Revised Webster's Bible
Deuteronomy 12
1These are thestatutesהַֽחֻקִּ֣יםha.chu.KimH2706andjudgmentsוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים֮ve.ha.mish.pa.TimH4941, which ye shallobserveתִּשְׁמְר֣וּןtish.me.RunH8104todoלַעֲשׂוֹת֒la.'a.sOtH6213in thelandבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776, which theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430of thyfathersאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1givethנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414thee topossessלְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּle.rish.TahH3423it, all thedaysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117that yeliveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416upon theearthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.
2Ye shallutterlyאַבֵּ֣ד'a.BedH6destroyתְּ֠אַבְּדוּןTe.'a.be.dunH6all theplacesהַמְּקֹמ֞וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725, in which thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471whichH834ye shallpossessיֹרְשִׁ֥יםyo.re.ShimH3423servedעָֽבְדוּ־'a.ve.du-H5647theirgodsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, upon thehighהָֽרָמִים֙ha.ra.MimH7311mountainsהֶהָרִ֤יםhe.ha.RimH2022, and upon thehillsהַגְּבָע֔וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389, and under everygreenרַעֲנָן׃ra.'a.nanH7488treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086:
3And ye shalloverthrowוְנִתַּצְתֶּ֣םve.ni.tatz.TemH5422theiraltarsמִזְבּחֹתָ֗םmiz.b.cho.TamH4196, andbreakוְשִׁבַּרְתֶּם֙ve.shi.bar.TemH7665theirpillarsמַצֵּ֣בֹתָ֔םma.Tze.vo.TamH4676, andburnתִּשְׂרְפ֣וּןtis.re.FunH8313theirgrovesוַאֲשֵֽׁרֵיהֶם֙va.'a.she.rei.HemH842withfireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784; and ye shall hewdownתְּגַדֵּע֑וּןte.ga.de.'UnH1438the gravenimagesוּפְסִילֵ֥יu.fe.si.LeiH6456of theirgodsאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, anddestroyוְאִבַּדְתֶּ֣םve.'i.bad.TemH6thenamesשְׁמָ֔םshe.MamH8034of them out of thatplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.
5But theplaceהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725which theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430shallchooseיִבְחַ֨רyiv.CharH977out of all yourtribesשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֔םshiv.tei.KhemH7626toputלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034there, even hishabitationH7933shall yeseekתִדְרְשׁ֖וּtid.re.ShuH1875, and there thou shaltcomeוּבָ֥אתָu.Va.taH935:
6And there ye shallbringוַהֲבֵאתֶ֣םva.ha.ve.TemH935your burntofferingsעֹלֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'o.lo.tei.KhemH5930, and yoursacrificesוְזִבְחֵיכֶ֔םve.ziv.chei.KhemH2077, and yourtithesמַעְשְׂרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םma'.se.Ro.tei.KhemH4643, and heaveofferingsתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641of yourhandיֶדְכֶ֑םyed.KhemH3027, and yourvowsוְנִדְרֵיכֶם֙ve.nid.rei.KhemH5088, and your freewillofferingsוְנִדְבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םve.nid.Vo.tei.KhemH5071, and thefirstlingsH1062of yourherdsבְּקַרְכֶ֖םbe.kar.KhemH1241and of yourflocksוְצֹאנְכֶֽם׃ve.tzo.ne.KhemH6629:
7And there ye shalleatוַאֲכַלְתֶּם־va.'a.khal.tem-H398beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, and ye shallrejoiceוּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗םu.se.mach.TemH8055in all that yeputמִשְׁלַ֣חmish.LachH4916yourhandיֶדְכֶ֔םyed.KhemH3027to, ye and yourhouseholdsוּבָתֵּיכֶ֑םu.va.tei.KhemH1004, in which theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathblessedבֵּֽרַכְךָ֖be.rakh.KhaH1288thee.
