Deuteronomy 12:23–25
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.
Onely †be sure that thou eate not the blood: for the blood is the life, and thou mayest not eate the life with the flesh.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. bee strong.
Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water.
Thou shalt not eate it; thou shalt powre it vpon the earth as water.
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.
Thou shalt not eate it, that it may goe well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt doe that which is right in the sight of the LORD.
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From verse 23
- Leviticus 17:11Rank 1 from verse 23
11For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.
11For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I haue giuen it to you vpon the Altar, to make an atonement for your soules: for it is the blood, that maketh an atonement for the soule.
- Genesis 9:4Rank 2 from verse 23
- Leviticus 17:13–14Rank 3 from verse 23
13And 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.
14For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.
13And whatsoeuer man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that soiourne among you, which †hunteth and catcheth any beast or foule that may be eaten, he shall euen powre out the blood thereof, and couer it with dust.
14For it is the life of all flesh, the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said vnto the children of Israel, *Ye shall not eat the blood of no maner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoeuer eateth it, shalbe cut off.
- Deuteronomy 12:16Rank 4 from verse 23
- Leviticus 3:16–17Rank 5 from verse 23
16And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the Lord’s.
17It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.
16And the Priest shall burne them vpon the Altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a sweet sauour: *All the fat is the LORDs.
17 It shall be a perpetuall statute for your generations, throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat, nor *blood.
- Matthew 20:28Rank 6 from verse 23
- Revelation 5:9Rank 7 from verse 23
9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the Booke, and to open the seales thereof: for thou wast slaine, and hast redeemed vs to God by thy blood, out of euery kinred, and tongue, and people, and nation:
From verse 24
- Deuteronomy 12:16Rank 1 from verse 24
- Deuteronomy 15:23Rank 2 from verse 24
From verse 25
- 1 Kings 11:38Rank 1 from verse 25
38And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee.
38And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken vnto all that I command thee, and wilt walke in my wayes, and doe that is right in my sight, to keepe my Statutes and my Commandements, as Dauid my seruant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for Dauid, and will giue Israel vnto thee.
- Deuteronomy 4:40Rank 2 from verse 25
40Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, for ever.
40Thou shalt keepe therefore his Statutes, and his Commandements, which I command thee this day; that it may goe well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy dayes vpon the earth, which the LORD thy God giueth thee, for euer.
- Exodus 15:26Rank 3 from verse 25
26And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.
26And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt doe that which is right in his sight, and wilt giue eare to his Commandements, and keepe all his Statutes, I will put none of these diseases vpon thee, which I haue brought vpon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.
- Isaiah 3:10Rank 4 from verse 25
- Deuteronomy 13:18Rank 5 from verse 25
18When thou shalt hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep all his commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of the Lord thy God.
18When thou shalt hearken to the voyce of the LORD thy God, to keepe all his Commaundements which I command thee this day, to doe that which is right in the eyes of the LORD thy God.
- Deuteronomy 6:18Rank 6 from verse 25
18And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the Lord: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers,
18And thou shalt doe that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest goe in, and possesse the good land which the LORD sware vnto thy fathers:
- Deuteronomy 12:28Rank 7 from verse 25
28Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the Lord thy God.
28Obserue & heare all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for euer, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the LORD thy God.
- Deuteronomy 5:16Rank 8 from verse 25
16¶ Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
16¶ Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee, that thy daies may be prolonged, and that it may goe well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giueth thee.
- Ecclesiastes 2:26Rank 9 from verse 25
26For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
26†*For God giueth to a man that is good in his sight, wisedome, and knowledge, and ioy: but to the sinner hee giueth traueile, to gather and to heape vp that he may giue to him that is good before God: This also is vanitie and vexation of spirit.
- Ezekiel 33:25Rank 10 from verse 25
25Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?
25Wherefore say vnto them, Thus saith the LORD God, Ye eate with the blood, and lift vp your eyes toward your idoles, and shed blood; and shal ye possesse the land?
- Isaiah 48:18–19Rank 11 from verse 25
18O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:
19Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me.
18O that thou haddest hearkened to my commandements! then had thy peace beene as a riuer, and thy righteousnesse as the waues of the sea.
19Thy seede also had beene as the sand, and the ofspring of thy bowels like the grauell thereof: his name should not haue beene cut off, nor destroyed from before me.
- Psalms 112:2Rank 12 from verse 25
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Deuteronomy 12:23
Certain, firm, secure, dependable, or firmly established.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.
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Sense 1: The bodily fluid associated with physical life. Sense 2: Life taken, bloodshed, or guilt and responsibility for it. Sense 3: Kindred, shared human descent, or natural human nature. Sense 4: The juice of grapes.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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The state of living; the period or manner of one's existence.
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Sense 1: The soft substance of the body. Sense 2: The body, human nature, kindred, or mankind.
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Deuteronomy 12:24
The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.
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To cause to flow or issue in a stream or continued succession; to send forth abundantly.
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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.
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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.
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Sense 1: The common liquid necessary for life. Sense 2: As a verb, to supply with water, irrigate, or cause to drink.
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Deuteronomy 12:25
The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.
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1. In a good, right, or sound manner. 2. A source of water.
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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.
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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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1. Correct, just, upright, proper, lawful, fitting, true, or due; also a rightful claim or authority. 2. The direction or side opposite the left. 3. Straight, favourable, skilful, or approved. 4. Very, quite, or fully.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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1. The act or power of seeing. 2. A thing seen, view, or appearance. 3. Presence or observation.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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22Even as the roebuck and the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat them: the unclean and the clean shall eat of them alike.
22Euen as the Roe bucke and the Hart is eaten, so thou shalt eate them: the vncleane and the cleane shall eate of them alike.
23Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh.
23Onely †be sure that thou eate not the blood: for the blood is the life, and thou mayest not eate the life with the flesh.
Selected passage24Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water.
24Thou shalt not eate it; thou shalt powre it vpon the earth as water.
Selected passage25Thou 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.
25Thou shalt not eate it, that it may goe well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt doe that which is right in the sight of the LORD.
Selected passage26Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the Lord shall choose:
26Onely thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vowes, thou shalt take, and goe vnto the place which the LORD shall chuse.