DEUTERONOMY 12:21 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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 commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.”
If the place where the LORD your God chooses to put his Name is too far away from you, you may slaughter animals from the herds and flocks the LORD has given you, as I have commanded you, and in your own towns you may eat as much as you want — the exception acknowledges geographical reality: as Israel expands, local slaughter becomes necessary. Distance from the sanctuary creates legitimate flexibility.
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