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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.[a]

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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  1. 12.22 anyone … the meat: Only those who were properly prepared for worship, or “clean,” could eat a sacred meal, but anyone could eat this kind of meat.

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