Deuteronomy 12:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Deuteronomy 12:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Deuteronomy 12:22 in 6 Bible Translations

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Deuteronomy 12:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Even as the gazelle and as the deer is eaten, so you shall eat of it. The unclean and the clean may eat of it alike.”

Deuteronomy 12:22 — World English Bible

Deuteronomy 12:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Even as the gazelle and as the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat thereof: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof alike. ”

Deuteronomy 12:22 — American Standard Version

Deuteronomy 12:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“only, as the roe and the hart is eaten, so dost thou eat it; the unclean and the clean doth alike eat it.”

Deuteronomy 12:22 — Young's Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 12:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Even as the gazelle and the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat them: the unclean and the clean alike may eat of them. ”

Deuteronomy 12:22 — Darby Translation

Deuteronomy 12:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Euen as the roe bucke, and the hart is eaten, so shalt thou eat them. both the vncleane and the cleane shall eate of them alike.”

Deuteronomy 12:22 — Geneva Bible

Deuteronomy 12:22 in Context — Deuteronomy 12

20 When the Lord thy God shall enlarge thy border, 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 commanded 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.

24 Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water.

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What Does Deuteronomy 12:22 Mean?

Deuteronomy 12:22 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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