12:15 On the other hand, you may slaughter and eat meat as you please when the Lord your God blesses you 7 in all your villages. 8 Both the ritually pure and impure may eat it, whether it is a gazelle or an ibex.
1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the subject of the warning in v. 18) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Heb “in his heart.”
3 tn Or “invokes a blessing on himself.” A formalized word of blessing is in view, the content of which appears later in the verse.
4 tn Heb “heart.”
5 tn Heb “thus destroying.” For stylistic reasons the translation begins a new sentence here.
6 tn Heb “the watered with the parched.” The word “ground” is implied. The exact meaning of the phrase is uncertain although it appears to be figurative. This appears to be a proverbial observation employing a figure of speech (a merism) suggesting totality. That is, the Israelite who violates the letter and even spirit of the covenant will harm not only himself but everything he touches – “the watered and the parched.” Cf. CEV “you will cause the rest of Israel to be punished along with you.”
7 tn Heb “only in all the desire of your soul you may sacrifice and eat flesh according to the blessing of the Lord your God which he has given to you.”
8 tn Heb “gates” (so KJV, NASB; likewise in vv. 17, 18).