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Onlyרַקits bloodאֶת דָּמוֹyou shall notלֹאeat;תֹאכֵלyou shall pour it outתִּשְׁפְּכֶנּוּonעַלthe earthהָאָרֶץlike water.כַּמָּיִם
Deuteronomy 15:23
Study it in the app“Only its blood you shall not eat; you shall pour it out on the earth like water.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 15:23, word by word
- its bloodדָּמdam
blood
The red fluid that runs through the body and carries the life of people and animals.
Where else “dam” appears- eatתֹאכֵלtochel
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “tochel” 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
22Within your gates you may eat it; the unclean and the clean alike, as they eat the gazelle and the deer.
23 · This verse (above)