Deuteronomy 15:23 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.

Close to the original. Clear modern English.

✦ MADE SIMPLE

Just don't eat the blood from it; pour the blood out on the ground like water.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is instructing His people not to consume blood from animals, but to pour it out on the ground instead.

📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?

Deuteronomy was presented as Moses's final addresses to the Israelites near the end of their forty-year wilderness wandering. It served to reiterate and elaborate on

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