21 And if the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to dwell there be far from thee, thou shalt kill from thy herd and flock, which the LORD [thy God] hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat within thy gates, according to the desire of thy soul;

22 but eat them as they eat chamois and deer; the unclean as well as the clean [have] them may eat these things;

23 Only take strict care that you do not eat the blood, for the blood is the soul: you shall not eat the soul with the flesh.

24 Thou shalt not eat it: thou shalt pour it out on the ground as water;

25 Thou shalt not eat it, that it may be good for thee, and for thy children after thee, if thou wilt do what is just in the sight of the LORD [thy God].

26 Only thy holy things, which thou shalt have, and thy vows, and thou shalt come to the place which the Lord [thy God, that his name may be called upon there];

27 And thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, flesh and blood, upon the altar of the LORD thy God. but the blood of thy other sacrifices shall be shed at the altar of the LORD thy God, and the flesh thou shalt thou eat.

28 Hear and do all these words which I command you, that it may be good for you and your children after you for ever, if you do good and acceptable things in the sight of the Lord your God.

29 And when the LORD thy God shall destroy from before thee the nations to whom thou goest to take possession, and thou shalt take them and dwell in their land;

30 Then take heed lest thou fall into a snare, following them, after they have been destroyed from before thee, and seek not their gods, saying, 'As these nations have served their gods, so will I also do.'

31 Thou shalt not do these things unto the LORD thy God, for whatsoever the LORD abhors, whatsoever he hates, they do unto their gods: they burn their sons and their daughters in the fire of their gods.

32 Whatsoever I command you, seek to do; do not add to this, nor subtract from that.

Chapter 13

1 If a prophet or a dreamer arises in your midst, and presents to you a sign or a wonder,