Deuteronomy 12 · Verse 29

Deuteronomy 12:29

When the Lord thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their land;
Deuteronomy 12:29, King James Version

Deuteronomy 12:29 in other translations

BSBWhen the LORD your God cuts off before you the nations you are entering to dispossess, and you drive them out and live in their land,
WEBWhen the LORD your God cuts off the nations from before you where you go in to dispossess them, and you dispossess them and dwell in their land,
ASVWhen Jehovah thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest in to dispossess them, and thou dispossessest them, and dwellest in their land;
YLT‘When Jehovah thy God doth cut off the nations--whither thou art going in to possess them--from thy presence, and thou hast possessed them, and hast dwelt in their land--
DARBYWhen Jehovah thy God cutteth off from before thee the nations whither thou goest, to take possession of them, and thou hast dispossessed them, and dwellest in their land,
BBEWhen the people of the land where you are going have been cut off before you by the Lord your God, and you have taken their land and are living in it;
WebsterWhen the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their land;

What does Deuteronomy 12:29 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 12:29-30
29-30. Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them ... saying, How did these nations serve their gods?--The Israelites, influenced by superstitious fear, too often endeavored to propitiate the deities of Canaan. Their Egyptian education had early impressed that bugbear notion of a set of local deities, who expected their dues of all who came to inhabit the country which they honored with their protection, and severely resented the neglect of payment in all newcomers [Warburton]. Taking into consideration the prevalence of this idea among them, we see that against an Egyptian influence was directed the full force of the wholesome caution with which this chapter closes.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

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 12:29 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּֽי\־ki-ifH3588
יַכְרִית֩yakh.Rithe will cut offH3772
יְהוָ֨הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.Yimthe nationsH1471
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhereH834
אַתָּ֥ה'a.TahyouH859
בָא\־va'-[are] about to goH935
שָׁ֛מָּהSha.mahthere towardsH8033
לָרֶ֥שֶׁתla.Re.shetby dispossessingH3423
אוֹתָ֖ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
מִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khafrom before youH6440
וְיָרַשְׁתָּ֣ve.ya.rash.Taand you will dispossessH3423
אֹתָ֔ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
וְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.ya.shav.Taand you will dwellH3427
בְּאַרְצָֽם\׃be.'ar.Tzamin land theirH776

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Deuteronomy 12:29

  • Joshua 23:4

    Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea westward.

  • Deuteronomy 19:1

    When the Lord thy God hath cut off the nations, whose land the Lord thy God giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses;

  • Deuteronomy 9:3

    Understand therefore this day, that the Lord thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the Lord hath said unto thee.

  • Psalms 78:55

    He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.

  • Exodus 23:23

    For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
cut off.
9:3; 19:1; Ex 23:23; Jos 23:4; Ps 78:55
succeedest. Heb. inheritest. or, possessest.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Deuteronomy 12:28

    Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the Lord thy God.

  • Deuteronomy 12:29

    When the Lord thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their land;

  • Deuteronomy 12:30

    Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.

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Deuteronomy 12:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Cuando hubiere devastado delante de ti Jehová tu Dios las naciones á donde tú vas para poseerlas, y las heredares, y habitares en su tierra,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Quand l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, aura retranché devant toi les nations vers lesquelles tu entres pour les posséder, et que tu les posséderas, et que tu habiteras dans leur pays,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Wenn Jehova, dein Gott, die Nationen vor dir ausrottet, zu welchen du kommst, um sie auszutreiben, und du treibst sie aus und wohnst in ihrem Lande,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quando disperdiderit Dominus Deus tuus ante faciem tuam gentes, ad quas ingredieris possidendas, et possederis eas, atque habitaveris in terra earum: