Revised Version 1895
Deuteronomy 12
1Theseאֵ֠לֶּה'E.lehH428are thestatutesהַֽחֻקִּ֣יםha.chu.KimH2706and thejudgmentsוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים֮ve.ha.mish.pa.TimH4941,whichH834ye shallobserveתִּשְׁמְר֣וּןtish.me.RunH8104todoלַעֲשׂוֹת֒la.'a.sOtH6213in thelandבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430of thyfathersאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1, hathgivenנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414thee topossessלְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּle.rish.TahH3423it,allכָּל־kol-H3605thedaysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117that yeliveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416uponעַל־'al-H5921theearthH776.
2Ye shallsurelyאַבֵּ֣ד'a.BedH6destroyתְּ֠אַבְּדוּןTe.'a.be.dunH6allכָּל־kol-H3605theplacesהַמְּקֹמ֞וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725,whereinאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834ye shallpossessיֹרְשִׁ֥יםyo.re.ShimH3423servedעָֽבְדוּ־'a.ve.du-H5647theirgodsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,uponעַל־'al-H5921thehighהָֽרָמִים֙ha.ra.MimH7311mountainsהֶהָרִ֤יםhe.ha.RimH2022, anduponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921thehillsהַגְּבָע֔וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389, andunderוְתַ֖חַתve.Ta.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605greenרַעֲנָן׃ra.'a.nanH7488treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086:
3and ye shallbreakH7665downH5422theiraltarsמִזְבּחֹתָ֗םmiz.b.cho.TamH4196, and dash inpiecesH7665theirpillarsמַצֵּ֣בֹתָ֔םma.Tze.vo.TamH4676, andburnתִּשְׂרְפ֣וּןtis.re.FunH8313theirAsherimוַאֲשֵֽׁרֵיהֶם֙va.'a.she.rei.HemH842withfireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784; and ye shallhewתְּגַדֵּע֑וּןte.ga.de.'UnH1438downH5422thegravenH6456imagesH6456of theirgodsאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430; and ye shalldestroyוְאִבַּדְתֶּ֣םve.'i.bad.TemH6theirnameשְׁמָ֔םshe.MamH8034outמִן־min-H4480of thatplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.
5But unto theplaceהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430shallchooseיִבְחַ֨רyiv.CharH977outאֶל־'el-H413ofallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605yourtribesשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֔םshiv.tei.KhemH7626toputלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034there,evenכִּ֠יkiH3588unto his habitation shall yeseekתִדְרְשׁ֖וּtid.re.ShuH1875, and thither thou shaltcomeוּבָ֥אתָu.Va.taH935:
6and thither ye shallbringוַהֲבֵאתֶ֣םva.ha.ve.TemH935yourburntעֹלֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'o.lo.tei.KhemH5930offeringsH5071, and yoursacrificesוְזִבְחֵיכֶ֔םve.ziv.chei.KhemH2077, and yourtithesמַעְשְׂרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םma'.se.Ro.tei.KhemH4643, and theheaveתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641offering of yourhandיֶדְכֶ֑םyed.KhemH3027, and yourvowsוְנִדְרֵיכֶם֙ve.nid.rei.KhemH5088, and yourfreewillוְנִדְבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םve.nid.Vo.tei.KhemH5071offeringsH5071, and the firstlings of yourherdבְּקַרְכֶ֖םbe.kar.KhemH1241and of yourflockוְצֹאנְכֶֽם׃ve.tzo.ne.KhemH6629:
7and there ye shalleatוַאֲכַלְתֶּם־va.'a.khal.tem-H398beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, and ye shallrejoiceוּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗םu.se.mach.TemH8055inallבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605that yeputH3027yourhandיֶדְכֶ֔םyed.KhemH3027unto, ye and yourhouseholdsוּבָתֵּיכֶ֑םu.va.tei.KhemH1004,whereinאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathblessedבֵּֽרַכְךָ֖be.rakh.KhaH1288thee.
10But when yegoוַעֲבַרְתֶּם֮va.'a.var.TemH5674overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383, anddwellוִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֣םvi.shav.TemH3427in thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430causethyouH834toinheritמַנְחִ֣ילman.ChilH5157, and he givethyouH834restוְהֵנִ֨יחַve.he.Ni.achH5117fromallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605yourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֛ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341roundמִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.VivH5439aboutH5439,soH834that yedwellוִֽישַׁבְתֶּם־vi.shav.tem-H3427insafetyבֶּֽטַח׃Be.tachH983;
11then it shallcomeH935topassH935that theplaceהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֥ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430shallchooseיִבְחַר֩yiv.CharH977tocauseוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961hisnameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034todwellלְשַׁכֵּ֤ןle.sha.KenH7931there, thither shall yebringתָבִ֔יאוּta.Vi.'uH935allכָּל־kol-H3605that Icommandמְצַוֶּ֣הme.tza.VehH6680youאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834; yourburntעוֹלֹתֵיכֶ֣םo.lo.tei.KhemH5930offeringsH8641, and yoursacrificesוְזִבְחֵיכֶ֗םve.ziv.chei.KhemH2077, yourtithesמַעְשְׂרֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ma'.se.ro.tei.KhemH4643, and theheaveH8641offering of yourhandיֶדְכֶ֔םyed.KhemH3027, andallוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605yourchoiceH977vowsH5088whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834yevowH5088unto theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068:
12and ye shallrejoiceוּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗םu.se.mach.TemH8055beforeלִפְנֵי֮lif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֒'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, ye, and yoursonsוּבְנֵיכֶם֙u.ve.nei.KhemH1121, and yourdaughtersוּבְנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םu.ve.No.tei.KhemH1323, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and theLeviteוְהַלֵּוִי֙ve.ha.le.ViH3881that iswithinאִתְּכֶֽם׃'i.te.KhemH854yourgatesבְּשַֽׁעֲרֵיכֶ֔םbe.sha.'a.rei.KhemH8179, forasmuch as he hathnoH369portionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506norH369inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֖הve.na.cha.LahH5159withyouאַתֶּ֗ם'a.TemH859.
14but in theplaceבַּמָּק֞וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whichH834theLORDH3068shallchooseיִבְחַ֤רyiv.CharH977in one of thytribesשְׁבָטֶ֔יךָshe.va.Tei.khaH7626, there thou shaltofferתַּעֲלֶ֣הta.'a.LehH5927thyburntעֹלֹתֶ֑יךָ'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930offeringsH3068, and there thou shaltdoתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213allכֹּ֛לkolH3605that Icommandמְצַוֶּֽךָּ׃me.tza.Ve.kaH6680thee.
15Notwithstanding thou mayest kill andeatוְאָכַלְתָּ֣ve.'a.khal.TaH398fleshH1320withinH1320allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thygatesשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179,afterH5315allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thedesireH5315of thysoulH5315, according to theblessingכְּבִרְכַּ֨תke.vir.KatH1293of theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he hathgivenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414thee: theuncleanהַטָּמֵ֤אha.ta.Me'H2931and thecleanוְהַטָּהוֹר֙ve.ha.ta.hOrH2889mayeatיֹאכְלֶ֔נּוּyo.khe.Le.nuH398thereof, as of the gazelle, and as of the hart.
17Thou mayestnotH3808eatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398within thygatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֗יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179thetitheמַעְשַׂ֤רma'.SarH4643of thy corn, or of thywineוְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ve.ti.ro.she.KhaH8492, or of thineoilוְיִצְהָרֶ֔ךָve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323, or the firstlings of thyherdבְּקָרְךָ֖be.ka.re.ChaH1241or of thyflockוְצֹאנֶ֑ךָve.tzo.Ne.khaH6629,norH3808anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of thyvowsנְדָרֶ֙יךָ֙ne.da.Rei.khaH5088whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thou vowest,norH3808thyfreewillוְנִדְבֹתֶ֖יךָve.nid.vo.Tei.khaH5071offeringsH5071,norH3808theheaveוּתְרוּמַ֥תu.te.ru.MatH8641offering of thinehandיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027:
18but thou shalteatתֹּאכְלֶ֗נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398thembeforeלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in theplaceבַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmH4725whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430shallchooseיִבְחַ֜רyiv.CharH977, thou, and thysonוּבִנְךָ֤u.vin.KhaH1121, and thydaughterוּבִתֶּ֙ךָ֙u.vi.Te.khaH1323, and thy manservant, and thymaidservantוַאֲמָתֶ֔ךָva.'a.ma.Te.khaH519, and theLeviteוְהַלֵּוִ֖יve.ha.le.ViH3881that is within thygatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179: and thou shaltrejoiceוְשָׂמַחְתָּ֗ve.sa.mach.TaH8055beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430inallבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605that thou puttest thinehandיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027unto.
20When theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֥יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallenlargeיַרְחִיב֩yar.ChivH7337thyborderגְּבֽוּלְךָ֮ge.vu.le.KhaH1366, as he hathpromisedדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696thee, and thou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559, I willeatאֹכְלָ֣ה'o.khe.LahH398fleshבָשָׂ֔רva.SarH1320,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588thysoulH5315desireth toeatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398fleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320; thou mayesteatתֹּאכַ֥לto.KhalH398fleshבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320,afterכִּֽי־ki-H3588allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thedesireH5315of thysoulH5315.
21Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588theplaceהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430shallchooseיִבְחַ֜רyiv.CharH977toputH5414hisnameשְׁמ֣וֹshe.MoH8034there betooH4480farיִרְחַ֨קyir.ChakH7368from thee, then thou shalt kill of thyherdמִבְּקָרְךָ֣mi.be.ka.re.ChaH1241and of thyflockוּמִצֹּֽאנְךָ֗u.mi.tzo.ne.KhaH6629,whichH834theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathgivenH5414thee, as I havecommandedצִוִּיתִ֑ךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee, and thou shalteatוְאָֽכַלְתָּ֙ve.'a.khal.TaH398within thygatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179,afterH4480allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605thedesireH5315of thysoulH5315.
25Thou shaltnotלֹ֖אlo'H3808eatתֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398it; that it maygoיִיטַ֤בyi.TavH3190wellH3190with thee, and with thychildrenוּלְבָנֶ֣יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121afterאַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee, when thou shaltdoתַעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213thatwhichH5869isrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
26Onlyרַ֧קrakH7535thyholyקָֽדָשֶׁ֛יךָka.da.Shei.chaH6944thingswhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou hast, and thyvowsוּנְדָרֶ֑יךָu.ne.da.Rei.khaH5088, thou shalttakeתִּשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375, andgoוּבָ֔אתָu.Va.taH935unto theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068shallchooseיִבְחַ֥רyiv.CharH977:
27and thou shaltofferH2077thyburntעֹלֹתֶ֙יךָ֙'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930offeringsH3068, thefleshהַבָּשָׂ֣רha.ba.SarH1320and thebloodוְהַדָּ֔םve.ha.DamH1818,uponעַל־'al-H5921thealtarמִזְבַּ֖חmiz.BachH4196of theLORDH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: and thebloodוְדַם־ve.dam-H1818of thysacrificesH2077shall bepouredיִשָּׁפֵךְ֙yi.sha.feKhH8210outH8210uponעַל־'al-H5921thealtarמִזְבַּח֙miz.BachH4196of theLORDH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, and thou shalteatתֹּאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398thefleshוְהַבָּשָׂ֖רve.ha.ba.SarH1320.
28Observeשְׁמֹ֣רshe.MorH8104andhearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֗ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichH834Icommandמְצַוֶּ֑ךָּme.tza.Ve.kaH6680thee, that it maygoיִיטַ֨בyi.TavH3190wellH3190with thee, and with thychildrenוּלְבָנֶ֤יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121afterאַחֲרֶ֙יךָ֙'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee foreverעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769, when thou doest thatwhichH834isgoodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896andrightוְהַיָּשָׁ֔רve.hai.ya.SharH3477in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.
29When theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallcutיַכְרִית֩yakh.RitH3772offH3772thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471frombeforeמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee, whither thou goest in topossessH3423them, and thou possessest them, and dwellest in theirlandבְּאַרְצָֽם׃be.'ar.TzamH776;
30takeהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104heedH8104to thyself that thou benotפֶּן־pen-H6435ensnaredתִּנָּקֵשׁ֙ti.na.KeshH5367tofollowH310them,afterH310that they bedestroyedהִשָּׁמְדָ֣םhi.sha.me.DamH8045frombeforeמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee; and that thouinquireתִּדְרֹ֨שׁtid.RoshH1875notוּפֶן־u.fen-H6435afterH310theirgodsלֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶ֜םle.lo.hei.HemH430,sayingלֵאמֹ֨רle.MorH559,Howאֵיכָ֨ה'ei.KhahH349doH6213theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֤םha.go.YimH1471serveיַעַבְד֜וּya.'av.DuH5647theirgodsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430?evenגַּם־gam-H1571soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651will IdoH6213likewise.
31Thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808doH6213soכֵ֔ןKhenH3651unto theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: foreveryכָּל־kol-H3605abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֨תto.'a.VatH8441to theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he hateth, have theydoneH6213unto theirgodsלֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םle.Lo.hei.HemH430; forevenגַ֤םgamH1571theirsonsבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121and theirdaughtersבְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םbe.No.tei.HemH1323doH6213theyburnיִשְׂרְפ֥וּyis.re.FuH8313in thefireבָאֵ֖שׁva.'EshH784to theirgodsלֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃Le.lo.hei.HemH430.
32What thing soever I command you, that shall ye observe to do: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
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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