Deuteronomy 15:19-23

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The Firstborn of Livestock

¹⁹ “Every firstling male born of your herd and flock you shall consecrate to the Lord your God; you shall not do work with your firstling ox nor shear the firstling of your flock.^{(A) 20} You shall eat it, you together with your household, in the presence of the Lord your God year by year at the place that the Lord will choose.^{(B) 21} But if it has any defect—any serious defect, such as lameness or blindness—you shall not sacrifice it to the Lord your God;^{(C) 22} within your towns you may eat it, the unclean and the clean alike, as you would a gazelle or deer.^{(D) 23} Its blood, however, you must not eat; you shall pour it out on the ground like water.^(E)