Deuteronomy 12:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water.”
Deuteronomy 12:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 12:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 12:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Only you shall not eat the blood. You shall pour it out on the earth like water.”
Deuteronomy 12:16 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 12:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Only ye shall not eat the blood; thou shalt pour it out upon the earth as water.”
Deuteronomy 12:16 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 12:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Only, the blood ye do not eat--on the earth thou dost pour it as water;”
Deuteronomy 12:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 12:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Only, ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water. ”
Deuteronomy 12:16 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 12:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Onely ye shall not eat the blood, but powre it vpon the earth as water.”
Deuteronomy 12:16 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 12:16 in Context — Deuteronomy 12
14 But in the place which the Lord shall choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command thee.
15 Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart.
16 Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water.
17 Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or heave offering of thine hand:
18 But thou must eat them before the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands unto.
What Does Deuteronomy 12:16 Mean?
Deuteronomy 12:16 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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