Deuteronomy 12
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Deuteronomy 12:16-23

16Only ye shall not eatH398 the bloodH1818; ye shall pourH8210 it upon the earthH776 as waterH4325.

17Thou mayestH3201 not eatH398 within thy gatesH8179 the titheH4643 of thy grainH1715, or of thy wineH8492, or of thy oilH3323, or the firstlingsH1062 of thy herdsH1241 or of thy flockH6629, nor any of thy vowsH5088 which thou vowestH5087, nor thy freewill offeringsH5071, or heave offeringH8641 of thine handH3027: 18But thou must eatH398 them beforeH6440 YhwhH3068 thy GodH430 in the placeH4725 which YhwhH3068 thy GodH430 shall chooseH977, thou, and thy sonH1121, and thy daughterH1323, and thy manservantH5650, and thy maidservantH519, and the LeviteH3881 that is within thy gatesH8179: and thou shalt rejoiceH8055 beforeH6440 YhwhH3068 thy GodH430 in all that thou puttestH4916 thine handsH3027 unto. 19Take heedH8104 to thyself that thou forsakeH5800 not the LeviteH3881 as long as thou livestH3117 upon the earthH127.1

20When YhwhH3068 thy GodH430 shall enlargeH7337 thy borderH1366, as he hath promisedH1696 thee, and thou shalt sayH559, I will eatH398 fleshH1320, because thy soulH5315 longethH183 to eatH398 fleshH1320; thou mayest eatH398 fleshH1320, whatsoever thy soulH5315 desiresH185. 21If the placeH4725 which YhwhH3068 thy GodH430 hath chosenH977 to putH7760 his nameH8034 there be too farH7368 from thee, then thou shalt killH2076 of thy herdH1241 and of thy flockH6629, which YhwhH3068 hath givenH5414 thee, as I have commandedH6680 thee, and thou shalt eatH398 in thy gatesH8179 whatsoever thy soulH5315 desiresH185. 22Even as the roebuckH6643 and the hartH354 is eatenH398, so thou shalt eatH398 them: the uncleanH2931 and the cleanH2889 shall eatH398 of them alikeH3162. 23Only be sureH2388 that thou eatH398 not the bloodH1818: for the bloodH1818 is the lifeH5315; and thou mayest not eatH398 the lifeH5315 with the fleshH1320.2

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Notes

  1. 1. Deuteronomy 12:19 as long…: Heb. all thy days. ↩
  2. 2. Deuteronomy 12:23 be…: Heb. be strong. ↩

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 12

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