Deuteronomy 12:21-24
Contemporary English Version
20-21 The Lord has promised that later on he will give Israel more land, and some of you may not be able to travel all the way from your homes to the place of worship each time you are hungry for meat.[a] But the Lord will give you cattle, sheep, and goats, and you can butcher any of those animals at home and eat as much as you want. 22 It is the same as eating the meat from a deer or a gazelle that you kill when you go hunting. And in this way, anyone who is unclean and unfit for worship can have some of the meat.[b]
23-24 (A) But don't eat the blood. It is the life of the animal, so let it drain out on the ground before you eat the meat.
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