Deuteronomy 12 · Verse 11

Deuteronomy 12:11

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:
Deuteronomy 12:11, King James Version

Deuteronomy 12:11 in other translations

BSBthen 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.
WEBthen it shall happen that to the place which the LORD your God shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there, there you shall bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the wave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which you vow to the LORD.
ASVthen it shall come to pass that to the place which Jehovah 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 Jehovah.
YLT‘And it hath been, the place on which Jehovah your God doth fix to cause His name to tabernacle there, thither ye bring in all that which I am commanding you, your burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave-offering of your hand, and all the choice of your vows which ye vow to Jehovah;
DARBYthen there shall be a place which Jehovah your God will 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 shall vow to Jehovah.
BBEThen there will be a place marked out by the Lord your God as the resting-place for his name, and there you will take all the things which I give you orders to take: your burned offerings and other offerings, and the tenth part of your goods, and the offerings to be lifted up, and the offerings of your oaths which you make to the Lord;
WebsterThen 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 to the LORD:

What does Deuteronomy 12:11 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 12:5-32

The command to bring ALL the sacrifices to the door of the tabernacle, was now explained with reference to the promised land. As to moral service, then, as now, men might pray and worship every where, as they did in their synagogues. The place which God would choose, is said to be the place where he would put his name. It was to be his habitation, where, as King of Israel, he would be found by all who reverently…

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Deuteronomy 12:11 in the original Hebrew

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וְהָיָ֣הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961
הַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.Komthe placeH4725
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
יִבְחַר֩yiv.Charhe will chooseH977
יְהוָ֨הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֥ם'e.lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430
בּוֹ֙bo<in> it
לְשַׁכֵּ֤ןle.sha.Kento cause to dwellH7931
שְׁמוֹ֙she.Moname hisH8034
שָׁ֔םShamthereH8033
שָׁ֣מָּהSha.mahthere towardsH8033
תָבִ֔יאוּta.Vi.'uyou will bringH935
אֵ֛ת'et<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherthatH834
אָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiIH595
מְצַוֶּ֣הme.tza.Veh[am] commandingH6680
אֶתְכֶ֑ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
עוֹלֹתֵיכֶ֣םo.lo.tei.Khemburnt offerings yourH5930
וְזִבְחֵיכֶ֗םve.ziv.chei.Khemand sacrifices yourH2077
מַעְשְׂרֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ma'.se.ro.tei.Khemtithes yourH4643
וּתְרֻמַ֣תu.te.ru.Matand [the] contribution ofH8641
יֶדְכֶ֔םyed.Khemhand yourH3027
וְכֹל֙ve.Kholand allH3605
מִבְחַ֣רmiv.Char[the] choicest ofH4005
נִדְרֵיכֶ֔םnid.rei.Khemvotive offerings yourH5088
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
תִּדְּר֖וּti.de.Ruyou will vowH5087
לַֽיהוָֽה\׃la.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 12:11

  • Deuteronomy 15:20

    Thou shalt eat it before the Lord thy God year by year in the place which the Lord shall choose, thou and thy household.

  • Deuteronomy 12:5

    But unto the place which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:

  • Deuteronomy 16:2-8

    Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the Lord thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the Lord shall choose to place his name there. Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of thy life. And there shall be no leavened bread seen with thee in all thy coast seven days; neither shall there any thing of the flesh, which thou sacrificedst the first day at even, remain all night until the morning. Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover within any of thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee: …

  • Deuteronomy 18:6

    And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the Lord shall choose;

  • Deuteronomy 17:8

    If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the Lord thy God shall choose;

  • John 4:20-23

    Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

  • Joshua 18:1

    And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.

  • Deuteronomy 12:26

    Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the Lord shall choose:

  • Deuteronomy 12:14

    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.

  • Deuteronomy 12:18

    But thou must eat them before the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands unto.

  • Deuteronomy 12:21

    If the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the Lord hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.

  • Deuteronomy 26:2

    That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the Lord thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to place his name there.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
a place.
5,14,18,21,26; 14:23; 15:20; 16:2-8; 17:8; 18:6; 23:16; 26:2; 31:11
Jos 18:1; 1Ki 8:13,29; Ps 78:68; Jer 7:12; Joh 4:20-23
your choice. Heb. the choice of your.

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 12:10

    But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the Lord your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety;

  • Deuteronomy 12:11

    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:

  • Deuteronomy 12:12

    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.

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Deuteronomy 12:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y al lugar que Jehová vuestro Dios escogiere para hacer habitar en él su nombre, allí llevaréis todas las cosas que yo os mando: vuestros holocaustos, y vuestros sacrificios, vuestros diezmos, y las ofrendas elevadas de vuestras manos, y todo lo escogido de vuestros votos que hubiereis prometido á Jehová;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
alors il y aura un lieu que l’ Éternel, votre Dieu, choisira pour y faire habiter son nom; là vous apporterez tout ce que je vous commande, vos holocaustes, et vos sacrifices, vos dîmes, et l’offrande élevée de vos mains, et tout le choix de vos vœux que vous aurez voués à l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
so soll es geschehen: der Ort, welchen Jehova, euer Gott, erwählen wird, seinen Namen daselbst wohnen zu lassen, dahin sollt ihr alles bringen, was ich euch gebiete: eure Brandopfer und eure Schlachtopfer, eure Zehnten und das Hebopfer eurer Hand, und alle Auswahl eurer Gelübde, die ihr Jehova geloben werdet.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
in loco, quem elegerit Dominus Deus vester, ut sit nomen ejus in eo: illuc omnia, quæ præcipio, conferetis, holocausta, et hostias, ac decimas, et primitias manuum vestrarum: et quidquid præcipuum est in muneribus, quæ vovebitis Domino.