Deuteronomy 15:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.”
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“But you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it out upon the ground as water.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Only, its blood thou dost not eat; on the earth thou dost pour it as water.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Deuteronomy 15:23 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 7:26You must not eat the blood of any bird or animal in any of your dwellings.
- Deuteronomy 12:15But whenever you want, you may slaughter and eat meat within any of your gates, according to the blessing the LORD your God has given you. Both the ceremonially clean and unclean may eat it as they would a gazelle or deer,
- Deuteronomy 12:16but you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.
- Deuteronomy 12:23Only be sure not to eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.
- Deuteronomy 12:24You must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.
- 1 Samuel 14:32So 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 33:25Therefore 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?
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