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Deuteronomy 12:13-16 Common English Bible (CEB)

13. But watch yourself! Make sure you don’t offer up your entirely burned offerings in just any place you see.

14. No, only at the location the Lord selects from one of your tribal areas—that’s where you must offer up your entirely burned offerings and that’s where you must perform everything I’m telling you.

15. However, whenever you wish, you may slaughter and eat meat, as the Lord your God sees fit to bless you with such in your cities. People who are polluted and people who are purified can join in the feast, as they would if they were eating gazelle or deer.

16. But you must not consume any of the animals’ blood. Pour it out on the ground, just like water.

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