Deuteronomy 15:23
Only, its blood thou dost not eat; on the earth thou dost pour it as water.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.
In Context
22within thy gates thou dost eat it, the unclean and the clean alike, as the roe, and as the hart.
Cross References
Leviticus 7:26'And any blood ye do not eat in all your dwellings, of fowl, or of beast;
Deuteronomy 12:16'Only, the blood ye do not eat — on the earth thou dost pour it as water;
Deuteronomy 12:24thou dost not eat it, on the earth thou dost pour it as water;
Ezekiel 33:25Therefore say unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: With the blood ye do eat, And your eyes ye lift up unto your idols, And blood ye shed, and the land 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 →