Deuteronomy

Chapter 12

1 THESE are the statutes and judgments which you shall observe to do in the land which the LORD God of your fathers gives you to possess all the days that you live upon the earth.

2 You must destroy all the places wherein the nations whom you are to possess worshipped, and all their gods upon high mountains and upon the hills and under every green tree;

3 And you shall tear down their altars and break their statues and burn their graven images with fire; and break the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place.

4 You shall not do so to the LORD your God.

5 But to the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, his habitation shall you seek, and thither you shall go;

6 And thither you shall bring your burnt offerings and your sacrifices and your tithes and your gift offerings of your hands and your vows and your freewill offerings and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks;

7 And there you shall eat before the LORD your God, and you shall rejoice in all that you put your hand to, you and your households, in which the LORD your God has blessed you.

8 You shall not do according to all the things that we are doing here this day, every man whatever is right in his own eyes.

9 For you are not as yet come to the dwelling place and to the inheritance which the LORD your God gives you.

10 But when you cross the Jordan and dwell in the land which the LORD your God gives you to inherit, and when he gives you rest from all your enemies round about you, so that you shall dwell in safety;

11 Then to the place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there, thither you shall bring all the things that I command you, your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and the gift offerings of your hands and all your choice things of your vows which you vow to the LORD.

12 And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God, you and your sons and your daughters and your men-servants and your maidservants and the Levites that are living within your towns; because they have no portion nor inheritance with you.

13 Take heed to yourselves that you do not offer your burnt offerings in every place that you please;

14 But in the place which the LORD shall choose in one of your tribes, there you shall offer your burnt offerings, and there you shall do all that I command you.

15 Notwithstanding you may slaughter and eat meat in all your towns, whatever your soul may desire, according to the blessing of the LORD your God which he has given you; the unclean and the clean may be eaten, such as of the gazelle, and as of the hart.

16 Only you shall not eat the blood; you shall pour it out upon the earth like water.

17 It is unlawful to eat within your towns the tithes of your grain, or of your wine, or of your oil, or the firstlings of your herds, or of your flock, or any of things which you vow, nor your freewill offerings, nor gift offerings of your hands;

18 But you must eat them before the LORD your God yearly at the place which the LORD your God shall choose, you and your son and your daughter and your manservant and your maidservant and the Levite that is within your towns; and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in all that you put your hand to.

19 Take heed to yourselves that you do not forsake the Levites as long as you live upon the earth.

20 When the LORD your God shall enlarge your territory, as he has promised you, and you shall say, I will eat meat, because your soul longs to eat meat; you shall eat meat, whatever your soul may desire.

21 And if the place where the LORD your God shall choose to put his name is too far from you, then you may slaughter of your herds and of your flocks, which the LORD your God has given you, as I have commanded you, and you shall eat in your towns whatever your soul may desire.

22 But as the gazelle and the hart is eaten, so you shall eat of it, the clean and the unclean, you shall eat of it alike.

23 Only be sure that you do not eat the blood; for the blood is the life; and you shall not eat the life with the flesh.

24 You shall not eat it; but you must pour it out on the earth like water.

25 You shall not eat it; that it may go well with you, and with your children after you, when you shall do that which is right in the sight of the LORD your God.

26 Only the holy things which you have, and your votive offerings you shall take and go to the place which the LORD shall choose;

27 And you shall offer your burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of the LORD your God; and the blood of your sacrifices shall be poured out upon the altar of the LORD your God, and you shall eat the meat.

28 Observe and hear all these commandments which I command you this day, that it may go well with you and with your children after you for ever, when you do that which is good and right in the sight of the LORD your God.

29 When the LORD your God shall destroy the nations against whom you are going, and shall cut them off from before you, and you shall possess them and dwell in their land;

30 Take heed to yourselves that you may not go astray by following them, after the LORD has destroyed them from before you; and that you do not inquire after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? Even so I may do likewise.

31 You shall not do so to the LORD your God; for every thing abominable to the LORD, which he hates, they have done to their gods; even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods.

