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Deuteronomy 12:8
"You must not continue to worship the way we have been worshiping. Until now each of us has been worshiping God any way we wanted.
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Christian Standard Bible®
“You are not to do as we are doing here today; everyone is doing whatever seems right in his own sight.
“You are not to do as we are doing here today; everyone is doing whatever seems right in his own sight.
Hebrew Names Version
You shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatever is right in his own eyes;
You shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatever is right in his own eyes;
King James Version
Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes.
Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes.
Lexham English Bible
"You must not do just as we are doing here today, each according to all that is right in his eyes.
"You must not do just as we are doing here today, each according to all that is right in his eyes.
English Standard Version
"You shall not do according to all that we are doing here today, everyone doing whatever is right in his own eyes,
"You shall not do according to all that we are doing here today, everyone doing whatever is right in his own eyes,
New Century Version
Do not worship the way we have been doing today, each person doing what he thinks is right.
Do not worship the way we have been doing today, each person doing what he thinks is right.
New English Translation
You must not do like we are doing here today, with everyone doing what seems best to him,
You must not do like we are doing here today, with everyone doing what seems best to him,
Amplified Bible
"You shall not do at all what we are doing here [in the camp] today, every man doing whatever is right in his [own] eyes.
"You shall not do at all what we are doing here [in the camp] today, every man doing whatever is right in his [own] eyes.
New American Standard Bible
"You shall not do at all what we are doing here today, everyone doing whatever is right in his own eyes;
"You shall not do at all what we are doing here today, everyone doing whatever is right in his own eyes;
Geneva Bible (1587)
Ye shall not doe after all these things that we doe here this day: that is, euery man whatsoeuer seemeth him good in his owne eyes.
Ye shall not doe after all these things that we doe here this day: that is, euery man whatsoeuer seemeth him good in his owne eyes.
Legacy Standard Bible
"You shall not do at all what we are doing here today, every man doing whatever is right in his own eyes;
"You shall not do at all what we are doing here today, every man doing whatever is right in his own eyes;
Complete Jewish Bible
You will not do things the way we do them here today, where everyone does whatever in his own opinion seems right;
You will not do things the way we do them here today, where everyone does whatever in his own opinion seems right;
Darby Translation
Ye shall not do after all that we do here this day, each one whatever is right in his own eyes.
Ye shall not do after all that we do here this day, each one whatever is right in his own eyes.
George Lamsa Translation
You shall not do according to all the things that we are doing here this day, every man whatever is right in his own eyes.
You shall not do according to all the things that we are doing here this day, every man whatever is right in his own eyes.
Good News Translation
"When that time comes, you must not do as you have been doing. Until now you have all been worshiping as you please,
"When that time comes, you must not do as you have been doing. Until now you have all been worshiping as you please,
Literal Translation
You shall not do according to all that we are doing here today, each doing all that is right in his own eyes.
You shall not do according to all that we are doing here today, each doing all that is right in his own eyes.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Ye shall do none of the thinges, yt we do here this daye, euery man what semeth him good in his awne eyes.
Ye shall do none of the thinges, yt we do here this daye, euery man what semeth him good in his awne eyes.
American Standard Version
Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes;
Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes;
Bible in Basic English
You are not to do things then in the way in which we now do them here, every man as it seems right to him:
You are not to do things then in the way in which we now do them here, every man as it seems right to him:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Ye shall not do after all the thinges that we do here this day, euery man what seemeth hym good in his owne eyes.
Ye shall not do after all the thinges that we do here this day, euery man what seemeth hym good in his owne eyes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Ye shall not do after all that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes;
Ye shall not do after all that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes;
King James Version (1611)
Ye shall not do after all the things that we doe here this day, euery man whatsoeuer is right in his owne eyes.
Ye shall not do after all the things that we doe here this day, euery man whatsoeuer is right in his owne eyes.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Ye shall not do altogether as we do here to-day, every man that which is pleasing in his own sight.
Ye shall not do altogether as we do here to-day, every man that which is pleasing in his own sight.
English Revised Version
Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes:
Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes:
Berean Standard Bible
You are not to do as we are doing here today, where everyone does what seems right in his own eyes.
You are not to do as we are doing here today, where everyone does what seems right in his own eyes.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Ye schulen not do there tho thingis whiche we don here to dai, ech man that semeth riytful to `hym silf.
