Deuteronomy 12:15-19

English Standard Version

¹⁵“However, you may slaughter and eat meat within any of your towns, as much as you desire, ^(A)according to the blessing of the Lord your God that he has given you. ^(B)The unclean and the clean may eat of it, as of the gazelle and as of the deer. ¹⁶^(C)Only you shall not eat the blood; you shall pour it out on the earth like water. ¹⁷You may not eat within your towns ^(D)the tithe of your grain or of your wine or of your oil, or the firstborn of your herd or of your flock, or any of your vow offerings that you vow, or your freewill offerings or the contribution that you present, ¹⁸but ^(E)you shall eat them before the Lord your God in ^(F)the place that the Lord your God will choose, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, and the Levite who is within your towns. And ^(G)you shall rejoice before the Lord your God in all that you undertake. ¹⁹^(H)Take care that you do not neglect the Levite as long as you live in your land.

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Deuteronomy 12:15-19

New Living Translation

¹⁵“But you may butcher your animals and eat their meat in any town whenever you want. You may freely eat the animals with which the Lord your God blesses you. All of you, whether ceremonially clean or unclean, may eat that meat, just as you now eat gazelle and deer. ¹⁶But you must not consume the blood. You must pour it out on the ground like water.

¹⁷“But you may not eat your offerings in your hometown—neither the tithe of your grain and new wine and olive oil, nor the firstborn of your flocks and herds, nor any offering to fulfill a vow, nor your voluntary offerings, nor your sacred offerings. ¹⁸You must eat these in the presence of the Lord your God at the place he will choose. Eat them there with your children, your servants, and the Levites who live in your towns, celebrating in the presence of the Lord your God in all you do. ¹⁹And be very careful never to neglect the Levites as long as you live in your land.

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Deuteronomy 12:15-19

New International Version

¹⁵Nevertheless, you may slaughter your animals in any of your towns and eat as much of the meat as you want, as if it were gazelle or deer,^(A) according to the blessing the Lord your God gives you. Both the ceremonially unclean and the clean may eat it. ¹⁶But you must not eat the blood;^(B) pour^(C) it out on the ground like water.^(D) ¹⁷You must not eat in your own towns the tithe^(E) of your grain and new wine and olive oil,^(F) or the firstborn of your herds and flocks, or whatever you have vowed to give,^(G) or your freewill offerings or special gifts.^(H) ¹⁸Instead, you are to eat^(I) them in the presence of the Lord your God at the place the Lord your God will choose^(J)—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levites from your towns—and you are to rejoice^(K) before the Lord your God in everything you put your hand to. ¹⁹Be careful not to neglect the Levites^(L) as long as you live in your land.^(M)