Deuteronomy 12:13
Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:
Deuteronomy 12:13 in other translations
| BSB | Be careful not to offer your burnt offerings in just any place you see; |
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| 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; |
| YLT | ‘Take heed to thee, lest thou cause thy burnt-offerings to ascend in any place which thou seest, |
| DARBY | Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt-offerings in every place that thou seest; |
| BBE | Take care that you do not make your burned offerings in any place you see: |
| Webster | Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt-offerings in every place that thou seest: |
What does Deuteronomy 12:13 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…
Deuteronomy 12:13 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 12:13
- 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, What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp, And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people: To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the Lord, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the Lord.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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:
- 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. And he set the one in Beth–el, and the other put he in Dan. And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan. And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi. …
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6; Le 17:2-5; 1Ki 12:28-32; 15:34; 2Ch 15:17
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Context
- 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.
- Deuteronomy 12:13
Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:
- 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 12:13 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Guárdate, que no ofrezcas tus holocaustos en cualquier lugar que vieres; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Prends garde à toi, de peur que tu n’offres tes holocaustes dans tous les lieux que tu verras; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Hüte dich, daß du nicht deine Brandopfer an jedem Orte opferst, den du siehst! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cave ne offeras holocausta tua in omni loco, quem videris: |