Deuteronomy 12:6

Deuteronomy 12:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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:
• New International Version (NIV)there bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, what you have vowed to give and your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and there you shall bring your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and the contribution that you present, your vow offerings, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herd and of your flock.
• New King James Version (NKJV)There you shall take your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the heave offerings of your hand, your vowed offerings, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks.

Context of Deuteronomy 12:6

4Never worship the Lord your God in the way they worship their gods. 5The Lord your God will choose a place out of all your tribes to live and put his name. Go there and worship him. Bring him your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, one-tenth of your income, your contributions, the offerings you vow to bring, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your cattle, sheep, and goats. 7There, in the presence of the Lord your God, you and your families will eat and enjoy everything you’ve worked for, because the Lord your God has blessed you. 8Never worship in the way that it’s being done here today, where everyone does whatever he considers right.

Deuteronomy 12:6 word by word

וַהֲבֵאתֶ֣ם שָׁ֗מָּה עֹלֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ וְזִבְחֵיכֶ֔ם וְאֵת֙ מַעְשְׂרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וְאֵ֖ת תְּרוּמַ֣ת יֶדְכֶ֑ם וְנִדְרֵיכֶם֙ וְנִדְבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וּבְכֹרֹ֥ת בְּקַרְכֶ֖ם וְצֹאנְכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thither ye shall bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• your burnt offeringsעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• and your sacrificesזֶ֫בַחzebach · sacrificeH2077
• and your tithesמַעֲשֵׂרma‛ăώêr ma‛ăώar ma‛aώrâh · titheH4643
• and heave offeringsתְּרוּמָהterûmâh terûmâh · contributionH8641
• of your handיָדyâd · hand: themselvesH3027
• and your vowsנֶ֫דֶרneder nêder · vowH5088
• and your freewill offeringsנְדָבָהnedâbâh · voluntarinessH5071
• and the firstlingsבְּכֹרָהbekôrâh bekôrâh · birthrightH1062
• of your herdsבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241
• and of your flocksצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 12:6

• Leviticus 17:3Any Israelite who slaughters a bull, sheep, or goat inside or outside the camp
• Ezekiel 20:40“ ‘The entire nation of Israel, everyone in the land, will worship me on my holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel, declares the Almighty Lord. There I will accept you. There I will look for your offerings, your best gifts, and all your holy gifts.
• Deuteronomy 12:17You may not eat ⌞the Lord’s offerings⌟ in your cities. Those offerings are: one-tenth of your grain, new wine, and olive oil; the firstborn of your cattle, sheep, or goats; the offerings you vow to bring; your freewill offerings; and your contributions.
• Deuteronomy 14:22Every year be sure to save a tenth of the crops harvested from whatever you plant in your fields.
• Deuteronomy 15:19You must dedicate every firstborn male from your herds and flocks to the Lord your God. Never use a firstborn ox for work, and never shear a firstborn sheep.
• Deuteronomy 26:2take some of the first produce harvested from the fields in the land that the Lord your God is giving you, and put it in a basket. Then go to the place where the Lord your God will choose for his name to live.
• Leviticus 27:32Every tenth head of cattle or sheep that you counted is holy and belongs to the Lord.
• Numbers 18:15Every firstborn male, human or animal, that is brought to the Lord is yours. But you must buy back every firstborn son and the firstborn male of any unclean animal.
• Malachi 3:8“Can a person cheat God? Yet, you are cheating me! “But you ask, ‘How are we cheating you?’ “When ⌞you don’t bring⌟ a tenth of your income and other contributions.
• Luke 11:42“How horrible it will be for you Pharisees! You give ⌞God⌟ one-tenth of your mint, spices, and every garden herb. But you have ignored justice and the love of God. You should have done these things without ignoring the others.
• Luke 18:12I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my entire income.’

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 12:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Some have objected that this command cannot possibly have been ever carried out, at all events until in later (lays the territory which owned obedience to it was narrowed to the little kingdom of Judah. But in these and in other precepts Moses doubtless takes much for granted. He is here, as elsewhere, regulating and defining more precisely institutions which had long been in existence, as to many details of which custom superseded the necessity of…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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6All of the offerings listed here show thanksgiving, fellowship, and loyalty to the Lord. In a covenant relationship, a vassal (a subject or servant) gave tribute to a great king. This was a way to show submission and to promise faithfulness (see study note on 1:31).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-151. These are the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe--Having in the preceding chapter inculcated upon the Israelites the general obligation to fear and love God, Moses here enters into a detail of some special duties they were to practise on their obtaining possession of the promised land.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 12:6

• Family
• Free-Will Offerings
• Offerings
• Tabernacle
• Tithes
• Vows
• 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