Deuteronomy 12 · Verse 7

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 12:7, King James Version

Deuteronomy 12:7 in other translations

BSB	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.
WEB	There you shall eat before the LORD your God, and you shall rejoice in all that you put your hand to, you and your households, in which the LORD your God has blessed you.
ASV	and there ye shall eat before Jehovah your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee.
YLT	and ye have eaten there before Jehovah your God, and have rejoiced in every putting forth of your hand, ye and your households, with which Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee.
DARBY	and ye shall eat there before Jehovah your God, and ye shall rejoice, ye and your households, in all the business of your hand, wherein Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee.
BBE	There you and all your families are to make a feast before the Lord your God, with joy in everything to which you put your hand, because the Lord has given you his blessing.
Webster	And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand to, ye and your households, in which the LORD thy God hath blessed thee.

What does Deuteronomy 12:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

7. there ye shall eat before the Lord--of the things mentioned (De 12:6); but of course, none of the parts assigned to the priests before the Lord--in the place where the sanctuary should be established, and in those parts of the Holy City which the people were at liberty to frequent and inhabit.

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 12:7 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.

וַאֲכַלְתֶּם\־va.'a.khal.tem-and you will eatH398

שָׁ֗םShamthereH8033

לִפְנֵי֙lif.Nei<to> beforeH6440

יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068

אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430

וּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗םu.se.mach.Temand you will rejoiceH8055

בְּכֹל֙be.Kholin everyH3605

מִשְׁלַ֣חmish.Lach<the> undertaking ofH4916

יֶדְכֶ֔םyed.Khemhand yourH3027

אַתֶּ֖ם'a.TemyouH859

וּבָתֵּיכֶ֑םu.va.tei.Khemand households yourH1004

אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834

בֵּֽרַכְךָ֖be.rakh.Khahe has blessed youH1288

יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068

אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ\׃'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 12:7

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.
Leviticus 23:40
And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days.
Deuteronomy 14:26
And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the Lord thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,
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.
Philippians 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
Psalms 128:1-2
A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways. For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
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 16:11-15
And thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen to place his name there. And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes. Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine: And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates. …
Deuteronomy 27:7
And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before the Lord thy God.
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.
Malachi 2:13
And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand.
Isaiah 23:18
And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the Lord: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And there.
18; 14:23,26; 15:20; Isa 23:18
ye shall.
12,18; 16:11-15; 26:11; 27:7; Le 23:40; Ps 128:1,2; Mal 2:13
Ac 2:46; Php 4:4

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Context

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:
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 12:8
Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes.

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Deuteronomy 12:7 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y comeréis allí delante de Jehová vuestro Dios, y os alegraréis, vosotros y vuestras familias, en toda obra de vuestras manos en que Jehová tu Dios te hubiere bendecido.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et là, vous mangerez devant l’ Éternel, votre Dieu, et vous vous réjouirez, vous et vos maisons, dans toutes les choses auxquelles vous aurez mis la main, dans lesquelles l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, t’aura béni.
German Elberfelder 1871	und daselbst sollt ihr vor Jehova, eurem Gott, essen und euch erfreuen, ihr und eure Häuser, an allem Geschäft eurer Hand, worin Jehova, dein Gott, dich gesegnet hat.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Et comedetis ibi in conspectu Domini Dei vestri: ac lætabimini in cunctis, ad quæ miseritis manum vos et domus vestræ, in quibus benedixerit vobis Dominus Deus vester.