21 But if an animal has a defect, is lame or blind, or has any serious flaw, you must not sacrifice it to the LORD your God. 22 Eat it within your gates; both the ceremonially unclean and clean may eat it as they would a gazelle or a deer. 23 But you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.
Deuteronomy 15:21–23
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Deuteronomy 12:15–17
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Deuteronomy 12:23–25
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Leviticus 7:25–27
25 If anyone eats the fat of an animal from which an offering made by fire may be presented to the LORD, the one who eats it must be cut off from his people. 26 You must not eat the blood of any bird or animal in any of your dwellings. 27 If anyone eats blood, that pers…
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Deuteronomy 17:1–2
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Leviticus 22:19–21
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