New American Standard Bible 1995
Deuteronomy 12:2-18
2You shall utterlyH6 destroyH6 allH3605 the placesH4725 whereH834H8033 the nationsH1471 whomH834 you shall dispossessH3423 serveH5647 their godsH430, on the 1highH7311 mountainsH2022 and on the hillsH1389 and underH8478 everyH3605 greenH7488 treeH6086. 32You shall tearH5422 downH5422 their altarsH4196 and smashH7665 their sacred pillarsH4676 and burnH8313 their 3AsherimH842 with fireH784, and you shall cutH1438 downH1438 the engravedH6456 imagesH6456 of their godsH430 and 4obliterateH6 their nameH8034 from that placeH4725. 4You shall not actH6213 likeH3651 thisH3651 toward the LordH3068 your GodH430. 55But you shall seekH1875 the Lord at the placeH4725 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 will chooseH977 from allH3605 your tribesH7626, to establishH7760 His nameH8034 thereH8033 for His dwellingH7931, and thereH8033 you shall comeH935. 6ThereH8033 you shall bringH935 your burntH5930 offeringsH5930, your sacrificesH2077, 6your tithesH4643, the 7contributionH8641 of your handH3027, your votiveH5088 offeringsH5088, your freewillH5071 offeringsH5071, and the firstbornH1060 of your herdH1241 and of your flockH6629. 7ThereH8033 also you and your householdsH1004 shall eatH398 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 your GodH430, and 8rejoiceH8055 in allH3605 9your undertakingsH3027H4916 in whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 has blessedH1288 you.
8“You shall not doH6213 at allH3605 whatH834 we are doingH6213 hereH6311 todayH3117, 10everyH376 manH376 doing whateverH3605 is rightH3477 in his own eyesH5869; 9for you have not as yetH6258 comeH935 to 11the restingH4496 placeH4496 and the 12inheritanceH5159 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 is givingH5414 you. 10When you crossH5674 the JordanH3383 and liveH3427 in the landH776 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 is giving you to inheritH5157, and 13He givesH5117 you restH5117 from allH3605 your enemiesH340 aroundH5439 you so that you liveH3427 in securityH983, 1114then it shall comeH1961 about that the placeH4725 in whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 will chooseH977 for His nameH8034 to dwellH7931, thereH8033 you shall bringH935 allH3605 that I commandH6680 you: your burntH5930 offeringsH5930 and your sacrificesH2077, your tithesH4643 and the 15contributionH8641 of your handH3027, and allH3605 your choiceH977 votiveH5088 offeringsH5088 whichH834 you will vowH5088 to the LordH3068. 12And you shall 16rejoiceH8055 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 your GodH430, you and your sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323, your maleH5650 and femaleH519 servantsH5650H519, and the 17LeviteH3881 whoH834 is within your gatesH8179, sinceH3588 18he hasH369 noH369 portionH2506 or inheritanceH5159 with you.
13“19Be carefulH8104 that you do not offerH5927 your burntH5930 offeringsH5930 in everyH3605 cultic placeH4725 you seeH7200, 14but in the placeH4725 whichH834 the LordH3068 choosesH977 in oneH259 of your tribesH7626, thereH8033 you shall offerH5927 your burntH5930 offeringsH5930, and thereH8033 you shall doH6213 allH3605 that I commandH6680 you.
15“20HoweverH7534, you may slaughterH2076 and eatH398 meatH1320 within anyH3605 of your gatesH8179, 21whateverH3605 you desireH185, according to the blessingH1293 of the LordH3068 your GodH430 whichH834 He has givenH5414 you; the uncleanH2931 and the cleanH2889 may eatH398 of it, as of 22the gazelleH6643 and the deerH354. 1623OnlyH7534 you shall not eatH398 the bloodH1818; 24you are to pourH8210 it out on the groundH776 like waterH4325. 1725You are not allowedH3201 to eatH398 within your gatesH8179 the titheH4643 of your grainH1715 or newH8492 wineH8492 or oilH3323, or the firstbornH1060 of your herdH1241 or flockH6629, or anyH3605 of your votiveH5088 offeringsH5088 whichH834 you vowH5087, or your freewillH5071 offeringsH5071, or the 26contributionH8641 of your handH3027. 18But 27you shall eatH398 them beforeH6440 the LordH3068 your GodH430 in 28the placeH4725 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 will chooseH977, you and your sonH1121 and daughterH1323, and your maleH5650 and femaleH519 servantsH5650H519, and the 29LeviteH3881 whoH834 is within your gatesH8179; and you shall 30rejoiceH8055 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 your GodH430 in allH3605 31your undertakingsH3027H4916.
Notes
- 1. Deuteronomy 12:2 2 Kin 16:4; 17:10, 11 ↩
- 2. Deuteronomy 12:3 Num 33:52; Deut 7:5; Judg 2:2 ↩
- 3. Deuteronomy 12:3 I.e. wooden symbols of a female deity ↩
- 4. Deuteronomy 12:3 Ex 23:13; Ps 16:4; Zech 13:2 ↩
- 5. Deuteronomy 12:5 Ex 20:24; Deut 12:11, 13; 2 Chr 7:12; Ps 78:68 ↩
- 6. Deuteronomy 12:6 Deut 14:22 ↩
- 7. Deuteronomy 12:6 Or heave offering ↩
- 8. Deuteronomy 12:7 Lev 23:40; Deut 12:12, 18; 14:26; 28:47; Eccl 3:12, 13; 5:18-20 ↩
- 9. Deuteronomy 12:7 Lit the putting forth of your hand ↩
- 10. Deuteronomy 12:8 Judg 17:6; 21:25 ↩
- 11. Deuteronomy 12:9 Deut 3:20; 25:19; Ps 95:11 ↩
- 12. Deuteronomy 12:9 Deut 4:21 ↩
- 13. Deuteronomy 12:10 Josh 11:23 ↩
- 14. Deuteronomy 12:11 Deut 12:5; 15:20; 16:2; 17:8; 18:6 ↩
- 15. Deuteronomy 12:11 Or heave offering ↩
- 16. Deuteronomy 12:12 Deut 12:7 ↩
- 17. Deuteronomy 12:12 Deut 12:18, 19; 26:11-13 ↩
- 18. Deuteronomy 12:12 Deut 10:9; 14:29 ↩
- 19. Deuteronomy 12:13 Deut 12:5, 11 ↩
- 20. Deuteronomy 12:15 Deut 12:20-23 ↩
- 21. Deuteronomy 12:15 Lit in every desire of your soul ↩
- 22. Deuteronomy 12:15 Deut 12:22; 14:5; 15:22 ↩
- 23. Deuteronomy 12:16 Gen 9:4; Lev 7:26; 17:10-12; 1 Sam 14:33f; Acts 15:20, 29 ↩
- 24. Deuteronomy 12:16 Deut 15:23 ↩
- 25. Deuteronomy 12:17 Deut 12:26 ↩
- 26. Deuteronomy 12:17 Lit heave offering ↩
- 27. Deuteronomy 12:18 Deut 14:23 ↩
- 28. Deuteronomy 12:18 Deut 12:5 ↩
- 29. Deuteronomy 12:18 Deut 12:12 ↩
- 30. Deuteronomy 12:18 Deut 12:7; Eccl 3:12f; 5:18-20 ↩
- 31. Deuteronomy 12:18 Lit the putting forth of your hand ↩
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
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