Deuteronomy 12:16 — King James Version← Study notes
“Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water.”
Deuteronomy 12:16 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Deuteronomy 12:168 words
רַקraqLeanness
הַדָּםhadāmThe blood
לֹאlōʾNot
תֹאכֵלוּtōʾḵēlûEat
עַלʿalAbove
הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth
תִּשְׁפְּכֶנּוּtišəpəḵenûSpill forth
כַּמָּיִםkamāyimLike waters
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