Laws of the Sanctuary1 “These° are the statutes° and the judgments° which° you shall carefully° observe° in the land° which° the LORD°, the God° of your fathers°, has given° you to possess° Iaas long°° as you live° on the IIearth°. 2 You shall utterly° destroy° all° the places° where°° the nations° whom° you shall dispossess° serve° their gods°, on the ahigh° mountains° and on the hills° and under° every° green° tree°. 3 aYou shall tear° down° their altars° and smash° their [sacred] pillars° and burn° their IAsherim° with fire°, and you shall cut° down° the engraved° images° of their gods° and bobliterate° their name° from that place°. 4 You shall not act° like° this° toward the LORD° your God°. 5 aBut you shall seek° [the LORD] at the place° which° the LORD° your God° will choose° from all° your tribes°, to establish° His name° there° for His dwelling°, and there° you shall come°. 6 There° you shall bring° your burnt° offerings°, your sacrifices°, ayour tithes°, the Icontribution° of your hand°, your votive° offerings°, your freewill° offerings°, and the firstborn° of your herd° and of your flock°. 7 There° also you and your households° shall eat° before° the LORD° your God°, and arejoice° in all° Iyour undertakings°° in which° the LORD° your God° has blessed° you. [1] ILit all the days IILit ground aDt 4:9, 10; 1K 8:40
[2] a2K 16:4; 17:10, 11 [3] II.e. wooden symbols of a female deity aNu 33:52; Dt 7:5; Jg 2:2 bEx 23:13; Ps 16:4; Zc 13:2 [5] aEx 20:24; Dt 12:11, 13; 2Ch 7:12; Ps 78:68 [6] IOr heave offering aDt 14:22 [7] ILit the putting forth of your hand aLv 23:40; Dt 12:12, 18; 14:26; 28:47; Ec 3:12, 13; 5:18-20 8 ¶ “You shall not do° at all° what° we are doing° here° today°, every° man° [doing] whatever° is right° in his own eyes°; 9 for you have not as yet° come° to athe resting° place° and the binheritance° which° the LORD° your God° is giving° you. 10 When you cross° the Jordan° and live° in the land° which° the LORD° your God° is giving you to inherit°, and aHe gives° you rest° from all° your enemies° around° [you] so that you live° in security°, 11 athen it shall come° about that the place° in which° the LORD° your God° will choose° for His name° to dwell°, there° you shall bring° all° that I command° you: your burnt° offerings° and your sacrifices°, your tithes° and the Icontribution° of your hand°, and all° your choice° votive° offerings° which° you will vow° to the LORD°. 12 And you shall arejoice° before° the LORD° your God°, you and your sons° and daughters°, your male° and female° servants°°, and the bLevite° who° is within your gates°, since° che has° no° portion° or inheritance° with you. [9] aDt 3:20; 25:19; Ps 95:11 bDt 4:21
[10] aJsh 11:23 [11] IOr heave offering aDt 12:5; 15:20; 16:2; 17:8; 18:6 [12] aDt 12:7 bDt 12:18, 19; 26:11-13 cDt 10:9; 14:29 13 ¶ “aBe careful° that you do not offer° your burnt° offerings° in every° [cultic] place° you see°, 14 but in the place° which° the LORD° chooses° in one° of your tribes°, there° you shall offer° your burnt° offerings°, and there° you shall do° all° that I command° you. 15 ¶ “aHowever°, you may slaughter° and eat° meat° within any° of your gates°, Iwhatever° you desire°, according to the blessing° of the LORD° your God° which° He has given° you; the unclean° and the clean° may eat° of it, as of bthe gazelle° and the deer°. 16 aOnly° you shall not eat° the blood°; byou are to pour° it out on the ground° like water°. 17 aYou are not allowed° to eat° within your gates° the tithe° of your grain° or new° wine° or oil°, or the firstborn° of your herd° or flock°, or any° of your votive° offerings° which° you vow°, or your freewill° offerings°, or the Icontribution° of your hand°. 18 But ayou shall eat° them before° the LORD° your God° in bthe place° which° the LORD° your God° will choose°, you and your son° and daughter°, and your male° and female° servants°°, and the cLevite° who° is within your gates°; and you shall drejoice° before° the LORD° your God° in all° Iyour undertakings°°. 19 aBe careful° that you do not forsake° the Levite° Ias long°° as you live° in your land°. [15] ILit in every desire of your soul aDt 12:20-23 bDt 12:22; 14:5; 15:22