32 Everything that I command you, that you must be careful to do; you shall not add nor take from it.

Deuteronomy

Chapter 12

1 These428 are the statutes2706 and judgments,4941 which834 you shall observe8104 to do6213 in the land,776 which834 the LORD3068 God430 of your fathers1 gives5414 you to possess3423 it, all3605 the days3117 that you live2416 on the earth.127

2 You shall utterly destroy6 all3605 the places,4725 wherein834 8033 the nations1471 which834 you shall possess3423 served5647 their gods,430 on the high7311 mountains,2022 and on the hills,1389 and under8478 every3605 green7488 tree:6086

3 And you shall overthrow5422 their altars,4196 and break7665 their pillars,4676 and burn8313 their groves842 with fire;784 and you shall hew1438 down1438 the graven6456 images of their gods,430 and destroy6 the names8034 of them out of that place.4725

4 You shall not do6213 so3651 to the LORD3068 your God.430

5 But to the place4725 which834 the LORD3068 your God430 shall choose977 out of all3605 your tribes7626 to put7760 his name8034 there,8033 even to his habitation7933 shall you seek,1875 and thither8033 you shall come:935

6 And thither8033 you shall bring935 your burnt5930 offerings, and your sacrifices,2077 and your tithes,4643 and heave8641 offerings of your hand,3027 and your vows,5088 and your freewill5071 offerings, and the firstborn1062 of your herds1241 and of your flocks:6629

7 And there8033 you shall eat398 before6440 the LORD3068 your God,430 and you shall rejoice8055 in all3605 that you put4916 your hand3027 to, you and your households,1004 wherein834 the LORD3068 your God430 has blessed1288 you.

8 You shall not do6213 after all3605 the things that we do6213 here6311 this day,3117 every man376 whatever3605 is right3477 in his own eyes.5869

9 For you are not as yet5704 6258 come935 to the rest4496 and to the inheritance,5159 which834 the LORD3068 your God430 gives5414 you.

10 But when you go5674 over5674 Jordan,3383 and dwell3427 in the land776 which834 the LORD3068 your God430 gives you to inherit,5157 and when he gives you rest5117 from all3605 your enemies341 round5439 about, so that you dwell3427 in safety;983

11 Then there shall be a place4725 which834 the LORD3068 your God430 shall choose977 to cause his name8034 to dwell7931 there;8033 thither8033 shall you bring935 all3605 that I command6680 you; your burnt5930 offerings, and your sacrifices,2077 your tithes,4643 and the heave8641 offering8641 of your hand,3027 and all3605 your choice4005 vows5088 which834 you vow5087 to the LORD:3068

12 And you shall rejoice8055 before6440 the LORD3068 your God,430 you, and your sons,1121 and your daughters,1323 and your menservants,5650 and your maidservants,519 and the Levite3881 that is within your gates;8179 for as much3588 as he has no369 part2506 nor inheritance5159 with you.

13 Take heed8104 to yourself that you offer5927 not your burnt5930 offerings in every3605 place4725 that you see:7200

14 But in the place4725 which834 the LORD3068 shall choose977 in one259 of your tribes,7626 there8033 you shall offer5927 your burnt5930 offerings, and there8033 you shall do6213 all3605 that I command6680 you.

15 Notwithstanding7535 you may kill2076 and eat398 flesh1320 in all3605 your gates,8179 whatever3605 your soul5315 lusts183 after, according to the blessing1293 of the LORD3068 your God430 which834 he has given5414 you: the unclean2931 and the clean2889 may eat398 thereof, as of the roebuck,6643 and as of the hart.354

16 Only7535 you shall not eat398 the blood;1818 you shall pour8210 it on the earth776 as water.4325

17 You may3201 not eat398 within your gates8179 the tithe4643 of your corn,1715 or of your wine,8492 or of your oil,3323 or the firstborn1062 of your herds1241 or of your flock,6629 nor any3605 of your vows5088 which834 you vow,5087 nor your freewill5071 offerings, or heave8641 offering8641 of your hand:3027

18 But you must eat398 them before6440 the LORD3068 your God430 in the place4725 which834 the LORD3068 your God430 shall choose,977 you, and your son,1121 and your daughter,1323 and your manservant,5650 and your maidservant,519 and the Levite3881 that is within your gates:8179 and you shall rejoice8055 before6440 the LORD3068 your God430 in all3605 that you put4916 your hands3027 to.

19 Take heed8104 to yourself that you forsake5800 not the Levite3881 as long3117 as you live3117 on the earth.127

20 When3588 the LORD3068 your God430 shall enlarge7337 your border,1366 as he has promised1696 you, and you shall say,559 I will eat398 flesh,1320 because3588 your soul5315 longs183 to eat398 flesh;1320 you may eat398 flesh,1320 whatever3605 your soul5315 lusts183 after.

21 If3588 the place4725 which834 the LORD3068 your God430 has chosen977 to put7760 his name8034 there8033 be too7368 far7368 from you, then you shall kill2076 of your herd1241 and of your flock,6629 which834 the LORD3068 has given5414 you, as I have commanded6680 you, and you shall eat398 in your gates8179 whatever3605 your soul5315 lusts183 after.

