בין ויקרא יז 3-4 לדברים יב 15, 20-21: ממגילות קומראן לפרשנות היהודית המסורתית

According to its straightforward meaning, Lev. 17:3–4 forbids the Israelites in the wilderness to slaughter "an ox or sheep or goat", whether within or without the camp, unless the animal is offered as a shelamim sacrifice before the Tent of Meeting. On the other hand, in connection with a commandment mandating that – once across the Jordan – the sacrificial rite is to be concentrated in a divinely chosen place, Deut. 12 appears to permit the slaughter and consumption of nonsacrificial meat. This article compares traditional Jewish exegesis on this matter to that of the authors of the Dead Sea Scrolls (the Temple Scroll and 4QMMT [Halakhic Letter]).