Deuteronomy 15:19-23

New International Reader's Version

Male Animals Born First to Their Mothers

¹⁹ Set apart every male animal among your livestock that was born first to its mother. Set it apart to the Lord your God. Don’t put a firstborn cow to work. Don’t clip the wool from a firstborn sheep. ²⁰ Each year you and your family must eat them. Do it in front of the Lord your God at the place he will choose. ²¹ Suppose an animal has something wrong with it. It might not be able to see or walk. Or it might have a bad flaw. Then you must not sacrifice it to the Lord your God. ²² You must eat it in your own towns. Those who are “clean” and those who are “unclean” can eat it. Eat it as if it were antelope or deer meat. ²³ But you must not eat meat that still has blood in it. Pour the blood out on the ground like water.