Deuteronomy 12:13
What does Deuteronomy 12:13 mean?
A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 12:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt-offerings in every place that thou seest;
KJV
King James Version · 1611Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt-offerings in every place that thou seest;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Take care that you do not make your burned offerings in any place you see:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`Take heed to thee, lest thou cause thy burnt-offerings to ascend in any place which thou seest,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Beware lest thou offer thy holocausts in every place that thou shalt see:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt-offerings in every place that thou seest;
Context
v.12And ye shall rejoice before Jehovah your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and the Levite that is within your gates, forasmuch as he hath no portion nor inheritance with you.
v.13This passage
v.14but in the place which Jehovah shall choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt-offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command thee.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 17:2
Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them: This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded, saying,
- 1 Kings 12:28
Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold; and he 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.
- 1 Kings 15:34
And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, 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 the heave-offering of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill-offerings, and the firstlings of your herd and of your flock:
- 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.
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