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Deuteronomy 12:15

King James Version (KJV)

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Deuteronomy 12:15

Verse 15 of 32

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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.

Deuteronomy 12:15 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Deuteronomy 12:15

Theological / Devotional

Kill and eat. This is a modification of the law in effect during the wilderness wanderings, which prohibited the slaughter of animals for food except at the door of the tabernacle (Leviticus 17:3, 4). The new law applied to residence in Canaan.

According to the blessing. The reference here is to a common meal. Apparently the hunting of deer was no more uncommon then than today. Because this meal was not a sacrificial one, ceremonial cleanliness was not insisted upon as in the case of a sacrificial meal (Deuteronomy 12:22; Leviticus 7:20).

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