Deuteronomy 12:5-11
King James Version
5 But unto the place which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:
6 And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks:
7 And there ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed thee.
8 Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes.
9 For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the Lord your God giveth you.
10 But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the Lord your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety;
11 Then there shall be a place which the Lord your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the Lord:
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Deuteronomy 12:5-11
Lexham English Bible
5 But only[a] to the place that Yahweh your God will choose from all of your tribes to place his name there as his dwelling shall you seek, and there you shall go. 6 And you shall bring there your burnt offerings and your sacrifices and your tithes and your donations[b] and your votive gifts and your freewill offerings and the firstling of your herd and your flock. 7 And you shall eat there before[c] Yahweh your God, and you shall rejoice in all your endeavors,[d] you and your family in which Yahweh your God has blessed you.
8 “You must not do just as we are doing here today,[e] each according to all that is right in his eyes.[f] 9 For you have not come up to now to the resting place and to the inheritance that Yahweh your God is giving to you. 10 But you will cross the Jordan, and you will settle in the land that Yahweh your God is giving you as an inheritance, and he will give rest to you from all your enemies from all around, and you will live securely, 11 and then[g] at the place that Yahweh your God will choose, to let his name dwell there, there you shall bring all the things I am commanding you, your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and your donations,[h] and all of the choice things, your votive gifts that you vow to Yahweh.
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- Deuteronomy 12:5 Literally “But if”
- Deuteronomy 12:6 Literally “the contributions of your hand”
- Deuteronomy 12:7 Literally “before the faces of”
- Deuteronomy 12:7 Literally “in all of the sending of your hand”
- Deuteronomy 12:8 Literally “the day”
- Deuteronomy 12:8 Literally “each man all of the right in his eyes”
- Deuteronomy 12:11 Literally “and it will happen”
- Deuteronomy 12:11 Literally “the contribution of your hand”
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