Deuteronomy 12:1

Deuteronomy 12:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)These are the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the Lord God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)These are the decrees and laws you must be careful to follow in the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has given you to possess—as long as you live in the land.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"These are the statutes and rules that you shall be careful to do in the land that the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you to possess, all the days that you live on the earth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“These are the statutes and judgments which you shall be careful to observe in the land which the Lord God of your fathers is giving you to possess, all the days that you live on the earth.

Context of Deuteronomy 12:1

“These are the statutes and the judgments which you shall carefully observe in the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you to possess as long as you live on the earth. 2You shall utterly destroy all the places where the nations whom you shall dispossess serve their gods, on the high mountains and on the hills and under every green tree. 3You shall tear down their altars and smash their sacred pillars and burn their Asherim with fire, and you shall cut down the engraved images of their gods and obliterate their name from that place.

Deuteronomy 12:1 word by word

אֵ֠לֶּה הַֽחֻקִּ֣ים וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּשְׁמְר֣וּן לַעֲשׂוֹת֒ בָּאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁר֩ נָתַ֨ן יְהוָ֜ה אֱלֹהֵ֧י אֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ לְךָ֖ לְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּ כָּל־הַיָּמִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־אַתֶּ֥ם חַיִּ֖ים עַל־הָאֲדָמָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• are the statutesחֹקchôq · statute: decreeH2706
• and the judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• you shall carefullyעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• observeשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: carefulH8104
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• the Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of your fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• has givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• you to possessיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• as longכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• as longיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• as you liveחַיchay · aliveH2416
• earthאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: planetH127

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 12:1

• Deuteronomy 4:1“Now, O Israel, listen to the statutes and the judgments which I am teaching you to perform, so that you may live and go in and take possession of the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, is giving you.
• Deuteronomy 6:1“Now this is the commandment, the statutes and the judgments which the Lord your God has commanded me to teach you, that you might do them in the land where you are going over to possess it,
• Deuteronomy 12:19Be careful that you do not forsake the Levite as long as you live in your land.
• Deuteronomy 4:19And beware not to lift up your eyes to heaven and see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, and be drawn away and worship them and serve them, those which the Lord your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven.
• 1 Kings 8:40that they may fear You all the days that they live in the land which You have given to our fathers.
• Job 7:1“Is not man forced to labor on earth, And are not his days like the days of a hired man?
• Psalms 104:33I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
• Psalms 146:2I will praise the Lord while I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 12:1

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Moses now passes on to apply Deuteronomy 1226 the leading principles of the Decalogue to the ecclesiastical, civil, and social life of the people. Particulars will be noticed which are unique to the Law as given in Deuteronomy; and even in laws repeated from the earlier books various new circumstances and details are introduced. This is only natural. The Sinaitic legislation was nearly 40 years old and had been given under conditions of time, place, and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Monuments of idolatry to be destroyed. (1-4) The place of God's service to be kept. (5-32) Verses 1-4 Moses comes to the statutes he had to give in charge to Israel; and begins with such as relate to the worship of God. The Israelites are charged not to bring the rites and usages of idolaters into the worship of God; not under colour of making it better. We cannot serve God and mammon; nor worship the true God and idols; nor depend upon Christ Jesus and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1After Moses explained the principles of the covenant, he explained how to apply them in daily life (5:1–11:32). This section expands on the Ten Commandments and addresses issues that happen in complex human relationships.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

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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