Deuteronomy 15:23
15:22 Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart.Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.
KJV
Only you shall not eat its blood. You shall pour it out on the ground like water.
Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.
Only you shall not eat the blood thereof; you shall pour it on the ground as water.
What does Deuteronomy 15:23 mean?
Deuteronomy 15:23 is a verse in the book of Deuteronomy, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָכַל (ʼâkal), דָּם (dâm), שָׁפַךְ (shâphak). It connects to 13 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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Cross-references
Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.
Exodus 32:32Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
Exodus 32:33And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.
Numbers 14:11And the LORD said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them?
Numbers 14:12I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they.
Deuteronomy 29:20The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.
Psalms 9:5Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.
Proverbs 10:7The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
Jeremiah 14:11Then said the LORD unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.
Jeremiah 15:1Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.
Luke 11:7And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.
Luke 18:1And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
Revelation 3:5He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
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Verses like this
Other verses that share key original-language words with Deuteronomy 15:23.
And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar.
Exodus 4:9And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land. shall become: Heb. shall be and shall be
Genesis 1:10And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:2And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
Genesis 1:20And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. moving: or, creeping life: Heb. soul fowl: Heb. let fowl fly open: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven
Genesis 1:22And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
Genesis 37:22And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
Genesis 6:17And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
Frequently asked questions
What does Deuteronomy 15:23 say?
Deuteronomy 15:23 (King James Version) reads: "Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water."
Is Deuteronomy 15:23 in the Old or New Testament?
Deuteronomy 15:23 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Deuteronomy.
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