Deuteronomy 12:24

What does Deuteronomy 12:24 mean?

A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 12:24 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Do not take it for food but let it be drained out on the earth like water.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

thou dost not eat it, on the earth thou dost pour it as water;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

But thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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

Context

v.23Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou shalt not eat the life with the flesh.

v.24This passage

v.25Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Deuteronomy 15:23

    Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it out upon the ground as water.

  • Deuteronomy 12:16

    Only ye shall not eat the blood; thou shalt pour it out upon the earth as water.

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