The Meaning of Deuteronomy 12:24 Explained

Deuteronomy 12:24

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

YLT: thou dost not eat it, on the earth thou dost pour it as water;

Darby: thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water:

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Deuteronomy 12:24 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 12

1  Monuments of idolatry to be destroyed
4  The place of God's service to be kept
15  Blood is forbidden
17  Holy things must be eaten in the holy place
19  The Levite is not to be forsaken
20  Blood is again forbidden
26  and holy things must be eaten in the holy place
29  Idolatry is not to be enquired after

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 12:24 mean?

Not You shall eat it on the earth you shall pour it like water
לֹ֖א תֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּ עַל־ הָאָ֥רֶץ תִּשְׁפְּכֶ֖נּוּ כַּמָּֽיִם

תֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּ  You  shall  eat  it 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
הָאָ֥רֶץ  the  earth 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
תִּשְׁפְּכֶ֖נּוּ  you  shall  pour  it 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: שֶׂפֶק 
Sense: to pour, pour out, spill.
כַּמָּֽיִם  like  water 
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: מַיִם  
Sense: water, waters.

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