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the small owl and the large owl, the water hen,
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the desert owl, the carrion vulture, the cormorant,
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the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, and the bat.
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Also, all winged insects are off-limits for you. They are not to be eaten.
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Any clean winged creature can be eaten, however.
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You must not eat any decayed animal flesh because you are a people holy to the LORD your God. You can give decayed animal flesh to the immigrants who live in your cities, and they can eat it; or you can sell it to foreigners. Don't cook a lamb in its own mother's milk.
Tenth part
22 You must reserve a tenth part of whatever your fields produce each year.
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Eat the tenth part of your grain, wine, oil, oldest offspring of your herds and flocks in the presence of the LORD your God in the location he selects for his name to reside so that you learn to fear the LORD your God at all times.
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But if the trip is too long, because the location the LORD your God has selected to put his name is far away from where you live so that you can't transport the tenth part—because the LORD your God will certainly bless you—
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then you can convert it to money. Take the money with you and go to the location the LORD your God selects.
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Then you can use the money for anything you want: cattle, sheep, wine, beer, or whatever else you might like. Then you should feast there and celebrate in the presence of the LORD your God, along with your entire household.