Deuteronomy 12:24

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

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites on the plains of Moab as they prepare to settle the land, establishing regulations for meat consumption and sacrificial practice.

The words — תִּשְׁפְּכֶ֖נּוּ (tish.pe.Khe./nu) = you will pour out it, paired with כַּמָּֽיִם (ka.Ma.yim) = like water.

The thread — The identical prohibition and disposal instruction appears verbatim in Deuteronomy 12:16 and Deuteronomy 15:23.

Why it lands — The text commands readers to abstain from eating blood and to drain it onto the earth like water. It links this physical act to obedience, stating that doing what is right in the Lord’s eyes will secure well-being for descendants.

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The Hebrew words

לֹ֖אlo'not תֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּto.khe.Le./nuyou must eat/ it עַל־'al-on הָאָ֥רֶץha./'A.retzthe/ ground תִּשְׁפְּכֶ֖נּוּtish.pe.Khe./nuyou will pour out/ it כַּמָּֽיִם׃ka./Ma.yimlike <the>/ water

King James Version

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

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 12:16 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.