[16] aGn 9:4; Lv 7:26; 17:10-12; 1S 14:33f; Ac 15:20, 29 bDt 15:23 [17] ILit heave offering aDt 12:26 [18] ILit the putting forth of your hand aDt 14:23 bDt 12:5 cDt 12:12 dDt 12:7; Ec 3:12f; 5:18-20 [19] ILit all your days upon your land aDt 14:27 20 ¶ “When° the LORD° your God° extends° your border° aas He has promised° you, and you say°, ‘I will eat° meat°,’ because° Iyou desire° to eat° meat°, [then] you may eat° meat°, IIwhatever° you desire°. 21 If° the place° which° the LORD° your God° chooses° to put° His name° is too far° from you, then you may slaughter° of your herd° and flock° which° the LORD° has given° you, as I have commanded° you; and you may eat° within your gates° Iwhatever° you desire°. 22 Just°° as a gazelle° or a deer° is eaten°, so° you will eat° it; the unclean° and the clean° alike° may eat° of it. 23 Only° be sure° anot to eat° the blood°, for the blood° is the Ilife°, and you shall not eat° the Ilife° with the flesh°. 24 You shall not eat° it; you shall pour° it out on the ground° like water°. 25 You shall not eat° it, so° that ait may be well° with you and your sons° after° you, for byou will be doing° what° is right° in the sight° of the LORD°. 26 aOnly° your holy° things° which° you may have° and your votive° offerings°, you shall take° and go° to the place° which° the LORD° chooses°. 27 And ayou shall offer° your burnt° offerings°, the flesh° and the blood°, on the altar° of the LORD° your God°; and the blood° of your sacrifices° shall be poured° out on the altar° of the LORD° your God°, and byou shall eat° the flesh°. [20] ILit your soul desires IILit in every desire of your soul aGn 15:18; Dt 11:24; 19:8
[21] ILit in every desire of your soul [23] ILit soul aGn 9:4; Lv 17:10-14; Dt 12:16 [25] aDt 4:40; Is 3:10 bEx 15:26; 1K 11:38 [26] aNu 5:9f; 18:19; Dt 12:17 [27] aLv 1:9, 13 bLv 3:1-17 28 ¶ “Be careful° to listen° to all° these° words° which° I command° you, so° that ait may be well° with you and your sons° after° you forever°°, for you will be doing° what° is good° and right° in the sight° of the LORD° your God°. 29 ¶ “When° athe LORD° your God° cuts° off° before°° you the nations° which° you are going° in to dispossess°, and you dispossess° them and dwell° in their land°, 30 beware° that you are not ensnared° Ito follow° them, after° they are destroyed° before°° you, and that you do not inquire° after their gods°, saying°, ‘How° do these° nations° serve° their gods°, that I also° may do° likewise°?’ 31 aYou shall not behave° thus° toward the LORD° your God°, for every° abominable° act° which° the LORD° hates° they have done° for their gods°; for bthey even° burn° their sons° and daughters° in the fire° to their gods°. 32 ¶ “IaWhatever°°° I command° you, you shall be careful° to do°; byou shall not add° to nor° take° away° from it. Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. |
Monuments of idolatry are to be destroyed.1 ¶ These² [are] the statutesº and judgments,º which² ye shall observeºª to doºª in the land,º which² the LORDº Godº of thy fathersº givethºª thee to possessºª it, all² the daysº that² ye² liveº upon² the earth.º 2 Ye shall utterlyºª destroyºª² all² the places,º wherein²² the nationsº whichº² ye² shall possessºª servedºª² their gods,º upon² the highºª mountains,º and upon² the hills,º and under² every² greenº tree:º 3 And ye shall overthrowºª² their altars,º and breakºª² their pillars,º and burnºª their grovesº with fire;º and ye shall hew downºª the graven imagesº of their gods,º and destroyºª² the namesº of them out of² that² place.º 4 Ye shall not² do² so¹ª² unto the LORDº your God.º [1] Dt 4:1, 5, 19, 45; 6:1; 12:19; 1K 8:40; Jb 7:1; Ps 104:33; 146:2.