Ye schulen not do there tho thingis whiche we don here to dai, ech man that semeth riytful to `hym silf.
Young's Literal Translation
`Ye do not do according to all that we are doing here to-day, each anything that is right in his own eyes,
`Ye do not do according to all that we are doing here to-day, each anything that is right in his own eyes,
Update Bible Version
You shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatever is right in his own eyes;
You shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatever is right in his own eyes;
Webster's Bible Translation
Ye shall not do after all [the things] that we do here this day, every man whatever [is] right in his own eyes.
Ye shall not do after all [the things] that we do here this day, every man whatever [is] right in his own eyes.
World English Bible
You shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatever is right in his own eyes;
You shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatever is right in his own eyes;
New King James Version
"You shall not at all do as we are doing here today--every man doing whatever is right in his own eyes--
"You shall not at all do as we are doing here today--every man doing whatever is right in his own eyes--
New Living Translation
"Your pattern of worship will change. Today all of you are doing as you please,
"Your pattern of worship will change. Today all of you are doing as you please,
New Life Bible
You will not do at all the things we are doing here today, for every man is doing whatever is right in his own eyes.
You will not do at all the things we are doing here today, for every man is doing whatever is right in his own eyes.
New Revised Standard
You shall not act as we are acting here today, all of us according to our own desires,
You shall not act as we are acting here today, all of us according to our own desires,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Ye must not do according to all that we are doing here to-day, - every man, whatsoever is right in his own eyes.
Ye must not do according to all that we are doing here to-day, - every man, whatsoever is right in his own eyes.
Douay-Rheims Bible
You shall not do there the things we do here this day, every man that which seemeth good to himself.
You shall not do there the things we do here this day, every man that which seemeth good to himself.
Revised Standard Version
You shall not do according to all that we are doing here this day, every man doing whatever is right in his own eyes;
You shall not do according to all that we are doing here this day, every man doing whatever is right in his own eyes;
THE MESSAGE
Don't continue doing things the way we're doing them at present, each of us doing as we wish. Until now you haven't arrived at the goal, the resting place, the inheritance that God , your God, is giving you. But the minute you cross the Jordan River and settle into the land God , your God, is enabling you to inherit, he'll give you rest from all your surrounding enemies. You'll be able to settle down and live in safety.
Don't continue doing things the way we're doing them at present, each of us doing as we wish. Until now you haven't arrived at the goal, the resting place, the inheritance that God , your God, is giving you. But the minute you cross the Jordan River and settle into the land God , your God, is enabling you to inherit, he'll give you rest from all your surrounding enemies. You'll be able to settle down and live in safety.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You shall not do at all what we are doing here today, every man doing whatever is right in his own eyes;
"You shall not do at all what we are doing here today, every man doing whatever is right in his own eyes;
Contextual Overview
5 The Lord your God will choose a special place among your tribes. That will be the home for his name. You must go to that place to worship him. 6 There you must bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, one-tenth of your crops and animals, your special gifts, any gifts you promised to him, any special gift you want to give, and the first animals born in your herds and flocks. 7 You and your families will eat together at that place, and the Lord your God will be there with you. You will enjoy sharing the things you worked for there. You will remember that the Lord your God blessed you and gave you these good things. 8 "You must not continue to worship the way we have been worshiping. Until now each of us has been worshiping God any way we wanted. 9 This is because we have not yet entered the peaceful land that the Lord your God is giving you. 10 But you will go across the Jordan River and live in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. There he will give you rest from all your enemies, and you will be safe. 11 Then the Lord your God will choose a place that will be the home for his name. You must bring everything I command you to that place. Bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, one-tenth of your crops and animals, your special gifts, and any gifts that you promised to give to the Lord . 12 Come to that place with all your people—your children, all your servants, and the Levites living in your towns. (These Levites will not have a share of the land for their own.) Enjoy yourselves together there with the Lord your God. 13 Be sure you don't offer your burnt offerings in just any place you see. 14 The Lord will choose his special place among your tribes. Offer your burnt offerings and do everything else I told you only in that place.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
every man: Numbers 15:39, Judges 17:6, Judges 21:25, Proverbs 21:2, Amos 5:25, Acts 7:42
Reciprocal: Exodus 12:25 - when Leviticus 14:34 - When Joshua 3:9 - Hear the words Joshua 5:5 - they had not
Cross-References
Genesis 4:26
Seth also had a son. He named him Enosh. At that time people began to pray to the Lord .
