Deuteronomy 12:15-17
1599 Geneva Bible
15 Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thine heart desireth, according to the [a]blessing of the Lord thy God which he had given thee: both the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, [b]as of the roebuck, and of the hart.
16 Only ye shall not eat the blood, but pour it upon the earth as water.
17 ¶ Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the [c]tithe of thy corn, nor of thy wine, nor of thine oil, nor the firstborn of thy kine, nor of thy sheep, neither any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy free offerings, nor the offering of thine hands,
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- Deuteronomy 12:15 As God hath given thee power and ability.
- Deuteronomy 12:15 Everyone might eat at home as well the beast appointed for sacrifice, as the other.
- Deuteronomy 12:17 Meaning, whatsoever was offered to the Lord, might not be eaten, but where he had appointed.
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