[2] Ex 23:24; 34:12; Nu 22:41; 33:51; Dt 7:5, 25; Jg 2:2; 2K 16:4; 17:10; 23:13; Jr 3:6; Ezk 20:28; Ho 4:13. [3] Ex 23:13; Nu 33:52; Jg 2:2; 1K 15:13; 2K 18:4; 23:14; 2Ch 14:3; 19:3; 31:1; 34:3; Ps 16:4; Jr 17:2; Ho 2:17; Mi 5:14; Zc 13:2; Rv 13:1. [4] Lv 20:23; Dt 12:30; 16:21; 20:18. The place of God's service is to be kept.5 But²² unto² the placeº which² the LORDº your Godº shall chooseºª out of all²² your tribesº to putºª² his nameº there,² [even] unto his habitationº shall ye seek,ºª and thither² thou shalt come:ºª 6 And thither² ye shall bringºª your burnt offerings,º and your sacrifices,º and your tithes,º and² heave offeringsº of your hand,º and your vows,º and your freewill offerings,º and the firstlingsº of your herdsº and of your flocks:º 7 And there² ye shall eatºª beforeº the LORDº your God,º and ye shall rejoiceºª in all² that ye putº your handº unto, ye² and your households,º wherein² the LORDº thy Godº hath blessedºª thee. 8 Ye shall not² doºª after all² [the things] that² we² doºª here² this day,º every manº whatsoever² [is] rightº in his own eyes.º 9 For² ye are not² as yet²² comeºª to² the restº and to² the inheritance,º which² the LORDº your Godº givethºª you. 10 But [when] ye go overºª² Jordan,º and dwellºª in the landº which² the LORDº your Godº giveth you to inherit,ºª² and [when] he giveth you restºª from all²² your enemiesºª round about,º² so that ye dwellºª in safety;º 11 Then there shall be² a placeº which² the LORDº your Godº shall chooseºª to cause his nameº to dwellºª there;² thither² shall ye bringºª² all² that² I² commandºª you; your burnt offerings,º and your sacrifices,º your tithes,º and the heave offeringº of your hand,º and all² your choiceº vowsº which² ye vowºª unto the LORD:º 12 And ye shall rejoiceºª beforeº the LORDº your God,º ye,² and your sons,º and your daughters,º and your menservants,º and your maidservants,º and the Leviteº that² [is] within your gates;º forasmuchº as he hath no² partº nor inheritanceº with² you. 13 Take heedºª to thyself that² thou offerºª not thy burnt offeringsº in every² placeº that² thou seest:ºª 14 But²² in the placeº which² the LORDº shall chooseºª in oneº of thy tribes,º there² thou shalt offerºª thy burnt offerings,º and there² thou shalt doºª all² that² I² commandºª thee. 15 Notwithstanding² thou mayest killºª and eatºª fleshº in all² thy gates,º whatsoever² thy soulº lusteth after,º according to the blessingº of the LORDº thy Godº which² he hath givenºª thee: the uncleanº and the cleanº may eatºª thereof, as of the roebuck,º and as of the hart.º [5] Ex 15:2; 25:22; Nu 7:89; Dt 12:11; 16:2; 26:2; Jsh 9:27; 18:1; 1K 8:16, 20, 27, 29; 14:21; 1Ch 22:1; 2Ch 7:12; Ps 78:68; 87:2; 132:13; Is 66:1; Jn 4:20; Ac 7:48; Ep 2:20; Col 2:9; He 12:22; Rv 14:1.
