Deuteronomy 12:24

“You shall not eat it; you shall pour it out on the earth like water.”

Deuteronomy 12:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 12:24, word by word

eat itתֹּאכְלֶtochle

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “tochle” 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.

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like waterמָּיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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The context

23Only be firm not to eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the meat.

24 · This verse (above)

25You shall not eat it, so that it may go well with you and with your sons after you, because you will do what is right in the eyes of YHWH.

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