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Deuteronomy 12:4

Praise and worship

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.

You shall not worship the LORD your God in this way.

5 Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.

6 To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks.

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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
You shall not worship the LORD your God in this way.
KJV
Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God.
WEB
You shall not do so to the LORD your God.
ASV
Ye shall not do so unto Jehovah your God.
DARBY
Ye shall not do so unto Jehovah your God;
BLB
You⁺ shall not do thus to YHWH your⁺ God.
ÅB
Dere skal ikke gjøre som de når dere dyrker Herren deres Gud,
OTB
Dere må ikke tilbe Herren deres Gud på deres måte.
B1930
I skal ikke gjøre som de når I dyrker Herren eders Gud,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 20:23

    You must not follow the statutes of the nations I am driving out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them.

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  • Deuteronomy 20:18

    so that they cannot teach you to do all the detestable things they do for their gods, and so cause you to sin against the LORD your God.

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  • Deuteronomy 12:30–31

    be 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.”

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  • Deuteronomy 16:21–22

    Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole next to the altar you will build for the LORD your God,

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