Deuteronomy 12:11

Deuteronomy 12:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then there shall be a place which the Lord your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the Lord:
• New International Version (NIV)Then to the place the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his Name—there you are to bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, and all the choice possessions you have vowed to the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)then to the place that the Lord your God will choose, to make his name dwell there, there you shall bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and the contribution that you present, and all your finest vow offerings that you vow to the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)then there will be the place where the Lord your God chooses to make His name abide. There you shall bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the heave offerings of your hand, and all your choice offerings which you vow to the Lord.

Context of Deuteronomy 12:11

9For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which Yhwh your God giveth you. 10But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which Yhwh your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety; Then there shall be a place which Yhwh your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto Yhwh: 12And ye shall rejoice before Yhwh your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you. 13Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:

Deuteronomy 12:11 word by word

וְהָיָ֣ה הַמָּק֗וֹם אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַר֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֥ם בּוֹ֙ לְשַׁכֵּ֤ן שְׁמוֹ֙ שָׁ֔ם שָׁ֣מָּה תָבִ֔יאוּ אֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י מְצַוֶּ֣ה אֶתְכֶ֑ם עוֹלֹתֵיכֶ֣ם וְזִבְחֵיכֶ֗ם מַעְשְׂרֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ וּתְרֻמַ֣ת יֶדְכֶ֔ם וְכֹל֙ מִבְחַ֣ר נִדְרֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּדְּר֖וּ לַֽיהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Then there shall be a placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• which Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• shall chooseבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
• to cause his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• to dwellשָׁכַןshâkan · to dwellH7931
• there; thither shall ye bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• all that I commandצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• you; your burnt offeringsעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• and your sacrificesזֶ֫בַחzebach · sacrificeH2077
• your tithesמַעֲשֵׂרma‛ăώêr ma‛ăώar ma‛aώrâh · titheH4643
• and the heave offeringתְּרוּמָהterûmâh terûmâh · contributionH8641
• of your handיָדyâd · hand: themselvesH3027
• and all your choiceמִבְחָרmibchâr · bestH4005
• vowsנֶ֫דֶרneder nêder · vowH5088
• which ye vowנָדַרnâdar · to vowH5087

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 12:11

• Deuteronomy 12:5But unto the place which Yhwh your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:
• Deuteronomy 14:23And thou shalt eat before Yhwh thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy grain, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear Yhwh thy God always.
• Deuteronomy 15:20Thou shalt eat it before Yhwh thy God year by year in the place which Yhwh shall choose, thou and thy household.
• Deuteronomy 16:2Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto Yhwh thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which Yhwh shall choose to place his name there.
• Deuteronomy 17:8If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which Yhwh thy God shall choose;
• Deuteronomy 18:6And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which Yhwh shall choose;
• Deuteronomy 23:16He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him.
• Deuteronomy 26:2That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that Yhwh thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which Yhwh thy God shall choose to place his name there.
• Deuteronomy 31:11When all Israel is come to appear before Yhwh thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.
• Joshua 18:1And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.
• 1 Kings 8:13I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.
• Psalms 78:68But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
• Jeremiah 7:12But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.
• John 4:20Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 12:11

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-32Verses 5-32 The command to bring ALL the sacrifices to the door of the tabernacle, was now explained with reference to the promised land. As to moral service, then, as now, men might pray and worship every where, as they did in their synagogues. The place which God would choose, is said to be the place where he would put his name. It was to be his habitation, where, as King of Israel, he would be found by all who reverently sought him. Now, under the…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

Topics related to Deuteronomy 12:11

• Family
• Liberality
• Offerings
• Tabernacle
• Vows
• Worship

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• Deuteronomy

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