Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 12:23–24
23Only be sure not to eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat. 24You must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.
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Deuteronomy 12:23
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Only | רַ֣ק | raq | Adverb | H7535 thin |
| be sure | חֲזַ֗ק | ḥă·zaq | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| not | לְבִלְתִּי֙ | lə·ḇil·tî | Preposition-l | H1115 not, except |
| to eat | אֲכֹ֣ל | ’ă·ḵōl | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H398 eat |
| the blood | הַדָּ֔ם | had·dām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1818 blood |
| because | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the blood | הַדָּ֖ם | had·dām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1818 blood |
| is | ה֣וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| the life | הַנָּ֑פֶשׁ | han·nā·p̄eš | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| and you must not | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| eat | תֹאכַ֥ל | ṯō·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| the life | הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ | han·ne·p̄eš | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| with | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| the meat | הַבָּשָֽׂר׃ | hab·bā·śār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1320 flesh |
Deuteronomy 12:24
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You must not eat | תֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּ | tō·ḵə·len·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| 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
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Deuteronomy 12:23 Leviticus 17:11 · Genesis 9:4 · Leviticus 17:13–14 · Deuteronomy 12:16 · Leviticus 3:16–17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.