21 If the place which the Lord your God chooses to put His name is too far from you, then you may slaughter of your herd and flock which the Lord has given you, as I have commanded you; and you may eat within your gates [a]whatever you desire. 22 Just as a gazelle or a deer is eaten, so you will eat it; the unclean and the clean alike may eat of it. 23 Only be sure (A)not to eat the blood, for the blood is the [b]life, and you shall not eat the [c]life with the flesh.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 12:21 Lit in every desire of your soul
  2. Deuteronomy 12:23 Lit soul
  3. Deuteronomy 12:23 Lit soul