22 Even389 as the roebuck6643 and the hart354 is eaten,398 so3651 you shall eat398 them: the unclean2931 and the clean2889 shall eat398 of them alike.3162

23 Only7535 be sure2388 that you eat398 not the blood:1818 for the blood1818 is the life;5315 and you may not eat398 the life5315 with the flesh.1320

24 You shall not eat398 it; you shall pour8210 it on the earth776 as water.4325

25 You shall not eat398 it; that it may go well3190 with you, and with your children1121 after310 you, when3588 you shall do6213 that which is right3477 in the sight5869 of the LORD.3068

26 Only7535 your holy6944 things which834 you have,1961 and your vows,5088 you shall take,5375 and go935 to the place4725 which834 the LORD3068 shall choose:977

27 And you shall offer6213 your burnt5930 offerings, the flesh1320 and the blood,1818 on the altar4196 of the LORD3068 your God:430 and the blood1818 of your sacrifices2077 shall be poured8210 out on the altar4196 of the LORD3068 your God,430 and you shall eat398 the flesh.1320

28 Observe8104 and hear8085 all3605 these428 words1697 which834 I command6680 you, that it may go well3190 with you, and with your children1121 after310 you for ever,5769 when3588 you do6213 that which is good2896 and right3477 in the sight5869 of the LORD3068 your God.430

29 When3588 the LORD3068 your God430 shall cut3772 off the nations1471 from before6440 you, where834 8033 you go935 to possess3423 them, and you succeed3423 them, and dwell3427 in their land;776

30 Take heed8104 to yourself that you be not snared5367 by following310 them, after310 that they be destroyed8045 from before6440 you; and that you inquire1875 not after their gods,430 saying,559 How349 did these428 nations1471 serve5647 their gods?430 even1571 so3651 will I do6213 likewise.3651

31 You shall not do6213 so3651 to the LORD3068 your God:430 for every3605 abomination8441 to the LORD,3068 which834 he hates,8130 have they done6213 to their gods;430 for even1571 their sons1121 and their daughters1323 they have burnt8313 in the fire784 to their gods.430

32 What853 thing1697 soever834 I command6680 you, observe8104 to do6213 it: you shall not add3254 thereto,5921 nor3808 diminish1639 from it.

Deuteronomy

Chapter 12

Deuteronomy

Chapter 12

1 THESE are the statutes and judgments which you shall observe to do in the land which the LORD God of your fathers gives you to possess all the days that you live upon the earth.

1 These428 are the statutes2706 and judgments,4941 which834 you shall observe8104 to do6213 in the land,776 which834 the LORD3068 God430 of your fathers1 gives5414 you to possess3423 it, all3605 the days3117 that you live2416 on the earth.127

2 You must destroy all the places wherein the nations whom you are to possess worshipped, and all their gods upon high mountains and upon the hills and under every green tree;

2 You shall utterly destroy6 all3605 the places,4725 wherein834 8033 the nations1471 which834 you shall possess3423 served5647 their gods,430 on the high7311 mountains,2022 and on the hills,1389 and under8478 every3605 green7488 tree:6086

3 And you shall tear down their altars and break their statues and burn their graven images with fire; and break the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place.

3 And you shall overthrow5422 their altars,4196 and break7665 their pillars,4676 and burn8313 their groves842 with fire;784 and you shall hew1438 down1438 the graven6456 images of their gods,430 and destroy6 the names8034 of them out of that place.4725

4 You shall not do so to the LORD your God.

4 You shall not do6213 so3651 to the LORD3068 your God.430

5 But to the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, his habitation shall you seek, and thither you shall go;

5 But to the place4725 which834 the LORD3068 your God430 shall choose977 out of all3605 your tribes7626 to put7760 his name8034 there,8033 even to his habitation7933 shall you seek,1875 and thither8033 you shall come:935

6 And thither you shall bring your burnt offerings and your sacrifices and your tithes and your gift offerings of your hands and your vows and your freewill offerings and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks;

6 And thither8033 you shall bring935 your burnt5930 offerings, and your sacrifices,2077 and your tithes,4643 and heave8641 offerings of your hand,3027 and your vows,5088 and your freewill5071 offerings, and the firstborn1062 of your herds1241 and of your flocks:6629

7 And there you shall eat before the LORD your God, and you shall rejoice in all that you put your hand to, you and your households, in which the LORD your God has blessed you.

7 And there8033 you shall eat398 before6440 the LORD3068 your God,430 and you shall rejoice8055 in all3605 that you put4916 your hand3027 to, you and your households,1004 wherein834 the LORD3068 your God430 has blessed1288 you.

