Deuteronomy 12:24

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“You must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.”

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BSBPD

“You must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 12:24 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 3:17This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.”
  2. Deuteronomy 12:16but you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.
  3. Deuteronomy 15:23But you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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