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Deuteronomy 12:20-22
International Standard Version
Deuteronomy 12:20-22
International Standard Version
20 When the Lord your God enlarges your territory—just as he told you—and you say ‘I want to eat meat’ since you desire to eat it,[a] you may do so as much as you please.[b]
21 “If the place where the Lord your God chooses to establish his name is distant from you, then you may slaughter from your herd and your flock what the Lord has provided for you, as he instructed you. You may consume them in your cities[c] as much as you please. 22 You may eat them just as you would gazelle and deer. Ritually unqualified and qualified people may eat them.
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- Deuteronomy 12:20 Lit. meat
- Deuteronomy 12:20 Lit. may eat flesh with all the desire of your soul
- Deuteronomy 12:21 Lit. gates
Deuteronomy 12:20-22
New International Version
Deuteronomy 12:20-22
New International Version
20 When the Lord your God has enlarged your territory(A) as he promised(B) you, and you crave meat(C) and say, “I would like some meat,” then you may eat as much of it as you want. 21 If the place where the Lord your God chooses to put his Name(D) is too far away from you, you may slaughter animals from the herds and flocks the Lord has given you, as I have commanded you, and in your own towns you may eat as much of them as you want.(E) 22 Eat them as you would gazelle or deer.(F) Both the ceremonially unclean and the clean may eat.
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