Deuteronomy 12 · Verse 9

Deuteronomy 12:9

For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the Lord your God giveth you.
Deuteronomy 12:9, King James Version

Deuteronomy 12:9 in other translations

BSBFor you have not yet come to the resting place and the inheritance that the LORD your God is giving you.
WEBfor you haven’t yet come to the rest and to the inheritance which the LORD your God gives you.
ASVfor ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
YLTfor ye have not come in hitherto unto the rest, and unto the inheritance, which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee;
DARBYFor ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
BBEFor you have not come to the rest and the heritage which the Lord your God is giving you.
WebsterFor ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance which the LORD your God giveth you.

What does Deuteronomy 12:9 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 12:9 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.

כִּ֥יkiforH3588
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
בָּאתֶ֖םba.Temyou have comeH935
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
עָ֑תָּה'A.tahnowH6258
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַמְּנוּחָה֙ha.me.nu.Chahthe resting placeH4496
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and toH413
הַֽנַּחֲלָ֔הha.na.cha.Lahthe inheritanceH5159
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
נֹתֵ֥ןno.Ten[is] about to giveH5414
לָֽךְ\׃Lakhto you

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

Cross references for Deuteronomy 12:9

  • 1 Kings 8:56

    Blessed be the Lord, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.

  • Psalms 95:11

    Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.

  • Deuteronomy 25:19

    Therefore it shall be, when the Lord thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it.

  • Hebrews 4:8-9

    For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day. There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

  • Micah 2:10

    Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.

  • 1 Chronicles 23:25

    For David said, The Lord God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:

  • 1 Peter 1:3-4

    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

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25:19; 1Ki 8:56; 1Ch 23:25; Mic 2:10; Heb 4:8,9; 1Pe 1:3,4

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Context

  • 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.

  • Deuteronomy 12:9

    For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the Lord your God giveth you.

  • 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;

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Deuteronomy 12:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque aun hasta ahora no habéis entrado al reposo y á la heredad que os da Jehová vuestro Dios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		car, jusqu’à présent, vous n’êtes pas entrés dans le repos et dans l’héritage que l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, te donne.
German
Elberfelder 1871		denn ihr seid bis jetzt noch nicht zu der Ruhe und zu dem Erbteil gekommen, das Jehova, dein Gott, dir gibt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		neque enim usque in præsens tempus venistis ad requiem, et possessionem, quam Dominus Deus vester daturus est vobis.