Deuteronomy 12:15

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart.

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  • Deut 14:5 : 5 The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow er, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois.
  • Deut 14:26 : 26 And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul sireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,
  • Deut 15:22-23 : 22 Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart. 23 Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.
  • Lev 17:3-5 : 3 What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that kilth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that kilth it out of the camp, 4 And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernac of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernac of the LORD; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his peop: 5 To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernac of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD.
  • Deut 12:20-23 : 20 When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy borr, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. 21 If the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the LORD hath given thee, as I have command thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. 22 Even as the roebuck and the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat them: the unclean and the clean shall eat of them alike. 23 Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 89%

    20 When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy borr, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.

    21 If the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the LORD hath given thee, as I have command thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.

    22 Even as the roebuck and the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat them: the unclean and the clean shall eat of them alike.

    23 Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh.

  • 89%

    20 Thou shalt eat it before the LORD thy God year by year in the place which the LORD shall choose, thou and thy household.

    21 And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God.

    22 Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart.

    23 Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.

  • 80%

    20 But of all clean fowls ye may eat.

    21 Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.

  • Deut 14:3-7
    5 verses
    78%

    3 Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.

    4 These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,

    5 The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow er, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois.

    6 And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.

    7 Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divi the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divi not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you.

  • Lev 11:2-4
    3 verses
    77%

    2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.

    3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.

    4 Neverthess these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is uncan unto you.

  • 77%

    16 Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water.

    17 Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or heave offering of thine hand:

    18 But thou must eat them before the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands unto.

  • Lev 7:24-26
    3 verses
    75%

    24 And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use: but ye shall in no wise eat of it.

    25 For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his peop.

    26 Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings.

  • 11 Of all clean birds ye shall eat.

  • 26 And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul sireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,

  • 14 But in the place which the LORD shall choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command thee.

  • 27 And thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of the LORD thy God: and the blood of thy sacrifices shall be poured out upon the altar of the LORD thy God, and thou shalt eat the flesh.

  • 7 And thou shalt roast and eat it in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose: and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents.

  • 7 And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the LORD thy God hath blessed thee.

  • Lev 17:13-15
    3 verses
    74%

    13 And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.

    14 For it is the life of all fsh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of fsh: for the life of all fsh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.

    15 And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be uncan until the even: then shall he be can.

  • 73%

    18 Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan.

    19 And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you.

  • Gen 9:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.

    4 But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.

  • 8 That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defi himself therewith: I am the LORD.

  • 7 And for thy catt, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat.

  • 47 To make a difference between the uncan and the can, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.

  • 40 And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be uncan until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be uncan until the even.

  • Lev 11:8-9
    2 verses
    71%

    8 Of their fsh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are uncan to you.

    9 These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scas in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.

  • 9 Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.

  • 25 Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.

  • 3 What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that kilth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that kilth it out of the camp,

  • 31 And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.

  • 9 These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:

  • 17 Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.

  • 19 And the fsh that toucheth any uncan thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire: and as for the fsh, all that be can shall eat thereof.