou dost that which [is] right in the eyes of Jehovah.

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Cross References

Leviticus 3:17'A statute age-during to your generations in all your dwellings: any fat or any blood ye do not eat.'

Deuteronomy 15:23Only, its blood thou dost not eat; on the earth thou dost pour it 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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