10But when ye gooverוַעֲבַרְתֶּם֮va.'a.var.TemH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383, anddwellוִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֣םvi.shav.TemH3427in thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776which theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430giveth you toinheritמַנְחִ֣ילman.ChilH5157, and when he giveth yourestוְהֵנִ֨יחַve.he.Ni.achH5117from all yourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֛ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341on everysideמִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.VivH5439, so that yedwellוִֽישַׁבְתֶּם־vi.shav.tem-H3427insafetyבֶּֽטַח׃Be.tachH983;
11Then there shall be aplaceהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725which theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֥ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430shallchooseיִבְחַר֩yiv.CharH977to cause hisnameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034todwellלְשַׁכֵּ֤ןle.sha.KenH7931there; there shall yebringתָבִ֔יאוּta.Vi.'uH935all that Icommandמְצַוֶּ֣הme.tza.VehH6680you; your burntofferingsעוֹלֹתֵיכֶ֣םo.lo.tei.KhemH5930, and yoursacrificesוְזִבְחֵיכֶ֗םve.ziv.chei.KhemH2077, yourtithesמַעְשְׂרֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ma'.se.ro.tei.KhemH4643, and the heaveofferingוּתְרֻמַ֣תu.te.ru.MatH8641of yourhandיֶדְכֶ֔םyed.KhemH3027, and all yourchoiceמִבְחַ֣רmiv.CharH4005vowsנִדְרֵיכֶ֔םnid.rei.KhemH5088which yevowתִּדְּר֖וּti.de.RuH5087to 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 yourmaleוְעַבְדֵיכֶ֖םve.'av.dei.KhemH5650and femaleservantsוְאַמְהֹתֵיכֶ֑םve.'am.ho.tei.KhemH519, and theLeviteוְהַלֵּוִי֙ve.ha.le.ViH3881that is within yourgatesבְּשַֽׁעֲרֵיכֶ֔םbe.sha.'a.rei.KhemH8179;forasmuchכִּ֣יkiH3588as he hath nopartחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506norinheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֖הve.na.cha.LahH5159with you.
14But in theplaceבַּמָּק֞וֹםba.ma.KomH4725which theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shallchooseיִבְחַ֤רyiv.CharH977inoneבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259of thytribesשְׁבָטֶ֔יךָshe.va.Tei.khaH7626, there thou shaltofferתַּעֲלֶ֣הta.'a.LehH5927thy burntofferingsעֹלֹתֶ֑יךָ'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930, and there thou shaltdoתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213all that Icommandמְצַוֶּֽךָּ׃me.tza.Ve.kaH6680thee.
15However thou mayestkillתִּזְבַּ֣ח׀tiz.BachH2076andeatוְאָכַלְתָּ֣ve.'a.khal.TaH398fleshבָשָׂ֗רva.SarH1320in all thygatesשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179, whatever thysoulנַפְשְׁךָ֜naf.she.KhaH5315desirethאַוַּ֨ת'a.VatH185, according to theblessingכְּבִרְכַּ֨תke.vir.KatH1293of theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430which he hathgivenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414thee: theuncleanהַטָּמֵ֤אha.ta.Me'H2931and thecleanוְהַטָּהוֹר֙ve.ha.ta.hOrH2889mayeatיֹאכְלֶ֔נּוּyo.khe.Le.nuH398of it, as of theroebuckכַּצְּבִ֖יka.tze.ViH6643, and as of thehartוְכָאַיָּֽל׃ve.kha.'ai.YalH354.
17Thoumayestתוּכַ֞לtu.KhalH3201noteatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398within thygatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֗יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179thetitheמַעְשַׂ֤רma'.SarH4643of thygrainדְּגָֽנְךָ֙de.ga.ne.KhaH1715, or of thywineוְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ve.ti.ro.she.KhaH8492, or of thyoilוְיִצְהָרֶ֔ךָve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323, or thefirstlingsH1062of thyherdsבְּקָרְךָ֖be.ka.re.ChaH1241or of thyflockוְצֹאנֶ֑ךָve.tzo.Ne.khaH6629, nor any of thyvowsנְדָרֶ֙יךָ֙ne.da.Rei.khaH5088which thouvowestתִּדֹּ֔רti.DorH5087, nor thy freewillofferingsוְנִדְבֹתֶ֖יךָve.nid.vo.Tei.khaH5071, or heaveofferingוּתְרוּמַ֥תu.te.ru.MatH8641of thyhandיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027:
18But thou musteatתֹּאכְלֶ֗נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398thembeforeלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in theplaceבַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmH4725which theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430shallchooseיִבְחַ֜רyiv.CharH977, thou, and thysonוּבִנְךָ֤u.vin.KhaH1121, and thydaughterוּבִתֶּ֙ךָ֙u.vi.Te.khaH1323, and thy maleservantוְעַבְדְּךָ֣ve.'av.de.KhaH5650, and thy femaleservantוַאֲמָתֶ֔ךָva.'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.khaH430in all that thouputtestמִשְׁלַ֥חmish.LachH4916thinehandsיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027to.
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, because thysoulנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315longethתְאַוֶּ֥הte.'a.VehH183toeatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398fleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320; thou mayesteatתֹּאכַ֥לto.KhalH398fleshבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320, whatever thysoulנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315desirethאַוַּ֥ת'a.VatH185.