8 You shall not do according to all the things that we are doing here this day, every man whatever is right in his own eyes.

8 You shall not do6213 after all3605 the things that we do6213 here6311 this day,3117 every man376 whatever3605 is right3477 in his own eyes.5869

9 For you are not as yet come to the dwelling place and to the inheritance which the LORD your God gives you.

9 For you are not as yet5704 6258 come935 to the rest4496 and to the inheritance,5159 which834 the LORD3068 your God430 gives5414 you.

10 But when you cross the Jordan and dwell in the land which the LORD your God gives you to inherit, and when he gives you rest from all your enemies round about you, so that you shall dwell in safety;

10 But when you go5674 over5674 Jordan,3383 and dwell3427 in the land776 which834 the LORD3068 your God430 gives you to inherit,5157 and when he gives you rest5117 from all3605 your enemies341 round5439 about, so that you dwell3427 in safety;983

11 Then to the place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there, thither you shall bring all the things that I command you, your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and the gift offerings of your hands and all your choice things of your vows which you vow to the LORD.

11 Then there shall be a place4725 which834 the LORD3068 your God430 shall choose977 to cause his name8034 to dwell7931 there;8033 thither8033 shall you bring935 all3605 that I command6680 you; your burnt5930 offerings, and your sacrifices,2077 your tithes,4643 and the heave8641 offering8641 of your hand,3027 and all3605 your choice4005 vows5088 which834 you vow5087 to the LORD:3068

12 And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God, you and your sons and your daughters and your men-servants and your maidservants and the Levites that are living within your towns; because they have no portion nor inheritance with you.

12 And you shall rejoice8055 before6440 the LORD3068 your God,430 you, and your sons,1121 and your daughters,1323 and your menservants,5650 and your maidservants,519 and the Levite3881 that is within your gates;8179 for as much3588 as he has no369 part2506 nor inheritance5159 with you.

13 Take heed to yourselves that you do not offer your burnt offerings in every place that you please;

13 Take heed8104 to yourself that you offer5927 not your burnt5930 offerings in every3605 place4725 that you see:7200

14 But in the place which the LORD shall choose in one of your tribes, there you shall offer your burnt offerings, and there you shall do all that I command you.

14 But in the place4725 which834 the LORD3068 shall choose977 in one259 of your tribes,7626 there8033 you shall offer5927 your burnt5930 offerings, and there8033 you shall do6213 all3605 that I command6680 you.

15 Notwithstanding you may slaughter and eat meat in all your towns, whatever your soul may desire, according to the blessing of the LORD your God which he has given you; the unclean and the clean may be eaten, such as of the gazelle, and as of the hart.

15 Notwithstanding7535 you may kill2076 and eat398 flesh1320 in all3605 your gates,8179 whatever3605 your soul5315 lusts183 after, according to the blessing1293 of the LORD3068 your God430 which834 he has given5414 you: the unclean2931 and the clean2889 may eat398 thereof, as of the roebuck,6643 and as of the hart.354

16 Only you shall not eat the blood; you shall pour it out upon the earth like water.

16 Only7535 you shall not eat398 the blood;1818 you shall pour8210 it on the earth776 as water.4325

17 It is unlawful to eat within your towns the tithes of your grain, or of your wine, or of your oil, or the firstlings of your herds, or of your flock, or any of things which you vow, nor your freewill offerings, nor gift offerings of your hands;

17 You may3201 not eat398 within your gates8179 the tithe4643 of your corn,1715 or of your wine,8492 or of your oil,3323 or the firstborn1062 of your herds1241 or of your flock,6629 nor any3605 of your vows5088 which834 you vow,5087 nor your freewill5071 offerings, or heave8641 offering8641 of your hand:3027

18 But you must eat them before the LORD your God yearly at the place which the LORD your God shall choose, you and your son and your daughter and your manservant and your maidservant and the Levite that is within your towns; and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in all that you put your hand to.

18 But you must eat398 them before6440 the LORD3068 your God430 in the place4725 which834 the LORD3068 your God430 shall choose,977 you, and your son,1121 and your daughter,1323 and your manservant,5650 and your maidservant,519 and the Levite3881 that is within your gates:8179 and you shall rejoice8055 before6440 the LORD3068 your God430 in all3605 that you put4916 your hands3027 to.

19 Take heed to yourselves that you do not forsake the Levites as long as you live upon the earth.

19 Take heed8104 to yourself that you forsake5800 not the Levite3881 as long3117 as you live3117 on the earth.127

20 When the LORD your God shall enlarge your territory, as he has promised you, and you shall say, I will eat meat, because your soul longs to eat meat; you shall eat meat, whatever your soul may desire.

