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Brenton's Septuagint

Deuteronomy 12:26

But thou shalt take thy holy things, if thou hast any, and thy vowed-offerings, and come to the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to have his name named upon it.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Vows;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Tithe;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Blood;   Vow;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Psalms, Theology of;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Heart;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Deuteronomy, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Crimes and Punishments;   Deuteronomy;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - High places;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Commandments, the 613;   Ishmael of Akbara;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“But you are to take the holy offerings you have and your vow offerings and go to the place the Lord chooses.
Hebrew Names Version
Only your holy things which you have, and your vows, you shall take, and go to the place which the LORD shall choose:
King James Version
Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the Lord shall choose:
Lexham English Bible
Only your holy objects that are yours and your votive gifts you must carry and you must bring to the place that Yahweh will choose.
English Standard Version
But the holy things that are due from you, and your vow offerings, you shall take, and you shall go to the place that the Lord will choose,
New Century Version
Take your holy things and the things you have promised to give, and go to the place the Lord will choose.
New English Translation
Only the holy things and votive offerings that belong to you, you must pick up and take to the place the Lord will choose.
Amplified Bible
"However, you shall take your holy things which you have [to offer] and your votive (pledged, vowed) offerings, you shall take them and go to the place which the LORD will choose.
New American Standard Bible
"Only your holy things which you may have and your vowed offerings, you shall take and go to the place which the LORD chooses.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But thine holy things which thou hast, and thy vowes thou shalt take vp, and come vnto the place which the Lord shall chuse.
Legacy Standard Bible
Only your holy things which you may have and your votive offerings, you shall take and go to the place which Yahweh chooses.
Contemporary English Version
All sacrifices and offerings to the Lord must be taken to the place where he chooses to be worshiped. If you offer a sacrifice to please the Lord , all of its meat must be burned on the altar. You can eat the meat from certain kinds of sacrifices, but you must always pour out the animal's blood on the altar.
Complete Jewish Bible
Only the things set aside for God which you have, and the vows you have vowed to make, you must take and go to the place which Adonai will choose.
Darby Translation
But thy hallowed things which thou hast, and what thou hast vowed, thou shalt take, and come to the place which Jehovah will choose;
Easy-to-Read Version
"If you decide to give something special to God, you must go to the special place that the Lord your God will choose. And if you make a special promise, you must go to that place to give that gift to God.
George Lamsa Translation
Only the holy things which you have, and your votive offerings you shall take and go to the place which the LORD shall choose;
Good News Translation
Take to the one place of worship your offerings and the gifts that you have promised the Lord .
Literal Translation
Only, your holy things which you have, and your vows, you shall take up and shall go to the place which Jehovah shall choose.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But whan thou halowest oughte that is thine, or makest a vowe, thou shalt take it, and brynge it vnto the place, that the LORDE hath chosen,
American Standard Version
Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place which Jehovah shall choose;
Bible in Basic English
But the holy things which you have, and the offerings of your oaths, you are to take to the place which will be marked out by the Lord:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But thy holy thynges whiche thou hast, and thy vowes, thou shalt take, and come vnto the place whiche the Lorde hath chosen.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the LORD shall choose;
King James Version (1611)
Onely thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vowes, thou shalt take, and goe vnto the place which the Lord shall chuse.
English Revised Version
Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the LORD shall choose:
Berean Standard Bible
But you are to take your holy things and your vow offerings and go to the place the LORD will choose.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sotheli thou schalt take that that thou `auowidist, and halewidist to the Lord, and thou schalt come to the place which the Lord chees;
Young's Literal Translation
`Only, thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou dost take up, and hast gone in unto the place which Jehovah doth choose,
Update Bible Version
Only your holy things which you have, and your vows, you shall take, and go to the place which Yahweh shall choose:
Webster's Bible Translation
Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and go to the place which the LORD shall choose:
World English Bible
Only your holy things which you have, and your vows, you shall take, and go to the place which Yahweh shall choose:
New King James Version
Only the holy things which you have, and your vowed offerings, you shall take and go to the place which the LORD chooses.
New Living Translation
"Take your sacred gifts and your offerings given to fulfill a vow to the place the Lord chooses.
New Life Bible
Take your holy things which you may have and all the special gifts you promised to give to the place which the Lord chooses.
New Revised Standard
But the sacred donations that are due from you, and your votive gifts, you shall bring to the place that the Lord will choose.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Howbeit, thy holy things which thou shalt have and thy vow-offerings, shalt thou take and come in, unto the place which Yahweh shall choose;
Douay-Rheims Bible
But the things which thou hast sanctified and vowed to the Lord, thou shalt take, and shalt come to the place which the Lord shall choose:
Revised Standard Version
But the holy things which are due from you, and your votive offerings, you shall take, and you shall go to the place which the LORD will choose,
THE MESSAGE
And this: Lift high your Holy-Offerings and your Vow-Offerings and bring them to the place God designates. Sacrifice your Absolution-Offerings, the meat and blood, on the Altar of God , your God; pour out the blood of the Absolution-Offering on the Altar of God , your God; then you can go ahead and eat the meat.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Only your holy things which you may have and your votive offerings, you shall take and go to the place which the LORD chooses.

Contextual Overview

5 But in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose in one of your cities to name his name there, and to be called upon, ye shall even seek him out and go thither. 6 And ye shall carry thither your whole-burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, and your first-fruits, and your vowed-offerings, and your freewill-offerings, and your offerings of thanksgiving, the first-born of your herds, and of your flocks. 7 And ye shall eat there before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all the things on which ye shall lay your hand, ye and your houses, as the Lord your God has blessed you. 8 Ye shall not do altogether as we do here to-day, every man that which is pleasing in his own sight. 9 For hitherto ye have not arrived at the rest and the inheritance, which the Lord our God gives you. 10 And ye shall go over Jordan, and shall dwell in the land, which the Lord our God takes as an inheritance for you; and he shall give you rest from all your enemies round about, and ye shall dwell safely. 11 And there shall be a place which the Lord thy God shall choose for his name to be called there, thither shall ye bring all things that I order you to-day; your whole-burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and the first-fruits of your hands, and every choice gift of yours, whatsoever ye shall vow to the Lord your God. 12 And ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God, ye and your sons, and your daughters, and your men-servants and your maid-servants, and the Levite that is at your gates; because he has no portion or inheritance with you. 13 Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy whole-burnt-offerings in any place which thou shalt see; 14 save in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, in one of thy tribes, there shall ye offer your whole-burnt-offerings, and there shalt thou do all things whatsoever I charge thee this day.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

holy: Deuteronomy 12:6, Deuteronomy 12:11, Deuteronomy 12:18, Numbers 5:9, Numbers 5:10, Numbers 18:19

thy vows: Genesis 28:20, Leviticus 22:18-33, 1 Samuel 1:21-24, Psalms 66:13-15

Reciprocal: Leviticus 5:15 - in the Leviticus 7:16 - be a vow Leviticus 17:3 - that killeth an Deuteronomy 16:2 - in the place which Joshua 22:27 - that we 2 Chronicles 2:6 - save only 2 Chronicles 32:12 - Ye shall worship

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Only thy holy things which thou hast,.... Which the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan interpret of the tithe of their holy things, and Aben Ezra of their burnt offerings and peace offerings; they seem to include all in Deuteronomy 12:17

and thy vows thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the Lord shall choose; so often referred to, but not named; see Deuteronomy 12:5.


 
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