Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 15:22–23
22Eat it within your gates; both the ceremonially unclean and clean may eat it as they would a gazelle or a deer. 23But you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.
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Deuteronomy 15:22
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eat it | תֹּאכֲלֶ֑נּוּ | tō·ḵă·len·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| within your gates | בִּשְׁעָרֶ֖יךָ | biš·‘ā·re·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H8179 gate |
| both | יַחְדָּ֔ו | yaḥ·dāw | Adverb | H3162 unitedness |
| the ceremonially unclean | הַטָּמֵ֤א | haṭ·ṭā·mê | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H2931 unclean |
| and clean | וְהַטָּהוֹר֙ | wə·haṭ·ṭā·hō·wr | Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H2889 clean, pure |
| as | כַּצְּבִ֖י | kaṣ·ṣə·ḇî | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6643 beauty, honour |
| or a deer | וְכָאַיָּֽל׃ | wə·ḵā·’ay·yāl | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H354 hart, stag, deer |
Deuteronomy 15:23
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | רַ֥ק | raq | Adverb | H7535 thin |
| you must not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| eat | תֹאכֵ֑ל | ṯō·ḵêl | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| the blood | דָּמ֖וֹ | dā·mōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person 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׃פ | kam·mā·yim | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 15:23 Deuteronomy 12:16 · Deuteronomy 12:23 · Leviticus 7:26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.