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Deuteronomy 12:1

These are the statutes and ordinances you must be careful to follow all the days you live in the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you to possess.

2 Destroy completely all the places where the nations you are dispossessing have served their gods—atop the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree.

3 Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, burn up their Asherah poles, cut down the idols of their gods, and wipe out their names from every place.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
These are the statutes and ordinances you must be careful to follow all the days you live in the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you to possess.
KJV
These are the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the LORD God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth.
WEB
These are the statutes and the ordinances which you shall observe to do in the land which the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you to possess all the days that you live on the earth.
ASV
These are the statutes and the ordinances which ye shall observe to do in the land which Jehovah, the God of thy fathers, hath given thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth.
DARBY
These are the statutes and ordinances, which ye shall take heed to do in the land, which Jehovah the God of thy fathers is giving thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth.
BLB
These [are] the statutes and ordinances that you⁺ shall be careful to observe in the land that YHWH, God of your fathers, is giving to you to possess all the days that you⁺ live on the earth.
ÅB
Dette er de bud og de lover dere skal akte på å leve etter i det land som Herren, dine fedres Gud, har gitt deg til eie, alle de dager dere lever på jorden:
OTB
Dette er de forskrifter og lover som dere nøye må følge i landet som Herren, deres fedres Gud, har gitt dere å eie, så lenge dere lever på jorden.
B1930
Dette er de bud og de lover I skal akte på å leve efter i det land som Herren, dine fedres Gud, har gitt dig til eie, alle de dager I lever på jorden:

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 8:40

    so that they may fear You all the days they live in the land that You gave to our fathers.

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  • Job 7:1

    “Is not man consigned to labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired hand?

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  • Psalms 104:33

    I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

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  • Deuteronomy 4:9–10

    Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.

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  • Deuteronomy 4:5

    See, I have taught you statutes and ordinances just as the LORD my God has commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land that you are about to enter and possess.

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  • Deuteronomy 4:19

    When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.

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  • Deuteronomy 6:1–2

    These are the commandments and statutes and ordinances that the LORD your God has instructed me to teach you to follow in the land that you are about to enter and possess,

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  • Deuteronomy 4:45

    These are the testimonies, statutes, and ordinances that Moses proclaimed to them after they had come out of Egypt,

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