But you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.
Here is, 1. A repetition of the law concerning the firstlings of their cattle, that, if they were males, they were to be sanctified to the Lord (Deu 15:19), in remembrance of, and in thankfulness for, the sparing of the first-born of Israel, when the first-born of the Egyptians, both of man and beast, were slain by the destroying angel (Exo 13:2, Exo 13:15); on...
Commenting on Deuteronomy 15:19-23
Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof,.... Of the firstling: thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water; See Gill on Deu 12:16; see Gill on Deu 12:23; see Gill on Deu 12:24. Next: Deuteronomy Chapter 16
Deu 15:19-23 Application of the first-born of Cattle. - From the laws respecting the poor and slaves, to which the instructions concerning the tithes (Deu 14:22-29) had given occasion, Moses returns to appropriation of the first-born of the herd and flock to sacrificial meals, which he had already touched upon in Deu 12:6, Deu 12:17, and Deu 14:23, and concludes by an explanation upon this point.
Commenting on Deuteronomy 15:19-23