[6] Lv 17:3; 27:32; Nu 18:15; Dt 12:17; 14:22; 15:19; 26:2; Ezk 20:40; Mal 3:8, 10; Lk 11:42; 18:12. [7] Lv 23:40; Dt 12:12, 18; 14:23, 26; 15:20; 16:11; 26:11; 27:7; Ps 128:1; Is 23:18; Mal 2:13; Ac 2:46; Php 4:4. [8] Nu 15:39; Jg 17:6; 21:25; Pv 21:2; Am 5:25; Ac 7:42. [9] Dt 25:19; 1K 8:56; 1Ch 23:25; Mi 2:10; He 4:8; 1P 1:3. [10] Lv 25:18; Dt 3:27; 4:22; 9:1; 11:31; 33:12, 28; Jsh 3:17; 4:1, 12; 1S 7:12; 1K 4:25; Ps 4:8; Pv 1:33; Jr 23:6; 32:37; 33:11; Ezk 28:26; 34:25, 28; 38:8. [11] Dt 12:5, 14, 18, 21, 26; 14:23; 15:20; 16:2; 17:8; 18:6; 23:16; 26:2; 31:11; Jsh 18:1; 1K 8:13, 29; Ps 78:68; Jr 7:12; Jn 4:20. [12] Nu 18:20, 23, 26; Dt 10:9; 12:7, 19; 14:26, 27, 29; 16:11, 14; 18:1, 6; 26:12; Jsh 13:14, 33; 14:4; 1K 8:66; 2Ch 29:36; 30:21; Ne 8:10; Ps 100:1; 147:1; 1Jn 1:3. [13] Lv 17:2; Dt 12:6; 1K 12:28; 15:34; 2Ch 15:17. [14] Dt 12:5, 11; Ps 5:7; 9:11; 2Co 5:19; He 10:19; 13:15. [15] Lv 17:3; Dt 12:21; 14:5, 26; 15:22. Blood is forbidden.16 Only² ye shall not² eatºª the blood;º ye shall pourºª it upon² the earthº as water.º Holy things must be eaten in the holy place.17 ¶ Thou mayestºª not² eatºª within thy gatesº the titheº of thy corn,º or of thy wine,º or of thy oil,º or the firstlingsº of thy herdsº or of thy flock,º nor any² of thy vowsº which² thou vowest,ºª nor thy freewill offerings,º or heave offeringº of thine hand:º 18 But²² thou must eatºª them beforeº the LORDº thy Godº in the placeº which² the LORDº thy Godº shall choose,ºª thou,² and thy son,º and thy daughter,º and thy manservant,º and thy maidservant,º and the Leviteº that² [is] within thy gates:º and thou shalt rejoiceºª beforeº the LORDº thy Godº in all² that thou puttestº thine handsº unto. [17] Lv 27:30; Nu 18:21; Dt 12:6, 11; 14:22; 26:12, 14.
[18] Dt 12:7, 11, 19; 14:23; 15:20; Ps 32:11; 68:3; Pv 3:17; Is 12:3; Ac 2:46; 16:34; 1Co 10:31; Ga 5:22; Php 3:1. The Levite is not to be forsaken.19 Take heedºª to thyself that thou forsake¹ª not²²² the Leviteº as long as thou livestº² upon² the earth.º Holy things must be eaten in the holy place.20 ¶ When² the LORDº thy Godº shall enlargeºª² thy border,º as² he hath promisedºª thee, and thou shalt say,ºª I will eatºª flesh,º because² thy soulº longethºª to eatºª flesh;º thou mayest eatºª flesh,º whatsoever² thy soulº lusteth after.º 21 If² the placeº which² the LORDº thy Godº hath chosenºª to putºª his nameº there² be too farºª from² thee, then thou shalt killºª of thy herdº² and of thy flock,º² which² the LORDº hath givenºª thee, as² I have commandedºª thee, and thou shalt eatºª in thy gatesº whatsoever² thy soulº lusteth after.º 22 Even² as²² the roebuckº and the hartº is eaten,ºª so² thou shalt eatºª them: the uncleanº and the cleanº shall eatºª [of] them alike.º [20] Gn 15:18; 28:14; 31:30; Ex 23:31; 34:24; Nu 11:4, 20, 34; Dt 11:24; 12:15; 19:8; 2S 13:39; 23:15; 1Ch 4:10; Ps 63:1; 84:2; 107:9; 119:20, 40, 174; 2Co 9:14; Php 1:8; 2:26.
