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Onlyרַקthe bloodהַדָּםyou shall notלֹאeat;תֹאכֵלוּyou shall pour it outתִּשְׁפְּכֶנּוּonעַלthe earthהָאָרֶץlike water.כַּמָּיִם
Deuteronomy 12:16
Study it in the app“Only the blood you shall not eat; you shall pour it out on the earth like water.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 12:16, word by word
- the bloodדָּםdam
blood
The red fluid that runs through the body and carries the life of people and animals.
Where else “dam” appears- eatתֹאכֵלוּtochelu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “tochelu” appears- you shall pour it outתִּשְׁפְּכֶtishpche
spill
To empty out water or blood; "spill blood" is to kill.
Where else “tishpche” appears- the earthאָרֶץarets
ground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “arets” appears- like waterמָּיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears
The context
15However, with all the desire of your soul you may sacrifice and eat meat according to the blessing of YHWH your Elohim that he has given you within all your gates; the unclean and the clean may eat it, as they eat the gazelle and the deer.
16 · This verse (above)
17You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain or of your new wine or of your oil, or the firstborn of your herd or of your flock, or any of your vows that you vow, or your freewill offerings, or the contribution of your hand;