Deuteronomy 12:6-11

12:6 And there you must take your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the personal offerings you have prepared, ¹  your votive offerings, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks. 12:7 Both you and your families ²  must feast there before the Lord your God and rejoice in all the output of your labor with which he ³  has blessed you. 12:8 You must not do like we are doing here today, with everyone ⁴  doing what seems best to him, 12:9 for you have not yet come to the final stop ⁵  and inheritance the Lord your God is giving you. 12:10 When you do go across the Jordan River ⁶  and settle in the land he ⁷  is granting you as an inheritance and you find relief from all the enemies who surround you, you will live in safety. ⁸  12:11 Then you must come to the place the Lord your God chooses for his name to reside, bringing ⁹  everything I am commanding you – your burnt offerings, sacrifices, tithes, the personal offerings you have prepared, ¹⁰  and all your choice votive offerings which you devote to him. ¹¹ 

¹ tn Heb “heave offerings of your hand.”

² tn Heb “and your houses,” referring to entire households. The pronouns “you” and “your” are plural in the Hebrew text.

³ tn Heb “the Lord your God.” See note on “he” in 12:5.

³ tn Heb “a man.”

⁴ tn Heb “rest.”

⁵ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn Heb “the Lord your God.” See note on “he” in 12:5.

⁷ tn In the Hebrew text vv. 10-11 are one long, complex sentence. For stylistic reasons the translation divides this into two sentences.

⁶ tn Heb “and it will be (to) the place where the Lord your God chooses to cause his name to dwell you will bring.”

⁷ tn Heb “heave offerings of your hand.”

⁸ tn Heb “the Lord.” See note on “he” in 12:5.