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Fat and Blood Prohibited

22 The Lord spoke to Moses: 23 ‘Tell the Israelites: You are not to eat any fat(A) of an ox, a sheep, or a goat. 24 The fat of an animal that dies naturally or is mauled by wild beasts[a](B) may be used for any other purpose, but you must not eat it.(C) 25 If anyone eats animal fat from a food offering presented to the Lord, the person who eats it is to be cut off from his people.

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  1. 7:24 Lit fat of a carcass or the fat of a mauled beast