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Deuteronomy 12:13

11 Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD:

12 And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you.

Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:

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

15 Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart.

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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
Be careful not to offer your burnt offerings in just any place you see;
KJV
Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:
WEB
Be careful that you don’t offer your burnt offerings in every place that you see;
ASV
Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt-offerings in every place that thou seest;
DARBY
Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt-offerings in every place that thou seest;
BLB
Take heed to yourself that you do not offer your burnt offerings in every place that you see.
ÅB
Vogt deg at du ikke ofrer dine brennoffer på noe sted som du selv utser deg!
OTB
Vær forsiktig så dere ikke ofrer deres brennoffer på noe sted dere ser.
B1930
Vogt dig at du ikke ofrer dine brennoffer på noget sted som du selv utser dig!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Leviticus 17:2–5

    Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them; This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, saying,

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  • 2 Chronicles 15:17

    But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.

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  • 1 Kings 15:34

    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.

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  • Deuteronomy 12:6

    And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks:

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  • 1 Kings 12:28–32

    Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

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