Deuteronomy 12:30

Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
heed	הִשָּׁ֣מֶר hi.Sha.mer	H8104	properly · verb, niphal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
snared	תִּנָּקֵשׁ֙ ti.na.Kesh	H5367	to entrap (with a noose) · verb, niphal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
following	אַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם 'a.cha.rei.Hem	H310	properly · cardinal number, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
after	אַחֲרֵ֖י 'a.cha.Rei	H310	properly · cardinal number, masculine plural construct
destroyed	הִשָּׁמְדָ֣ם hi.sha.me.Dam	H8045	to desolate · verb, niphal infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
before	מִפָּנֶ֑יךָ mi.pa.Nei.kha	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
enquire	תִּדְרֹ֨שׁ tid.Rosh	H1875	properly · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
gods	לֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶ֜ם le.lo.hei.Hem	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
saying	לֵאמֹ֨ר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
nations	הַגּוֹיִ֤ם ha.go.Yim	H1471	a foreign nation · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
serve	יַעַבְד֜וּ ya.'av.Du	H5647	to work (in any sense) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
gods	אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם 'e.Lo.hei.Hem	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
do	וְאֶעֱשֶׂה ve.'e.'e.seh-	H6213	to do or make · conjunction + verb, qal, 1st person common singular
likewise	גַּם gam-	H1571	properly · adverb

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 10:2 Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.
Ezekiel 20:32 And that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, that ye say, We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve…
Exodus 23:31-33 And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the…
Deuteronomy 7:16 And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou…
Psalms 106:34-38 They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them:
Ezekiel 20:28 For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all th…
Ephesians 4:17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
Leviticus 18:3 After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, s…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 12:5–end

There is not any one particular precept (as I remember) in all the law of Moses so largely pressed and inculcated as this, by which they are all tied to bring their sacrifices to that one altar which was set up in the court of the tabernacle, and there to perform all the rituals of their religion; for, as to moral services, then, no doubt, as now, men might pray every where, as they did in their synagogues. The command to do this, and the prohibition of the contrary, are here repeated again and again, as we teach children: and yet we are sure that there is in scripture no vain repetition; but all this stress is laid upon it, 1. Because of the strange proneness there was in the hearts of the…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 12:29

Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them . . . saying, How did these nations serve their gods?--The Israelites, influenced by superstitious fear, too often endeavored to propitiate the deities of Canaan. Their Egyptian education had early impressed that bugbear notion of a set of local deities, who expected their dues of all who came to inhabit the country which they honored with their protection, and severely resented the neglect of payment in all newcomers [WARBURTON]. Taking into consideration the prevalence of this idea among them, we see that against an Egyptian influence was directed the full force of the wholesome caution with which this chapter closes. Next:…

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John Gill on Deuteronomy 12:30

Take heed to thyself, that thou be not snared by following them,.... Their examples and customs, and so be drawn into the same idolatrous practices; see Psalm 106:35, after that they be destroyed from before thee; for their idolatries and other sins: and that thou inquire not after their gods; what they were, their names, forms, and figures: saying, how did these nations serve their gods? what was the manner of worship they gave them? what rites, customs, and ceremonies did they use in their adoration of them? even so will I do likewise; or however, if this was not determined on when the inquiries were made, there was danger that this would be the result of them, and therefore the caution…

Dictionary and topics

High place — An eminence, natural or artificial, where worship by sacrifice or offerings was made (1 Kings 13:32; 2 Kings 17:29). The first altar after the Flood was built on a mountain (Gen. 8:20). Abraham also…
Idolatry — Image-worship or divine honour paid to any created object. Paul describes the origin of idolatry in Rom. 1:21-25: men forsook God, and sank into ignorance and moral corruption (1:28). The forms of…
Alliance And Society With The Enemies Of God · Are ensnaring — Are ensnaring
Company · EVIL — EVIL
Jews, The · Prohibited from: Following practices of others — Prohibited from: Following practices of others

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Deuteronomy 12:30

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 12:5–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 12:29

John Gill on Deuteronomy 12:30

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 12:30

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 12:5–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 12:29

John Gill on Deuteronomy 12:30

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 12:29–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 12:28-30

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 12:27

Rashi on Deuteronomy 12:30