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Deuteronomy 27:7
7Also you must offer fellowship offerings and eat them there, rejoicing before the Lord your God.
Deuteronomy 27:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before the Lord thy God.
- New International Version (NIV)Sacrifice fellowship offerings there, eating them and rejoicing in the presence of the Lord your God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and you shall sacrifice peace offerings and shall eat there, and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You shall offer peace offerings, and shall eat there, and rejoice before the Lord your God.
Context of Deuteronomy 27:7
5Then you must build an altar there to the Lord your God, an altar of stones – do not use an iron tool on them. 6You must build the altar of the Lord your God with whole stones and offer burnt offerings on it to the Lord your God. Also you must offer fellowship offerings and eat them there, rejoicing before the Lord your God. 8You must inscribe on the stones all the words of this law, making them clear.” 9Then Moses and the Levitical priests spoke to all Israel: “Be quiet and pay attention, Israel. Today you have become the people of the Lord your God.
Read all of Deuteronomy 27Deuteronomy 27:7 word by word
וְזָבַחְתָּ֥ שְׁלָמִ֖ים וְאָכַ֣לְתָּ שָּׁ֑ם וְשָׂ֣מַחְתָּ֔ לִפְנֵ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Deuteronomy 27:7
- Leviticus 3:1“‘Now if his offering is a peace offering sacrifice, if he presents an offering from the herd, he must present before the Lord a flawless male or a female.
- Leviticus 7:11“‘This is the law of the peace offering sacrifice which he is to present to the Lord.
- Acts 10:36You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, proclaiming the good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all) –
- Romans 5:1Therefore, since we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
- Ephesians 2:16and to reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by which the hostility has been killed.
- Colossians 1:20and through him to reconcile all things to himself by making peace through the blood of his cross – through him, whether things on earth or things in heaven.
- Hebrews 13:20Now may the God of peace who by the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus Christ,
- Deuteronomy 12:7Both you and your families must feast there before the Lord your God and rejoice in all the output of your labor with which he has blessed you.
- Deuteronomy 16:11You shall rejoice before him – you, your son, your daughter, your male and female slaves, the Levites in your villages, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows among you – in the place where the Lord chooses to locate his name.
- Deuteronomy 26:10So now, look! I have brought the first of the ground’s produce that you, Lord, have given me.” Then you must set it down before the Lord your God and worship before him.
- 2 Chronicles 30:23The entire assembly then decided to celebrate for seven more days; so they joyfully celebrated for seven more days.
- Nehemiah 8:10He said to them, “Go and eat delicacies and drink sweet drinks and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared. For this day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the lord is your strength.”
- Psalms 100:1Shout out praises to the Lord, all the earth!
- Isaiah 12:3Joyfully you will draw water from the springs of deliverance.
- Isaiah 61:3to strengthen those who mourn in Zion, by giving them a turban, instead of ashes, oil symbolizing joy, instead of mourning, a garment symbolizing praise, instead of discouragement. They will be called oaks of righteousness, trees planted by the Lord to reveal his splendor.
- Habakkuk 3:18I will rejoice because of the Lord; I will be happy because of the God who delivers me!
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 27:7
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Some offerings were given to atone for sins or trespasses. Others were given to show that the relationship between the Lord and the donor was at peace. For example, peace offerings (also called fellowship offerings) showed that the donor and God were in harmony (see Leviticus 3:1–16).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-105-10. there shalt thou build an altar ... of whole stones--The stones were to be in their natural state, as if a chisel would communicate pollution to them. The stony pile was to be so large as to contain all the conditions of the covenant, so elevated as to be visible to the whole congregation of Israel; and the religious ceremonial performed on the occasion was to consist: first, of the elementary worship needed for sinful men; and secondly, of the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 27
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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