Deuteronomy 15:23 “But you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.”

Deuteronomy 15:23

But you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.

World English Bible

Only you shall not eat its blood. You shall pour it out on the ground like water.

American Standard Version

Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it out upon the ground as water.

Geneva Bible 1599

Onely thou shalt not eate the blood thereof, but powre it vpon the ground as water.

Darby Translation

Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof: thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water.

Young's Literal Translation

Only, its blood thou dost not eat; on the earth thou dost pour it as water.

Bible in Basic English

Only do not take its blood for food, but let it be drained out on the earth like water.

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Cross references

“Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.”

Deuteronomy 12:16 Deuteronomy 12:23 Leviticus 7:26 1 Samuel 14:32 Ezekiel 33:25

Deuteronomy 12:16 · BSB

but you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.

Deuteronomy 12:23 · BSB

Only be sure not to eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.

Leviticus 7:26 · BSB

You must not eat the blood of any bird or animal in any of your dwellings.

1 Samuel 14:32 · BSB

So they rushed greedily to the plunder, taking sheep, cattle, and calves. They slaughtered them on the ground and ate meat with the blood still in it.

Ezekiel 33:25 · BSB

Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You eat meat with the blood in it, lift up your eyes to your idols, and shed blood. Should you then possess the land?

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

22Eat it within your gates; both the ceremonially unclean and clean may eat it as they would a gazelle or a deer.

Read Deuteronomy 15