Deuteronomy 12
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Deuteronomy 12:5-16

51But 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 you shall comeH935 thereH8033. 6You shall bringH935 thereH8033 your burntH5930 offeringsH5930, your sacrificesH2077, 2your tithesH4643, the 3contributionH8641 of your handH3027, your vowedH5088 offeringsH5088, your 4voluntaryH5071 offeringsH5071, and the firstbornH1060 of your herdH1241 and of your flockH6629. 7ThereH8033 you and your householdsH1004 shall eatH398 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 your GodH430, and 5rejoiceH8055 in allH3605 6your undertakingsH3027H4916 in whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 has blessedH1288 you.

8“You shall not doH6213 at allH3605 whatH834 we are doingH6213 hereH6311 todayH3117, 7everyoneH376 doing whateverH3605 is rightH3477 in his own eyesH5869; 9for you have not as yetH6258 comeH935 to 8the restingH4496 placeH4496 and the 9inheritanceH5159 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 is givingH5414 you. 10When you crossH5674 the JordanH3383 and liveH3427 in the landH776 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 is givingH5157 you asH5157 anH5157 inheritanceH5157, and 10He givesH5117 you restH5117 from allH3605 your enemiesH340 aroundH5439 you so that you liveH3427 in securityH983, 1111then it shall comeH1961 aboutH1961 that the placeH4725 in whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 will chooseH977 for His nameH8034 to dwellH7931, thereH8033 you shall bringH935 everythingH3605 that I commandH6680 you: your burntH5930 offeringsH5930 and your sacrificesH2077, your tithesH4643 and the 12contributionH8641 of your handH3027, and allH3605 your choiceH4005 vowedH5088 offeringsH5088 whichH834 you will vowH5088 to the LordH3068. 12And you shall 13rejoiceH8055 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 your GodH430, you and your sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323, your maleH5650 and femaleH519 slavesH5650H519, and the 14LeviteH3881 whoH834 is within your gatesH8179, sinceH3588 15he hasH369 noH369 portionH2506 or inheritanceH5159 with you.

13“16BeH8104 carefulH8104 that you do not offerH5927 your burntH5930 offeringsH5930 in anyH3605 cultic placeH4725 that you seeH7200, 14but only in the placeH4725 whichH834 the LordH3068 choosesH977 in oneH259 of your tribesH7626: thereH8033 you shall offerH5927 your burntH5930 offeringsH5930, and thereH8033 you shall doH6213 everythingH3605 that I commandH6680 you.

15“17HoweverH7534, you may slaughterH2076 and eatH398 meatH1320 within anyH3605 of your gatesH8179, 18whateverH3605 you desireH185, according to the blessingH1293 of the LordH3068 your GodH430 whichH834 He has givenH5414 you; the uncleanH2931 and the cleanH2889 alike may eatH398 it, as 19the gazelleH6643 and the deerH354. 1620OnlyH7534 you shall not eatH398 the bloodH1818; 21you are to pourH8210 it outH8210 on the groundH776 like waterH4325.

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Notes

  1. 1. Deuteronomy 12:5 Ex 20:24; Deut 12:11, 13; 2 Chr 7:12; Ps 78:68 ↩
  2. 2. Deuteronomy 12:6 Deut 14:22 ↩
  3. 3. Deuteronomy 12:6 Or uplifted offering ↩
  4. 4. Deuteronomy 12:6 Or freewill offerings ↩
  5. 5. Deuteronomy 12:7 Lev 23:40; Deut 12:12, 18; 14:26; 28:47; Eccl 3:12, 13; 5:18-20 ↩
  6. 6. Deuteronomy 12:7 Lit the putting forth of your hand ↩
  7. 7. Deuteronomy 12:8 Judg 17:6; 21:25 ↩
  8. 8. Deuteronomy 12:9 Deut 3:20; 25:19; Ps 95:11 ↩
  9. 9. Deuteronomy 12:9 Deut 4:21 ↩
  10. 10. Deuteronomy 12:10 Josh 11:23 ↩
  11. 11. Deuteronomy 12:11 Deut 12:5; 15:20; 16:2; 17:8; 18:6 ↩
  12. 12. Deuteronomy 12:11 Or uplifted offering ↩
  13. 13. Deuteronomy 12:12 Deut 12:7 ↩
  14. 14. Deuteronomy 12:12 Deut 12:18, 19; 26:11-13 ↩
  15. 15. Deuteronomy 12:12 Deut 10:9; 14:29 ↩
  16. 16. Deuteronomy 12:13 Deut 12:5, 11 ↩
  17. 17. Deuteronomy 12:15 Deut 12:20-23 ↩
  18. 18. Deuteronomy 12:15 Lit in every desire of your soul ↩
  19. 19. Deuteronomy 12:15 Deut 12:22; 14:5; 15:22 ↩
  20. 20. Deuteronomy 12:16 Gen 9:4; Lev 7:26; 17:10-12; 1 Sam 14:33f; Acts 15:20, 29 ↩
  21. 21. Deuteronomy 12:16 Deut 15:23 ↩

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