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Deuteronomy 15:22 Cross-References
Explore 2 cross-references for Deuteronomy 15:22 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 15 verse 22 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart.”
Deuteronomy 15:22 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 15:22
Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart—Blemished firstborn animals, unsuitable for sacrifice, may be eaten domestically as ordinary food. The unclean and the clean (ritually, not morally) may both eat—it's no longer consecrated food but common provision. Like roebuck (צְבִי, tsevi, gazelle) and hart (אַיָּל, ayyal, deer)—wild game, never sacrificial—it's simply meat.This principle preserves God's holiness: what's unfit for His altar becomes common use, preventing false worship. We mustn't present to God what fail...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 15:22
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“you may kill and eat flesh within all your gates”
“to put his name there”