(Cf. Deuteronomy 12:6, Deuteronomy 12:7, Deuteronomy 12:12.) Thou mayest not eat; literally, thou art not able to eat; i.e. there is a legal inability to this. So the verb to be able ( יָכֹל) is frequently used (cf.
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Deuteronomy 12:17-19
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