Focused Passage

Deuteronomy 12:29-32

One Place, One People, One LORD: The Centralization of Worship

From the destruction of all Canaanite worship sites (vv. 1-4) through the centralization of all Israel's worship at the one chosen place (vv. 5-12) and the permission of profane slaughter with the blood prohibition (vv. 13-16) to the second cycle repeating the centralization and profane-slaughter provisions (vv. 17-28) and the closing warning against Canaanite inquiry and the addition-subtraction prohibition (vv. 29-32).

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

29When the LORD your God cuts off before you the nations you are entering to dispossess, and you drive them out and live in their land,

30be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, “How do these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.”

31You must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.

32See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.

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References and Original Words

Verse 29

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 4:15BSB references Ezekiel 6BSB references Deuteronomy 18:9Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 19:1Classic cross-references Joshua 23:4Classic cross-references

Original words

Whenכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionthe LORDיְהוָ֨הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markercuts offיַכְרִית֩H3772Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularbefore youמִפָּנֶ֑יךָH6440Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singularthe nationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םH1471Article | Noun - masculine plural-אֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativeyouאַתָּ֥הH859Pronoun - second person masculine singularare enteringבָא־H935Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular. . .שָׁ֛מָּהH8033Adverb | third person feminine singularto dispossessלָרֶ֥שֶׁתH3423Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct-אוֹתָ֖םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluraland you drive them outוְיָרַשְׁתָּ֣H3423Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular-אֹתָ֔םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluraland liveוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖H3427Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularin their landבְּאַרְצָֽם׃H776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural

Verse 30

Cross-references

2 Kings 17:15Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 20:18Classic cross-references Jeremiah 10:2Classic cross-references Exodus 23:24Classic cross-references Ezekiel 20:32Classic cross-references

Original words

be carefulהִשָּׁ֣מֶרH8104Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singularnotפֶּן־H6435Conjunctionto be ensnaredתִּנָּקֵשׁ֙H5367Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularby their waysאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔םH310Preposition | third person masculine pluralafterאַחֲרֵ֖יH310Prepositionthey have been destroyedהִשָּׁמְדָ֣םH8045Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine pluralbefore youמִפָּנֶ֑יךָH6440Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singularDo notוּפֶן־H6435Conjunctioninquireתִּדְרֹ֨שׁH1875Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularabout their godsלֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶ֜םH430Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralaskingלֵאמֹ֨רH559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructHowאֵיכָ֨הH349Interjectiondo theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙H428Article | Pronoun - common plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markernationsהַגּוֹיִ֤םH1471Article | Noun - masculine pluralserveיַעַבְד֜וּH5647Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluraltheir godsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םH430Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralI willאָֽנִי׃H589Pronoun - first person common singulardoוְאֶעֱשֶׂה־H6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singularvvvכֵּ֖ןH3651Adverblikewiseגַּם־H1571Conjunction

Verse 31

Cross-references

Leviticus 18:21Classic cross-references 2 Kings 3:27Classic cross-references Jeremiah 19:5Classic cross-references 2 Kings 16:3Classic cross-references Jeremiah 32:35Classic cross-references

Original words

You must notלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particle[worship]תַעֲשֶׂ֣הH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularthe LORDלַיהוָ֖הH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularin this wayכֵ֔ןH3651Adverbbecauseכִּי֩H3588Conjunctionthey practiceעָשׂוּ֙H6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralfor their godsלֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םH430Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluraleveryכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֨תH8441Noun - feminine singular constructwhichאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativethe LORDיְהוָ֜הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhatesשָׂנֵ֗אH8130Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularThey evenכִּ֣יH3588Conjunction. . .גַ֤םH1571Conjunction-אֶת־H853Direct object markerburnיִשְׂרְפ֥וּH8313Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluraltheir sonsבְּנֵיהֶם֙H1121Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand daughtersבְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םH1323Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralin the fireבָאֵ֖שׁH784Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular[as sacrifices] to their godsלֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃H430Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural

Verse 32

Cross-references

Revelation 22:18Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 4:2Classic cross-references Matthew 5:19Classic cross-references Proverbs 30:6Classic cross-references Joshua 1:7Classic cross-references

Original words

vvvאֹת֥וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singularSee that you doתִשְׁמְר֖וּH8104Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural-אֵ֣תH853Direct object markereverythingכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct. . .הַדָּבָ֗רH1697Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֤רH834Pronoun - relativeIאָנֹכִי֙H595Pronoun - first person common singularcommand youמְצַוֶּ֣הH6680Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular-אֶתְכֶ֔םH853Direct object marker | second person masculine plural-לַעֲשׂ֑וֹתH6213Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructdo notלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleaddתֹסֵ֣ףH3254Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singularto itעָלָ֔יוH5921Preposition | third person masculine singular. . .וְלֹ֥אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleor subtractתִגְרַ֖עH1639Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularfrom itמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃פH4480Preposition | third person masculine singular

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