Deuteronomy 12:7

Deuteronomy 12:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)There, in the presence of the Lord your God, you and your families shall eat and shall rejoice in everything you have put your hand to, because the Lord your God has blessed you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And there you shall eat before the Lord your God, and you shall rejoice, you and your households, in all that you undertake, in which the Lord your God has blessed you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And there you shall eat before the Lord your God, and you shall rejoice in all to which you have put your hand, you and your households, in which the Lord your God has blessed you.

Context of Deuteronomy 12:7

5The Lord will choose one place from the land where all your tribes live. That is the place where people must go to worship him. That is his special home. 6That is where you must take your burnt offerings and other sacrifices to offer to the Lord. Take your tithes and offerings to him there. Take the gifts that you have promised to give, and the gifts that you choose to give. Take the firstborn animals from your cows, sheep and goats. You and your families will go there to meet with the Lord your God. You will be happy as you eat together there. You will enjoy the results of all your work, because the Lord has blessed you. 8At this time, all of you now do what you think is right. But when you are in the land, you must worship God in a different way. 9You have not yet reached the place where you can rest. That is in the land that the Lord your God is giving to you as your home.

Deuteronomy 12:7 word by word

וַאֲכַלְתֶּם־שָׁ֗ם לִפְנֵי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם וּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗ם בְּכֹל֙ מִשְׁלַ֣ח יֶדְכֶ֔ם אַתֶּ֖ם וּבָתֵּיכֶ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בֵּֽרַכְךָ֖ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And there ye shall eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• and ye shall rejoiceשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
• in all that ye putמִשְׁלַחmishlôach mishlôach mishlâch · sendingH4916
• your handיָדyâd · hand: undertakeH3027
• unto, ye and your householdsבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• hath blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 12:7

• Leviticus 23:40On the first day, they must take fruit and leaves from the trees. Then for seven days they must praise the Lord.
• Psalms 128:1If people respect the Lord and they obey his commands, God has blessed them!
• Malachi 2:13Also, you weep so much that your tears cover the Lord's altar! You cry because the Lord no longer accepts your gifts. He is not happy with the gifts that you offer to him.
• Acts 2:46The whole group of believers met together every day in the yard of the temple. They shared their food and they ate meals together in each other's homes. They were very happy and they were honest with each other.
• Philippians 4:4Always be happy because you belong to the Lord. I will say that again, ‘Be happy!’

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 12:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7An injunction that the feasts which accompanied certain offerings (not specified) were to be also held in the same place.Read the comment
• 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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. there ye shall eat before the Lord--of the things mentioned (De 12:6); but of course, none of the parts assigned to the priests before the Lord--in the place where the sanctuary should be established, and in those parts of the Holy City which the people were at liberty to frequent and inhabit.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 12:7

• Blessing
• Family
• Tithes
• Worship

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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