Seth also had a son. He named him Enosh. At that time people began to pray to the Lord .
Genesis 12:12
When the Egyptian men see you, they will say, ‘This woman is his wife.' Then they will kill me and keep you alive because they want you.
When the Egyptian men see you, they will say, ‘This woman is his wife.' Then they will kill me and keep you alive because they want you.
Genesis 12:14
So when Abram went into Egypt, the Egyptian men saw that Sarai was a very beautiful woman.
So when Abram went into Egypt, the Egyptian men saw that Sarai was a very beautiful woman.
Genesis 12:15
Even some of Pharaoh's officials noticed her and told Pharaoh how beautiful she was. So they took her to Pharaoh's house.
Even some of Pharaoh's officials noticed her and told Pharaoh how beautiful she was. So they took her to Pharaoh's house.
Genesis 12:16
Pharaoh was kind to Abram because he thought Abram was Sarai's brother. He gave Abram sheep, cattle, donkeys, camels, and men and women servants.
Pharaoh was kind to Abram because he thought Abram was Sarai's brother. He gave Abram sheep, cattle, donkeys, camels, and men and women servants.
Genesis 13:4
This was where Abram had built an altar earlier. So he worshiped the Lord there.
This was where Abram had built an altar earlier. So he worshiped the Lord there.
Genesis 21:33
Abraham planted a special tree at Beersheba and prayed to the Lord , the God who lives forever.
Abraham planted a special tree at Beersheba and prayed to the Lord , the God who lives forever.
Genesis 28:19
The name of that place was Luz, but Jacob named it Bethel.
The name of that place was Luz, but Jacob named it Bethel.
Genesis 35:3
We will leave here and go to Bethel. There I will build an altar to the God who has always helped me during times of trouble. He has been with me wherever I have gone."
We will leave here and go to Bethel. There I will build an altar to the God who has always helped me during times of trouble. He has been with me wherever I have gone."
Joshua 7:2
After they defeated Jericho, Joshua sent some men to Ai. Ai was near Beth Aven, east of Bethel. He told them, "Go to Ai and look for weaknesses in that area." So the men went to spy on that land.
After they defeated Jericho, Joshua sent some men to Ai. Ai was near Beth Aven, east of Bethel. He told them, "Go to Ai and look for weaknesses in that area." So the men went to spy on that land.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here,.... In the wilderness, where they had no abiding, but were continually removing from place to place, and could not always observe punctually and precisely the exact order and time of their sacrifices and other things, nor offer them at any certain place, and many were doubtless neglected by them; see Amos 5:25
every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes; that did he, brought the above things when and where he pleased; not that there was no regard had to the laws and rules given, as if there was no priest in Israel; but they were not so exactly in all circumstances conformed to as they would be obliged to when they came into the land of Canaan, and had a certain place to bring their offerings to; so some in Aben Ezra observe, that one would give the firstling, another not, because it depended on the land, or was what they were obliged to only when they came into the land of Canaan; see Exodus 13:11 but he thinks the sense is, that they did not all fear God, and so did not do their duty.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Moses points out that heretofore they had not observed the prescribed order in their worship, because during their migratory life in the wilderness it had been impossible to do so. During their wanderings there were doubtless times when the tabernacle was not set up for days together, and when the daily sacrifice Numbers 28:3, together with many other ordinances, were necessarily omitted (compare Joshua 5:5). This consideration must be carefully borne in mind throughout Deuteronomy. It illustrates the necessity for a repetition of very much of the Sinaitic legislation, and suggests the reason why some parts are so urgently reiterated and impressed, while others are left unnoticed. Moses now warns the people that as they were about to quit their unsettled mode of life, Godâs purpose of choosing for Himself a place to set His Name there would be executed, and the whole of the sacred ritual would consequently become obligatory. The ârest and safetyâ of Canaan is significantly laid down Deuteronomy 12:10-11 as the indispensable condition and basis for an entire fulfillment of the Law: the perfection of righteousness coinciding thus with the cessation of wanderings, dangers, and toils.
