The Meaning of Deuteronomy 15:23 Explained

Deuteronomy 15:23

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

YLT: Only, its blood thou dost not eat; on the earth thou dost pour it as water.

Darby: Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof: thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water.

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Deuteronomy 15:23 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 15

1  The seventh year a year of release for the poor
7  one must be generous in lending or giving
12  A Hebrew servant, except by choice, must be freed in the seventh year
19  All firstborn males of the cattle are to be sanctified unto the Lord

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 15:23 mean?

Only - its blood not you shall eat on the ground you shall pour it like water -
רַ֥ק אֶת־ דָּמ֖וֹ לֹ֣א תֹאכֵ֑ל עַל־ הָאָ֥רֶץ תִּשְׁפְּכֶ֖נּוּ כַּמָּֽיִם פ

רַ֥ק  Only 
Parse: Adverb
Root: רַק  
Sense: only, altogether, surely.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
דָּמ֖וֹ  its  blood 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: דָּם  
Sense: blood.
תֹאכֵ֑ל  you  shall  eat 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
הָאָ֥רֶץ  the  ground 
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.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation