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Deuteronomy 12:23 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Deuteronomy 12:23 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 12 verse 23 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. be: Heb. be strong”
Deuteronomy 12:23 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 12:23
Repeating the blood prohibition: '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.' The emphatic chazaq (חֲזַק, 'be strong/firm') stresses resolve needed to obey. The theological explanation: 'the blood is the life' (הַדָּם הוּא הַנָּפֶשׁ, hadam hu hanephesh, literally 'the blood is the soul/life'). Blood represents the life-force, which belongs to God alone. Consuming blood would be appropriating what is God's. The parallel phrasing 'thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh' clarifies the principle: eating blood is eating...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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Cross-References for Deuteronomy 12:23
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“For 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.”
“the blood of it”
“for a sweet savor; all the fat is Yahweh's.”
“Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water.”
“but to serve”
“saying”