Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 12:13–14
13Be careful not to offer your burnt offerings in just any place you see; 14you must offer them only in the place the LORD will choose in one of your tribal territories, and there you shall do all that I command you.
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Deuteronomy 12:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be careful | הִשָּׁ֣מֶר | hiš·šā·mer | Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| not | פֶּֽן־ | pen- | Conjunction | H6435 lest |
| to offer | תַּעֲלֶ֖ה | ta·‘ă·leh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| your burnt offerings | עֹלֹתֶ֑יךָ | ‘ō·lō·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H5930 whole burnt-offering |
| in just any | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| place | מָק֖וֹם | mā·qō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| you see | תִּרְאֶֽה׃ | tir·’eh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7200 see |
Deuteronomy 12:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| you must offer | תַּעֲלֶ֣ה | ta·‘ă·leh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| only | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| in the place | בַּמָּק֞וֹם | bam·mā·qō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will choose | יִבְחַ֤ר | yiḇ·ḥar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H977 choose |
| in one | בְּאַחַ֣ד | bə·’a·ḥaḏ | Preposition-b; Number - masculine singular construct | H259 one |
| of your tribal territories | שְׁבָטֶ֔יךָ | šə·ḇā·ṭe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
| and there | שָׁ֖ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| you shall do | תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה | ta·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| all | כֹּ֛ל | kōl | Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I | אָנֹכִ֖י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| command you | מְצַוֶּֽךָּ׃ | mə·ṣaw·we·kā | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 12:13 Deuteronomy 12:6 · Leviticus 17:2–5 · 2 Chronicles 15:17 · 1 Kings 15:34
Deuteronomy 12:14 Deuteronomy 12:5 · Deuteronomy 12:11 · 2 Corinthians 5:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.