John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 15:23
Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof ,.... Of the firstling: thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water ; See Gill on Deuteronomy 12:16 ; see Gill on Deuteronomy 12:23 ; see Gill on Deuteronomy 12:24 . read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 15:19-29
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 (Deut. 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 (Exod. 13:2, 15); on the eighth day it was to be given to God ( Exod. 22:30), and to be divided between the priest and the altar, Num. 18:17, 18. 2. An... read more