Deuteronomy 12:12

Deuteronomy 12:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you.
• New International Version (NIV)And there rejoice before the Lord your God—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levites from your towns who have no allotment or inheritance of their own.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your sons and your daughters, your male servants and your female servants, and the Levite that is within your towns, since he has no portion or inheritance with you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your sons and your daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levite who is within your gates, since he has no portion nor inheritance with you.

Context of Deuteronomy 12:12

10When you cross the Jordan and live in the land which the Lord your God is giving you to inherit, and He gives you rest from all your enemies around you so that you live in security, 11then it shall come about that the place which the Lord your God will choose for His Name [and Presence] to dwell; there you shall bring everything that I am commanding you: your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes and the [voluntary] contribution of your hand [as a first gift from the fruits of the ground], and all your choice votive offerings which you vow to the Lord. And you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your sons and your daughters, and your male and female servants, and the Levite who is within your [city] gates, since he has no portion or inheritance with you. 13“Be careful that you do not offer your burnt offerings in every [cultic] place you see, 14but [only] in the place which the Lord will choose in one of your tribes, there you shall offer your burnt offerings, and there you shall do everything that I am commanding you.

Deuteronomy 12:12 word by word

וּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗ם לִפְנֵי֮ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֒ אַתֶּ֗ם וּבְנֵיכֶם֙ וּבְנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וְעַבְדֵיכֶ֖ם וְאַמְהֹתֵיכֶ֑ם וְהַלֵּוִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּשַֽׁעֲרֵיכֶ֔ם כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין ל֛וֹ חֵ֥לֶק וְנַחֲלָ֖ה אִתְּכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And ye shall rejoiceשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• ye, and your sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and your daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• and your menservantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• and your maidservantsאָמָה'âmâh · maidservantH519
• and the Leviteלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• within your gatesשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gate: townH8179
• forasmuchכִּיkîy · forH3588
• as he hath no partחֵ֫לֶקchêleq · portionH2506
• nor inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 12:12

• Deuteronomy 12:7And there you and your households shall eat before the Lord your God, and rejoice in all to which you put your hand, in which the Lord your God has blessed you.
• Deuteronomy 14:26You may spend the money for anything your heart desires: for oxen, or sheep, or wine, or [other] strong drink, or anything else you want. You shall eat there in the presence of the Lord your God and rejoice, you and your household.
• 1 Kings 8:66On the eighth (fifteenth) day he sent the people away and they blessed the king. Then they went to their tents joyful and in good spirits because of all the goodness which the Lord had shown to David His servant and Israel His people.
• 2 Chronicles 29:36Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because of what God had prepared for the people, for the thing came about suddenly.
• 2 Chronicles 30:21The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy. The Levites and priests praised the Lord day after day, singing to the Lord with loud instruments.
• Nehemiah 8:10Then Ezra said to them, “Go [your way], eat the rich festival food, drink the sweet drink, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be worried, for the joy of the Lord is your strength and your stronghold.”
• Psalms 100:1Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth.
• Psalms 147:1Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our [gracious and majestic] God; Praise is becoming and appropriate.
• 1 John 1:3what we have seen and heard we also proclaim to you, so that you too may have fellowship [as partners] with us. And indeed our fellowship [which is a distinguishing mark of born-again believers] is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ.
• Deuteronomy 12:19Be careful that you do not neglect the Levite [who serves God] as long as you live in your land.
• Deuteronomy 14:27Also you shall not neglect the Levite who is within your [city] gates, for he does not have a share [of land] or an inheritance among you.
• Deuteronomy 16:11and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your son and your daughter and your male and female servants and the Levite who is within your [city] gates, and the stranger and the orphan and the widow who are among you, at the place where the Lord your God chooses to establish His Name (Presence).
• Deuteronomy 18:6“Now if a Levite comes from any of your cities throughout Israel where he resides, and comes whenever he wishes to [the sanctuary] the place which the Lord chooses;
• Deuteronomy 26:12“When you have finished paying all the tithe of your produce the third year, [which is] the year of tithing, then you shall give it to the Levite, to the stranger, to the orphan, and to the widow, so that they may eat within the gates of your cities and be satisfied.
• Deuteronomy 10:9Therefore, Levi does not have a portion or inheritance [of tribal land] with his brothers; the Lord is his inheritance, as the Lord your God has promised him.)
• Deuteronomy 18:1“The Levitical priests, the entire tribe of Levi, shall own [privately] no portion [of land] or inheritance with Israel; they shall eat the Lord’s offerings by fire and His portion.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 12:12

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-32Verses 5-32 The command to bring ALL the sacrifices to the door of the tabernacle, was now explained with reference to the promised land. As to moral service, then, as now, men might pray and worship every where, as they did in their synagogues. The place which God would choose, is said to be the place where he would put his name. It was to be his habitation, where, as King of Israel, he would be found by all who reverently sought him. Now, under the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12The Levites were descendants of Jacob’s son Levi. God set them apart to serve him full-time in Israel’s religious life (Numbers 18:1–7). Their main job was to help the priests with their duties. Since the priests and Levites could not work in regular jobs, they relied on the generosity of Israel’s other tribes for their support (Numbers 18:21–24).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, &c.--Hence it appears that, although males only were commanded to appear before God at the annual solemn feasts (Ex 23:17), the women were allowed to accompany them (1Sa 1:3-23).Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 12:12

• Family
• Levites
• Liberality
• Offerings
• Servant
• Tabernacle
• Worship

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• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings