Deuteronomy 12

1TheseH428 are the statutesH2706 and the judgmentsH4941, whichH834 ye shall observeH8104 to doH6213 in the landH776 whichH834 the LORDH3068, the GodH430 of thy fathersH1, hath givenH5414 thee to possessH3423 it, allH3605 the daysH3117 that ye liveH2416 uponH5921 the earthH776. 2Ye shall surelyH6 destroyH6 allH3605 the placesH4725, whereinH834 the nationsH1471 whichH834 ye shall possessH3423 servedH5647 their godsH430, uponH5921 the highH7311 mountainsH2022, and uponH5921 the hillsH1389, and underH8478 everyH3605 greenH7488 treeH6086: 3and ye shall breakH7665 downH5422 their altarsH4196, and dash in piecesH7665 their pillarsH4676, and burnH8313 their AsherimH842 with fireH784; and ye shall hewH1438 downH5422 the gravenH6456 imagesH6456 of their godsH430; and ye shall destroyH6 their nameH8034 outH4480 of that placeH4725. 4Ye shall notH3808 doH6213 soH3651 unto the LORDH3068 your GodH430. 5But unto the placeH4725 whichH834 the LORDH3068 your GodH430 shall chooseH977 outH413 of allH3605 your tribesH7626 to putH7760 his nameH8034 there, evenH3588 unto his habitation shall ye seekH1875, and thither thou shalt comeH935: 6and thither ye shall bringH935 your burntH5930 offeringsH5071, and your sacrificesH2077, and your tithesH4643, and the heaveH8641 offering of your handH3027, and your vowsH5088, and your freewillH5071 offeringsH5071, and the firstlings of your herdH1241 and of your flockH6629: 7and there ye shall eatH398 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068 your GodH430, and ye shall rejoiceH8055 in allH3605 that ye putH3027 your handH3027 unto, ye and your householdsH1004, whereinH834 the LORDH3068 thy GodH430 hath blessedH1288 thee. 8Ye shall notH3808 doH6213 afterH3117 allH3605 the things that weH587 doH6213 hereH6311 this dayH3117, everyH3605 manH376 whatsoeverH3605 is rightH3477 in his ownH376 eyesH5869: 9for ye are notH3808 as yet comeH935 to the restH4496 and to the inheritanceH5159, whichH834 the LORDH3068 thy GodH430 giveth thee. 10But when ye goH5674 over JordanH3383, and dwellH3427 in the landH776 whichH834 the LORDH3068 your GodH430 causeth youH834 to inheritH5157, and he giveth youH834 restH5117 from allH3605 your enemiesH341 roundH5439 aboutH5439, soH834 that ye dwellH3427 in safetyH983; 11then it shall comeH935 to passH935 that the placeH4725 whichH834 the LORDH3068 your GodH430 shall chooseH977 to causeH1961 his nameH8034 to dwellH7931 there, thither shall ye bringH935 allH3605 that I commandH6680 youH834; your burntH5930 offeringsH8641, and your sacrificesH2077, your tithesH4643, and the heaveH8641 offering of your handH3027, and allH3605 your choiceH977 vowsH5088 whichH834 ye vowH5088 unto the LORDH3068: 12and ye shall rejoiceH8055 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068 your GodH430, ye, and your sonsH1121, and your daughtersH1323, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the LeviteH3881 that is withinH854 your gatesH8179, forasmuch as he hath noH369 portionH2506 norH369 inheritanceH5159 with youH859. 13TakeH8104 heedH8104 to thyself that thou offerH5927 notH6435 thy burntH5930 offeringsH5930 in everyH3605 placeH4725 that thou seest: 14but in the placeH4725 whichH834 the LORDH3068 shall chooseH977 in one of thy tribesH7626, there thou shalt offerH5927 thy burntH5930 offeringsH3068, and there thou shalt doH6213 allH3605 that I commandH6680 thee. 15Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eatH398 fleshH1320 withinH1320 allH3605 thy gatesH8179, afterH5315 allH3605 the desireH5315 of thy soulH5315, according to the blessingH1293 of the LORDH3068 thy GodH430 whichH834 he hath givenH5414 thee: the uncleanH2931 and the cleanH2889 may eatH398 thereof, as of the gazelle, and as of the hart. 16OnlyH7535 ye shall notH3808 eatH398 the bloodH1818; thou shalt pourH8210 it outH8210 uponH5921 the earthH776 as waterH4325. 