New American Standard Bible 2020
Deuteronomy 12:1-3
1“TheseH428 are the statutesH2706 and the judgmentsH4941 whichH834 you shall carefullyH8104 1followH6213 in the landH776 whichH834 the LordH3068, the GodH430 of your fathersH1, has givenH5414 you to possessH3423 23asH3605H3117 longH3605H3117 as you liveH2416 on the 4earthH127.
2You shall utterlyH6 destroyH6 allH3605 the placesH4725 whereH834H8033 the nationsH1471 whomH834 you are going to dispossessH3423 serveH5647 their godsH430, on the 5highH7311 mountainsH2022, on the hillsH1389, and underH8478 everyH3605 leafyH7488 treeH6086.
3And 6you shall tearH5422 downH5422 their altarsH4196 and smashH7665 their memorialH4676 stonesH4676 toH7665 piecesH7665, and burnH8313 their 7AsherimH842 in the fireH784, and cutH1438 toH1438 piecesH1438 the carvedH6456 imagesH6456 of their godsH430; and you shall 8eliminateH6 their nameH8034 from that placeH4725.
Notes
- 1. Deuteronomy 12:1 Lit perform ↩
- 2. Deuteronomy 12:1 Lit all the days ↩
- 3. Deuteronomy 12:1 Deut 4:9, 10; 1 Kin 8:40 ↩
- 4. Deuteronomy 12:1 Lit ground ↩
- 5. Deuteronomy 12:2 2 Kin 16:4; 17:10, 11 ↩
- 6. Deuteronomy 12:3 Num 33:52; Deut 7:5; Judg 2:2 ↩
- 7. Deuteronomy 12:3 I.e., wooden symbols of a female deity (Asherah) ↩
- 8. Deuteronomy 12:3 Ex 23:13; Ps 16:4; Zech 13:2 ↩
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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