20 When3588 the LORD3068 your God430 shall enlarge7337 your border,1366 as he has promised1696 you, and you shall say,559 I will eat398 flesh,1320 because3588 your soul5315 longs183 to eat398 flesh;1320 you may eat398 flesh,1320 whatever3605 your soul5315 lusts183 after.

21 And if the place where the LORD your God shall choose to put his name is too far from you, then you may slaughter of your herds and of your flocks, which the LORD your God has given you, as I have commanded you, and you shall eat in your towns whatever your soul may desire.

21 If3588 the place4725 which834 the LORD3068 your God430 has chosen977 to put7760 his name8034 there8033 be too7368 far7368 from you, then you shall kill2076 of your herd1241 and of your flock,6629 which834 the LORD3068 has given5414 you, as I have commanded6680 you, and you shall eat398 in your gates8179 whatever3605 your soul5315 lusts183 after.

22 But as the gazelle and the hart is eaten, so you shall eat of it, the clean and the unclean, you shall eat of it alike.

22 Even389 as the roebuck6643 and the hart354 is eaten,398 so3651 you shall eat398 them: the unclean2931 and the clean2889 shall eat398 of them alike.3162

23 Only be sure that you do not eat the blood; for the blood is the life; and you shall not eat the life with the flesh.

23 Only7535 be sure2388 that you eat398 not the blood:1818 for the blood1818 is the life;5315 and you may not eat398 the life5315 with the flesh.1320

24 You shall not eat it; but you must pour it out on the earth like water.

24 You shall not eat398 it; you shall pour8210 it on the earth776 as water.4325

25 You shall not eat it; that it may go well with you, and with your children after you, when you shall do that which is right in the sight of the LORD your God.

25 You shall not eat398 it; that it may go well3190 with you, and with your children1121 after310 you, when3588 you shall do6213 that which is right3477 in the sight5869 of the LORD.3068

26 Only the holy things which you have, and your votive offerings you shall take and go to the place which the LORD shall choose;

26 Only7535 your holy6944 things which834 you have,1961 and your vows,5088 you shall take,5375 and go935 to the place4725 which834 the LORD3068 shall choose:977

27 And you shall offer your burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of the LORD your God; and the blood of your sacrifices shall be poured out upon the altar of the LORD your God, and you shall eat the meat.

27 And you shall offer6213 your burnt5930 offerings, the flesh1320 and the blood,1818 on the altar4196 of the LORD3068 your God:430 and the blood1818 of your sacrifices2077 shall be poured8210 out on the altar4196 of the LORD3068 your God,430 and you shall eat398 the flesh.1320

28 Observe and hear all these commandments which I command you this day, that it may go well with you and with your children after you for ever, when you do that which is good and right in the sight of the LORD your God.

28 Observe8104 and hear8085 all3605 these428 words1697 which834 I command6680 you, that it may go well3190 with you, and with your children1121 after310 you for ever,5769 when3588 you do6213 that which is good2896 and right3477 in the sight5869 of the LORD3068 your God.430

29 When the LORD your God shall destroy the nations against whom you are going, and shall cut them off from before you, and you shall possess them and dwell in their land;

29 When3588 the LORD3068 your God430 shall cut3772 off the nations1471 from before6440 you, where834 8033 you go935 to possess3423 them, and you succeed3423 them, and dwell3427 in their land;776

30 Take heed to yourselves that you may not go astray by following them, after the LORD has destroyed them from before you; and that you do not inquire after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? Even so I may do likewise.

30 Take heed8104 to yourself that you be not snared5367 by following310 them, after310 that they be destroyed8045 from before6440 you; and that you inquire1875 not after their gods,430 saying,559 How349 did these428 nations1471 serve5647 their gods?430 even1571 so3651 will I do6213 likewise.3651

31 You shall not do so to the LORD your God; for every thing abominable to the LORD, which he hates, they have done to their gods; even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods.

31 You shall not do6213 so3651 to the LORD3068 your God:430 for every3605 abomination8441 to the LORD,3068 which834 he hates,8130 have they done6213 to their gods;430 for even1571 their sons1121 and their daughters1323 they have burnt8313 in the fire784 to their gods.430

32 Everything that I command you, that you must be careful to do; you shall not add nor take from it.

32 What853 thing1697 soever834 I command6680 you, observe8104 to do6213 it: you shall not add3254 thereto,5921 nor3808 diminish1639 from it.