Deuteronomy 12:6

4 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.

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.

7 There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.

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

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
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.
KJV
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:
WEB
You shall bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the wave offering of your hand, your vows, your free will offerings, and the firstborn of your herd and of your flock there.
ASV
and thither ye shall bring your burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and the heave-offering of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill-offerings, and the firstlings of your herd and of your flock:
DARBY
and thither ye shall bring your burnt-offerings and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and the heave-offering of your hand, and your vows, and your voluntary-offerings, and the firstlings of your kine and of your sheep;
BLB
And you⁺ shall bring there your⁺ burnt offerings, and your⁺ sacrifices, and your⁺ tithes, and the contributions of your⁺ hands, and your⁺ vowed offerings, and your⁺ freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your⁺ herds and your⁺ flocks.
ÅB
Og dit skal dere føre deres brennoffer og deres slaktoffer og deres tiender og deres henders gaver og deres lovede offer og deres frivillige offer og det førstefødte av deres storfe og av deres småfe,
OTB
Bringe dit deres brennoffer, slaktoffer, tiender, spesielle gaver, lovede offer, frivillige offer og førstefødte av deres buskap og flokker.
B1930
Og dit skal I føre eders brennoffer og eders slaktoffer og eders tiender og eders henders gaver og eders lovede offer og eders frivillige offer og det førstefødte av eders storfe og av eders småfe,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 15:19–20

    You must set apart to the LORD your God every firstborn male produced by your herds and flocks. You are not to put the firstborn of your oxen to work, nor are you to shear the firstborn of your flock.

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  • Leviticus 17:3–9

    ‘Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp or outside of it

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  • Ezekiel 20:40

    For on My holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel, declares the Lord GOD, there the whole house of Israel, all of them, will serve Me in the land. There I will accept them and will require your offerings and choice gifts, along with all your holy sacrifices.

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  • Luke 18:12

    I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’

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  • Numbers 18:15–17

    The firstborn of every womb, whether man or beast, that is offered to the LORD belongs to you. But you must surely redeem every firstborn son and every firstborn male of unclean animals.

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  • Malachi 3:8

    Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings.

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  • Leviticus 27:32–33

    Every tenth animal from the herd or flock that passes under the shepherd’s rod will be holy to the LORD.

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  • Deuteronomy 12:17

    Within your gates you must not eat the tithe of your grain or new wine or oil, the firstborn of your herds or flocks, any of the offerings that you have vowed to give, or your freewill offerings or special gifts.

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