[21] Ex 20:24; Dt 12:5, 11; 14:23; 16:6, 11; 26:2; 1K 14:21; 2Ch 12:13; Ezr 6:12. [22] Dt 12:15. Blood is forbidden.23 Only² be sureºª that thou eatºª not² the blood:º for² the bloodº [is] the life;º and thou mayest not² eatºª the lifeº with² the flesh.º 24 Thou shalt not² eatºª it; thou shalt pourºª it upon² the earthº as water.º 25 Thou shalt not² eatºª it; that² it may go wellºª with thee, and with thy childrenº afterº thee, when² thou shalt doºª [that which is] rightº in the sightº of the LORD.º [23] Gn 9:4; Lv 3:16; 17:11, 14; Mt 20:28; Rv 5:9.
[24] Dt 12:16; 15:23. [25] Ex 15:26; Dt 4:40; 5:16; 6:18; 12:28; 13:18; 1K 11:38; Ps 112:2; Ec 2:26; Is 3:10; 48:18; Ezk 33:25. Holy things must be eaten in the holy place.26 Only² thy holy thingsº which² thou hast,² and thy vows,º thou shalt take,ºª and goºª unto² the placeº which² the LORDº shall choose:ºª 27 And thou shalt offerºª thy burnt offerings,º the fleshº and the blood,º upon² the altarº of the LORDº thy God:º and the bloodº of thy sacrificesº shall be poured outºª upon² the altarº of the LORDº thy God,º and thou shalt eatºª the flesh.º 28 Observeºª and hearºª² all² these² wordsº which² I² commandºª thee, that² it may go wellºª with thee, and with thy childrenº afterº thee for¹ ever,º² when² thou doestºª [that which is] goodº and rightº in the sightº of the LORDº thy God.º [26] Gn 28:20; Lv 22:18; Nu 5:9; 18:19; Dt 12:6, 11, 18; 1S 1:21; Ps 66:13.
[27] Lv 1:5, 9, 13; 4:30; 17:11. [28] Ex 34:11; Lv 19:37; Dt 12:25; 24:8; 2Ch 7:17; Ne 1:5; Ps 105:45; Ezk 37:24; Jn 15:3, 10, 14. Idolatry is not to be enquired after.29 ¶ When² the LORDº thy Godº shall cut offºª² the nationsº from beforeº² thee, whither²² thou² goestºª to possessºª them, and thou succeedestºª them, and dwellestºª in their land;º 30 Take heedºª to thyself that² thou be not snaredºª by followingº them, after¹ that² they be destroyedºª from beforeº² thee; and that² thou enquireºª not after their gods,º saying,ºª How² did these² nationsº serveºª² their gods?º even so² will I² doºª likewise.º 31 Thou shalt not² doºª so² unto the LORDº thy God:º for² every² abominationº to the LORD,º which² he hateth,ºª have they doneºª unto their gods;º for² even²² their sonsº and their daughtersº they have burntºª in the fireº to their gods.º 32 ² What thing¹ soever²²² I² commandºª you, observeºª to doºª it: thou shalt not² addºª thereto,² nor² diminishºª from² it. [29] Ex 23:23; Dt 9:3; 19:1; Jsh 23:4; Ps 78:55.
[30] Ex 23:31; Lv 18:3; Nu 33:52; Dt 7:16; Jg 2:2; 2K 17:15; Ps 106:34; Jr 10:2; Ezk 20:28, 32; Ro 12:2; Ep 4:17; 1P 4:3. [31] Ex 23:2; Lv 18:3, 21, 26; 20:2; Dt 12:4; 18:9, 10; 2K 17:15; 21:2; 2Ch 33:2; 36:14; Jr 7:31; 32:35; Ezk 20:31; 23:27; Mi 6:7. [32] Dt 4:2; 13:18; Jsh 1:7; Pv 30:6; Mt 28:20; Rv 22:18. ©2011 by First Gospel Publications, Zion, Ill. All rights reserved. For downloads and more information please visit www.FirstGospel.com. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Chaldee and Greek Dictionaries Featuring the qBible.com Living Strong's Lexical Map ©2003 by The WWW Chat Bible Compages. All rights reserved. For how to use color-coding please view [www.ChatBible.com/key.asp]. |
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