Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 12:15–16
15But whenever you want, you may slaughter and eat meat within any of your gates, according to the blessing the LORD your God has given you. Both the ceremonially clean and unclean may eat it as they would a gazelle or deer, 16but you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.
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Deuteronomy 12:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | רַק֩ | raq | Adverb | H7535 thin |
| whenever | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| you | נַפְשְׁךָ֜ | nap̄·šə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| want | אַוַּ֨ת | ’aw·waṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H185 desire |
| you may slaughter | תִּזְבַּ֣ח׀ | tiz·baḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H2076 slaughter for sacrifice |
| and eat | וְאָכַלְתָּ֣ | wə·’ā·ḵal·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| meat | בָשָׂ֗ר | ḇā·śār | Noun - masculine singular | H1320 flesh |
| within any | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| of your gates | שְׁעָרֶ֑יךָ | šə·‘ā·re·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H8179 gate |
| according to the blessing | כְּבִרְכַּ֨ת | kə·ḇir·kaṯ | Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct | H1293 blessing |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֧ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| has given | נָֽתַן־ | nā·ṯan- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you | לְךָ֖ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| Both the ceremonially clean | וְהַטָּהוֹר֙ | wə·haṭ·ṭā·hō·wr | Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H2889 clean, pure |
| and unclean | הַטָּמֵ֤א | haṭ·ṭā·mê | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H2931 unclean |
| may eat it | יֹאכְלֶ֔נּוּ | yō·ḵə·len·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| as they would a gazelle | כַּצְּבִ֖י | kaṣ·ṣə·ḇî | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6643 beauty, honour |
| or deer | וְכָאַיָּֽל׃ | wə·ḵā·’ay·yāl | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H354 hart, stag, deer |
Deuteronomy 12:16
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| but | רַ֥ק | raq | Adverb | H7535 thin |
| you must not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| eat | תֹאכֵ֑לוּ | ṯō·ḵê·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H398 eat |
| the blood | הַדָּ֖ם | had·dām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1818 blood |
| pour | תִּשְׁפְּכֶ֖נּוּ | tiš·pə·ḵen·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H8210 pour out, pour |
| it on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the ground | הָאָ֥רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| like water | כַּמָּֽיִם׃ | kam·mā·yim | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 12:15 Deuteronomy 14:5 · Deuteronomy 14:26 · Deuteronomy 12:20–23 · Deuteronomy 15:22–23
Deuteronomy 12:16 Genesis 9:4 · Deuteronomy 15:23 · Deuteronomy 12:23–24 · Acts 15:29
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.