21If theplaceהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725which theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430hathchosenיִבְחַ֜רyiv.CharH977toputלָשׂ֣וּםla.SumH7760hisnameשְׁמ֣וֹshe.MoH8034there shall be toofarיִרְחַ֨קyir.ChakH7368from thee, then thou shaltkillוְזָבַחְתָּ֞ve.za.vach.TaH2076of thyherdמִבְּקָרְךָ֣mi.be.ka.re.ChaH1241and of thyflockוּמִצֹּֽאנְךָ֗u.mi.tzo.ne.KhaH6629, which theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathgivenנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414thee, as I havecommandedצִוִּיתִ֑ךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee, and thou shalteatוְאָֽכַלְתָּ֙ve.'a.khal.TaH398in thygatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179whatever thysoulנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315desirethאַוַּ֥ת'a.VatH185.
22Even as theroebuckהַצְּבִי֙ha.tze.ViH6643and thehartהָ֣אַיָּ֔לha.'ai.YalH354iseatenיֵאָכֵ֤לye.'a.KhelH398, so thou shalteatתֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398them: theuncleanהַטָּמֵא֙ha.ta.Me'H2931and thecleanוְהַטָּה֔וֹרve.ha.ta.HorH2889shalleatיֹאכְלֶֽנּוּ׃yo.khe.Le.nuH398of themalikeיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162.
25Thou shalt noteatתֹּאכְלֶ֑נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398it; that it may bewellיִיטַ֤בyi.TavH3190with thee, and with thychildrenוּלְבָנֶ֣יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121afterאַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee, when thou shaltdoתַעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213that which isrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
27And thou shaltofferוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213thy burntofferingsעֹלֹתֶ֙יךָ֙'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930, thefleshהַבָּשָׂ֣רha.ba.SarH1320and thebloodוְהַדָּ֔םve.ha.DamH1818, upon thealtarמִזְבַּ֖חmiz.BachH4196of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: and thebloodוְדַם־ve.dam-H1818of thysacrificesזְבָחֶ֗יךָze.va.Chei.khaH2077shall be pouredoutיִשָּׁפֵךְ֙yi.sha.feKhH8210upon thealtarמִזְבַּח֙miz.BachH4196of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, and thou shalteatתֹּאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398thefleshוְהַבָּשָׂ֖רve.ha.ba.SarH1320.
28Observeשְׁמֹ֣רshe.MorH8104andhearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֗ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085all thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697which Icommandמְצַוֶּ֑ךָּme.tza.Ve.kaH6680thee, that it may bewellיִיטַ֨בyi.TavH3190with thee, and with thychildrenוּלְבָנֶ֤יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121afterאַחֲרֶ֙יךָ֙'a.cha.Rei.khaH310theeforעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769, when thoudoestתַעֲשֶׂה֙ta.'a.SehH6213that which isgoodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896andrightוְהַיָּשָׁ֔רve.hai.ya.SharH3477in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.
29When theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shall cutoffיַכְרִית֩yakh.RitH3772thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471frombeforeמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee, where thougoestבָא־va'-H935topossessלָרֶ֥שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423them, and thousucceedestוְיָרַשְׁתָּ֣ve.ya.rash.TaH3423them, anddwellestוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.ya.shav.TaH3427in theirlandבְּאַרְצָֽם׃be.'ar.TzamH776;
30Takeheedהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104to thyself that thou be notsnaredתִּנָּקֵשׁ֙ti.na.KeshH5367byfollowingאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them,afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310that they aredestroyedהִשָּׁמְדָ֣םhi.sha.me.DamH8045frombeforeמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee; and that thouenquireתִּדְרֹ֨שׁtid.RoshH1875not after theirgodsלֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶ֜םle.lo.hei.HemH430,sayingלֵאמֹ֨רle.MorH559, How did thesenationsהַגּוֹיִ֤םha.go.YimH1471serveיַעַבְד֜וּya.'av.DuH5647theirgodsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430? even so will Idoוְאֶעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213likewiseגַּם־gam-H1571.
31Thou shalt notdoתַעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213so to theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: for everyabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֨תto.'a.VatH8441to theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, which hehatethשָׂנֵ֗אsa.Ne'H8130, have theydoneעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213to theirgodsלֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םle.Lo.hei.HemH430; for even theirsonsבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121and theirdaughtersבְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םbe.No.tei.HemH1323they haveburntיִשְׂרְפ֥וּyis.re.FuH8313in thefireבָאֵ֖שׁva.'EshH784to theirgodsלֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃Le.lo.hei.HemH430.
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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