Focused Passage

Deuteronomy 12:8-14

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

8You are not to do as we are doing here today, where everyone does what seems right in his own eyes.

9For you have not yet come to the resting place and the inheritance that the LORD your God is giving you.

10When you cross the Jordan and live in the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and He gives you rest from all the enemies around you and you dwell securely,

11then the LORD your God will choose a dwelling for His Name. And there you are to bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, and all the choice offerings you vow to the LORD.

12And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.

13Be careful not to offer your burnt offerings in just any place you see;

14you must offer them only in the place the LORD will choose in one of your tribal territories, and there you shall do all that I command you.

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References and Original Words

Verse 8

Original words

You are notלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particleto doתַעֲשׂ֔וּןH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nunasכְּ֠כֹלH3605Preposition | Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativeweאֲנַ֧חְנוּH587Pronoun - first person common pluralare doingעֹשִׂ֛יםH6213Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralhereפֹּ֖הH6311Adverbtodayהַיּ֑וֹםH3117Article | Noun - masculine singular[where] everyoneאִ֖ישׁH376Noun - masculine singular[does] whatכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructseems rightהַיָּשָׁ֥רH3477Article | Adjective - masculine singularin his own eyesבְּעֵינָֽיו׃H5869Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular
Verse 9

Original words

Forכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionyou have notלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleyetעַד־H5704Prepositioncomeבָּאתֶ֖םH935Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural. . .עָ֑תָּהH6258Adverbtoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe resting placeהַמְּנוּחָה֙H4496Article | Noun - feminine singular. . .וְאֶל־H413Conjunctive waw | Prepositionand the inheritanceהַֽנַּחֲלָ֔הH5159Article | Noun - feminine singularthatאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativethe LORDיְהוָ֥הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularis givingנֹתֵ֥ןH5414Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularyouלָֽךְ׃Preposition | second person masculine singular
Verse 10

Original words

When you crossוַעֲבַרְתֶּם֮H5674Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒H3383Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularand liveוִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֣םH3427Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralin the landבָּאָ֔רֶץH776Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularthatאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativethe LORDיְהוָ֥הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖םH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralis giving you as an inheritanceמַנְחִ֣ילH5157Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular-אֶתְכֶ֑םH853Direct object marker | second person masculine pluraland He gives you restוְהֵנִ֨יחַH5117Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularfrom allמִכָּל־H3605Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructthe enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֛םH341Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralaround youמִסָּבִ֖יבH5439Preposition-m | Adverband you dwellוִֽישַׁבְתֶּם־H3427Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralsecurelyבֶּֽטַח׃H983Noun - masculine singular
Verse 11

Original words

-וְהָיָ֣הH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relative-הַמָּק֗וֹםH4725Article | Noun - masculine singularthen the LORDיְהוָ֨הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֥םH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralwill chooseיִבְחַר֩H977Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singulara dwellingלְשַׁכֵּ֤ןH7931Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructfor His Nameשְׁמוֹ֙H8034Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularAnd thereשָׁ֔םH8033Adverb. . .שָׁ֣מָּהH8033Adverb | third person feminine singularyou are to bringתָבִ֔יאוּH935Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural-אֵ֛תH853Direct object markereverythingכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct-אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativeIאָנֹכִ֖יH595Pronoun - first person common singularcommand youמְצַוֶּ֣הH6680Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular-אֶתְכֶ֑םH853Direct object marker | second person masculine pluralyour burnt offeringsעוֹלֹתֵיכֶ֣םH5930Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine pluraland sacrificesוְזִבְחֵיכֶ֗םH2077Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralyour tithesמַעְשְׂרֹֽתֵיכֶם֙H4643Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluraland special giftsוּתְרֻמַ֣תH8641Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct. . .יֶדְכֶ֔םH3027Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine pluraland allוְכֹל֙H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructthe choiceמִבְחַ֣רH4005Noun - masculine singular constructofferingsנִדְרֵיכֶ֔םH5088Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural-אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativeyou vowתִּדְּר֖וּH5087Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralto the LORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃H3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 12

Original words

And you shall rejoiceוּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗םH8055Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralbeforeלִפְנֵי֮H6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructthe LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֒H430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralyouאַתֶּ֗םH859Pronoun - second person masculine pluralyour sonsוּבְנֵיכֶם֙H1121Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluraland daughtersוּבְנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םH1323Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine pluralyour menservantsוְעַבְדֵיכֶ֖םH5650Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluraland maidservantsוְאַמְהֹתֵיכֶ֑םH519Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine pluraland the Leviteוְהַלֵּוִי֙H3881Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativewithin your gatesבְּשַֽׁעֲרֵיכֶ֔םH8179Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralsinceכִּ֣יH3588Conjunctionhe has noאֵ֥יןH369Adverbportionחֵ֥לֶקH2506Noun - masculine singularor inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֖הH5159Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularamong youאִתְּכֶֽם׃H854Preposition | second person masculine plural
Verse 13

Original words

Be carefulהִשָּׁ֣מֶרH8104Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singularnotפֶּֽן־H6435Conjunctionto offerתַּעֲלֶ֖הH5927Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularyour burnt offeringsעֹלֹתֶ֑יךָH5930Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singularin just anyבְּכָל־H3605Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructplaceמָק֖וֹםH4725Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativeyou seeתִּרְאֶֽה׃H7200Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Verse 14

Original words

you must offerתַּעֲלֶ֣הH5927Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular[them]עֹלֹתֶ֑יךָH5930Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular. . .וְשָׁ֣םH8033Conjunctive waw | Adverbonlyכִּ֣יH3588Conjunction. . .אִם־H518Conjunctionin the placeבַּמָּק֞וֹםH4725Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativethe LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwill chooseיִבְחַ֤רH977Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularin oneבְּאַחַ֣דH259Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular constructof your tribal territoriesשְׁבָטֶ֔יךָH7626Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularand thereשָׁ֖םH8033Adverbyou shall doתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularallכֹּ֛לH3605Noun - masculine singularthatאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativeIאָנֹכִ֖יH595Pronoun - first person common singularcommand youמְצַוֶּֽךָּ׃H6680Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular

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