Deuteronomy 15:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Deuteronomy 15:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Deuteronomy 15:23 is a verse from the book of Deuteronomy in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Deuteronomy 15:23 — KJV
“Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.”
— Deuteronomy 15:23 (KJV)
Deuteronomy 15:23 in Context — About the Book of Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy is Moses' farewell sermon on the edge of the Promised Land — a passionate retelling of the law for a new generation. Its heartbeat is love: love God with all your heart, soul, and strength. Jesus quoted Deuteronomy more than almost any other book.
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 15:23
“Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 15:23: only, eat, blood
“And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land. shall become: Heb. shall be and shall be”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 15:23: shalt, blood, pour
“And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust. which...: Heb. that hunteth any hunting”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 15:23: eat, blood, thereof
“And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it. only in...: Heb. until he left its stones in Kirharaseth”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 15:23: only, eat, thereof
“And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 15:23: eat, thereof, pour
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