Deuteronomy 12:13-28

13Be careful not to offer your burnt offerings in all the sacred places you see.

14You must offer your burnt offerings only in the place the Lord chooses in one of your tribes, and there you must do everything I command you.

15“But whenever you want, you may slaughter and eat meat within any of your city gates, according to the blessing the Lord your God has given you. Those who are clean or unclean may eat it, as they would a gazelle or deer,

16but you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.

17Within your city gates you may not eat the tenth of your grain, new wine, or fresh oil; the firstborn of your herd or flock; any of your vow offerings that you pledge; your freewill offerings; or your personal contributions.

18You are to eat them in the presence of the Lord your God at the place the Lord your God chooses — you, your son and daughter, your male and female slave, and the Levite who is within your city gates. Rejoice before the Lord your God in everything you do,

19and be careful not to neglect the Levite, as long as you live in your land.

20“When the Lord your God enlarges your territory as he has promised you, and you say, ‘I want to eat meat’ because you have a strong desire to eat meat, you may eat it whenever you want.

21If the place where the Lord your God chooses to put his name is too far from you, you may slaughter any of your herd or flock he has given you, as I have commanded you, and you may eat it within your city gates whenever you want.

22Indeed, you may eat it as the gazelle and deer are eaten; both the clean and the unclean may eat it.

23But don’t eat the blood, since the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.

24Do not eat blood; pour it on the ground like water.

25Do not eat it, so that you and your children after you will prosper, because you will be doing what is right in the Lord’s sight.

26“But you are to take the holy offerings you have and your vow offerings and go to the place the Lord chooses.

27Present the meat and blood of your burnt offerings on the altar of the Lord your God. The blood of your other sacrifices is to be poured out beside the altar of the Lord your God, but you may eat the meat.

28Be careful to obey all these things I command you, so that you and your children after you may prosper forever, because you will be doing what is good and right in the sight of the Lord your God.