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23 Only be sure that you do not eat the blood; for the blood is the life; and you shall not eat the life with the flesh. 24 You shall not eat it; but you must pour it out on the earth like water. 25 You shall not eat it; that it may go well with you, and with your children after you, when you shall do that which is right in the sight of the LORD your God. 26 Only the holy things which you have, and your votive offerings you shall take and go to the place which the LORD shall choose; 27 And you shall offer your burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of the LORD your God; and the blood of your sacrifices shall be poured out upon the altar of the LORD your God, and you shall eat the meat. 28 Observe and hear all these commandments which I command you this day, that it may go well with you and with your children after you for ever, when you do that which is good and right in the sight of the LORD your God. 29 When the LORD your God shall destroy the nations against whom you are going, and shall cut them off from before you, and you shall possess them and dwell in their land; 30 Take heed to yourselves that you may not go astray by following them, after the LORD has destroyed them from before you; and that you do not inquire after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? Even so I may do likewise. 31 You shall not do so to the LORD your God; for every thing abominable to the LORD, which he hates, they have done to their gods; even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods. 32 Everything that I command you, that you must be careful to do; you shall not add nor take from it. Deuteronomy 12:23-32, Lamsa Bible. Public domain.
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