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Deuteronomy 12:27
Present the meat and blood of your burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD your God. The blood of your other sacrifices must be poured out beside the altar of the LORD your God, but you may eat the meat.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites on the plains of Moab, instructing them on centralized worship before they cross the Jordan. He commands them to bring their holy things and vow offerings exclusively to the place the LORD will choose.
The words — The Hebrew phrase הַבָּשָׂר וְהַדָּם (ha.basar ve.ha.dam) literally translates to "the flesh and the blood." It identifies the exact physical portions of the sacrifice that require specific ritual handling.
The thread — Leviticus 1:9 and 1:13 record the priest burning the washed entrails and legs on the altar. Leviticus 17:11 explains that the blood's placement on the altar serves to make atonement for souls.
Why it lands — The text commands that burnt offering meat and blood go on the altar, while other sacrifices require blood poured beside the altar and permits meat consumption. This establishes a strict boundary between sacred ritual and ordinary food, demanding precise obedience to maintain covenant order.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of the Lord thy God: and the blood of thy sacrifices shall be poured out upon the altar of the Lord thy God, and thou shalt eat the flesh.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 1:13 The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall present all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
- Leviticus 1:9 The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
- Leviticus 17:11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.
- Leviticus 1:5 And he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and splatter it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
- Leviticus 4:30 Then the priest is to take some of its blood with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.