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Deuteronomy 12:24

22 Even as the roebuck and the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat them: the unclean and the clean shall eat of them alike.

23 Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh.

Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water.

25 Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.

26 Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the LORD shall choose:

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
You must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.
KJV
Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water.
WEB
You shall not eat it. You shall pour it out on the earth like water.
ASV
Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it out upon the earth as water.
DARBY
thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water:
BLB
You shall not eat it; you shall pour it on the earth like water.
ÅB
Du skal ikke spise det; du skal helle det ut på jorden slik som vann.
OTB
Dere må ikke konsumere blodet; hell det ut på jorden som vann.
B1930
Du skal ikke ete det; du skal helle det ut på jorden likesom vann.

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