17Thou mayest notH3808 eatH398 within thy gatesH8179 the titheH4643 of thy corn, or of thy wineH8492, or of thine oilH3323, or the firstlings of thy herdH1241 or of thy flockH6629, norH3808 anyH3605 of thy vowsH5088 whichH834 thou vowest, norH3808 thy freewillH5071 offeringsH5071, norH3808 the heaveH8641 offering of thine handH3027: 18but thou shalt eatH398 them beforeH6440 the LORDH3068 thy GodH430 in the placeH4725 whichH834 the LORDH3068 thy GodH430 shall chooseH977, thou, and thy sonH1121, and thy daughterH1323, and thy manservant, and thy maidservantH519, and the LeviteH3881 that is within thy gatesH8179: and thou shalt rejoiceH8055 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068 thy GodH430 in allH3605 that thou puttest thine handH3027 unto. 19TakeH8104 heedH8104 to thyself that thou forsakeH5800 notH6435 the LeviteH3881 as longH3117 as thou livest uponH5921 thy landH127. 20When the LORDH3068 thy GodH430 shall enlargeH7337 thy borderH1366, as he hath promisedH1696 thee, and thou shalt sayH559, I will eatH398 fleshH1320, becauseH3588 thy soulH5315 desireth to eatH398 fleshH1320; thou mayest eatH398 fleshH1320, afterH3588 allH3605 the desireH5315 of thy soulH5315. 21IfH3588 the placeH4725 whichH834 the LORDH3068 thy GodH430 shall chooseH977 to putH5414 his nameH8034 there be tooH4480 farH7368 from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herdH1241 and of thy flockH6629, whichH834 the LORDH3068 hath givenH5414 thee, as I have commandedH6680 thee, and thou shalt eatH398 within thy gatesH8179, afterH4480 allH3605 the desireH5315 of thy soulH5315. 22EvenH3651 as the gazelle and as the hart is eatenH398, soH3651 thou shalt eatH398 thereof: the uncleanH2931 and the cleanH2889 shall eatH398 thereof alikeH3162. 23OnlyH7535 be sureH2388 that thou eatH398 notH3808 the bloodH1818: for the bloodH1818 is the lifeH5315; and thou shalt notH3808 eatH398 the lifeH5315 with the fleshH1320. 24Thou shalt notH3808 eatH398 it; thou shalt pourH8210 it outH8210 uponH5921 the earthH776 as waterH4325. 25Thou shalt notH3808 eatH398 it; that it may goH3190 wellH3190 with thee, and with thy childrenH1121 afterH310 thee, when thou shalt doH6213 that whichH5869 is rightH3477 in the eyesH5869 of the LORDH3068. 26OnlyH7535 thy holyH6944 things whichH834 thou hast, and thy vowsH5088, thou shalt takeH5375, and goH935 unto the placeH4725 whichH834 the LORDH3068 shall chooseH977: 27and thou shalt offerH2077 thy burntH5930 offeringsH3068, the fleshH1320 and the bloodH1818, uponH5921 the altarH4196 of the LORDH3068 thy GodH430: and the bloodH1818 of thy sacrificesH2077 shall be pouredH8210 outH8210 uponH5921 the altarH4196 of the LORDH3068 thy GodH430, and thou shalt eatH398 the fleshH1320. 28ObserveH8104 and hearH8085 allH3605 theseH428 wordsH1697 whichH834 I commandH6680 thee, that it may goH3190 wellH3190 with thee, and with thy childrenH1121 afterH310 thee for everH5769, when thou doest that whichH834 is goodH2896 and rightH3477 in the eyesH5869 of the LORDH3068 thy GodH430. 29When the LORDH3068 thy GodH430 shall cutH3772 offH3772 the nationsH1471 from beforeH6440 thee, whither thou goest in to possessH3423 them, and thou possessest them, and dwellest in their landH776; 30takeH8104 heedH8104 to thyself that thou be notH6435 ensnaredH5367 to followH310 them, afterH310 that they be destroyedH8045 from beforeH6440 thee; and that thou inquireH1875 notH6435 afterH310 their godsH430, sayingH559, HowH349 doH6213 theseH428 nationsH1471 serveH5647 their godsH430? evenH1571 soH3651 will I doH6213 likewise. 31Thou shalt notH3808 doH6213 soH3651 unto the LORDH3068 thy GodH430: for everyH3605 abominationH8441 to the LORDH3068, whichH834 he hateth, have they doneH6213 unto their godsH430; for evenH1571 their sonsH1121 and their daughtersH1323 doH6213 they burnH8313 in the fireH784 to their godsH430. 32What thing soever I command you, that shall ye observe to do: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.