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 12:18 in other translations
| BSB | Instead, you must eat them in the presence of the LORD your God at the place the LORD your God will choose—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates. Rejoice before the LORD your God in all you do, |
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| WEB | but you shall eat them before the LORD your God in the place which the LORD your God shall choose: you, your son, your daughter, your male servant, your female servant, and the Levite who is within your gates. You shall rejoice before the LORD your God in all that you put your hand to. |
| ASV | but thou shalt eat them before Jehovah thy God in the place which Jehovah thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before Jehovah thy God in all that thou puttest thy hand unto. |
| YLT | but before Jehovah thy God thou dost eat it, in the place which Jehovah thy God doth fix on, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy handmaid, and the Levite who is within thy gates, and thou hast rejoiced before Jehovah thy God in every putting forth of thy hand; |
| DARBY | but before Jehovah thy God shalt thou eat them in the place which Jehovah thy God will choose, thou and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy bondman, and thy handmaid, and the Levite that is within thy gates; and thou shalt rejoice before Jehovah thy God in all the business of thy hand. |
| BBE | But they will be your food before the Lord your God in the place of his selection, where you may make a feast of them, with your son and your daughter, and your man-servant and your woman-servant, and the Levite who is living with you: and you will have joy before the Lord your God in everything to which you put your hand. |
| Webster | 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 man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands to. |
What does Deuteronomy 12:18 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 12:18 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 12:18
- Deuteronomy 12:7
And there ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed thee.
- Deuteronomy 14:23
And thou shalt eat before the Lord thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the Lord thy God always.
- 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:
- 1 Corinthians 10:31
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
- Acts 2:46
And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,
- Deuteronomy 12:19
Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth.
- Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
- Isaiah 12:3
Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
- Acts 16:34
And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
- 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.
- Proverbs 3:17
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
- Psalms 32:11
Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
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Context
- Deuteronomy 12:17
Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or heave offering of thine hand:
- 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 12:19
Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth.
Deuteronomy 12:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas delante de Jehová tu Dios las comerás, en el lugar que Jehová tu Dios hubiere escogido, tú, y tu hijo, y tu hija, y tu siervo, y tu sierva, y el Levita que está en tus poblaciones: y alegrarte has delante de Jehová tu Dios en toda obra de tus manos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | mais tu les mangeras devant l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, au lieu que l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, aura choisi, toi, et ton fils, et ta fille, et ton serviteur, et ta servante, et le Lévite qui est dans tes portes; et tu te réjouiras devant l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, en tout ce à quoi tu auras mis la main. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | sondern vor Jehova, deinem Gott, an dem Orte, welchen Jehova, dein Gott, erwählen wird, sollst du es essen, du und dein Sohn und deine Tochter, und dein Knecht und deine Magd, und der Levit, der in deinen Toren ist; und du sollst dich vor Jehova, deinem Gott, erfreuen an allem Geschäft deiner Hand. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | sed coram Domino Deo tuo comedes ea in loco, quem elegerit Dominus Deus tuus, tu et filius tuus, et filia tua, et servus et famula, atque Levites qui manet in urbibus tuis: et lætaberis et reficieris coram Domino Deo tuo in cunctis ad quæ extenderis manum tuam. |