Deuteronomy 15:23
23 But you must not eat the blood; pour it out on the ground like water.
Other Translations of Deuteronomy 15:23
King James Version
23 Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.
English Standard Version
23 Only you shall not eat its blood; you shall pour it out on the ground like water.
The Message
23 Only you must not eat its blood. Pour the blood out on the ground like water.
New King James Version
23 Only you shall not eat its blood; you shall pour it on the ground like water.
New Living Translation
23 But you must not consume the blood. You must pour it out on the ground like water.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Deuteronomy 15:23
Commentary on Deuteronomy 15:19-23
(Read Deuteronomy 15:19-23)
Here is a direction what to do with the firstlings. We are not now limited as the Israelites were; we make no difference between a first calf, or lamb, and the rest. Let us then look to the gospel meaning of this law, devoting ourselves and the first of our time and strength to God; and using all our comforts and enjoyments to his praise, and under the direction of his law, as we have them all by his gift.