Deuteronomy 12:6

And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks:

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
bring	וַהֲבֵאתֶ֣ם va.ha.ve.Tem	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine plural
offerings	עֹלֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ 'o.lo.tei.Khem	H5930	a step or (collectively · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
sacrifices	וְזִבְחֵיכֶ֔ם ve.ziv.chei.Khem	H2077	properly · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
tithes	מַעְשְׂרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם ma'.se.Ro.tei.Khem	H4643	a tenth · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
offerings	תְּרוּמַ֣ת te.ru.Mat	H8641	a present (as offered up) · noun, common feminine singular construct
hand	יֶדְכֶ֑ם yed.Khem	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
vows	וְנִדְרֵיכֶם֙ ve.nid.rei.Khem	H5088	a promise (to God) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
offerings	וְנִדְבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם ve.nid.Vo.tei.Khem	H5071	properly (abstractly) spontaneity · conjunction + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
firstlings	בְּכוֹרָה bᵉkôwrâh	H1062	the firstling of man or beast
herds	בְּקַרְכֶ֖ם be.kar.Khem	H1241	beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gen… · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
flocks	וְצֹאנְכֶֽם ve.tzo.ne.Khem	H6629	a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats) · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Deuteronomy 15:19-20 All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work with the fir…
Leviticus 17:3-9 What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp,
Leviticus 27:32-33 And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD.
Numbers 18:15-17 Every thing that openeth the matrix in all flesh, which they bring unto the LORD, whether it be of men or beasts, shall be thine: neverthele…
Deuteronomy 12:17 Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, n…
Deuteronomy 14:22-26 Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year.
Deuteronomy 26:2 That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the LORD thy God giveth thee, and s…
Ezekiel 20:40 For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in…

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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 12:5

unto the place which the Lord your God shall choose . . . to put his name there . . . thou shalt come--They were forbidden to worship either in the impure superstitious manner of the heathen, or in any of the places frequented by them. A particular place for the general rendezvous of all the tribes would be chosen by God Himself; and the choice of one common place for the solemn rites of religion was an act of divine wisdom, for the security of the true religion. It was admirably calculated to prevent the corruption which would otherwise have crept in from their frequenting groves and high hills--to preserve uniformity of worship and keep alive their faith in Him to whom all their sacrifices…

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John Gill on Deuteronomy 12:6

And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings,.... For the daily sacrifice, and upon any other account whatsoever; this was before ordered to be brought to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and now to the place where that should be fixed, Leviticus 17:8. and your sacrifices: all other distinct from burnt offerings, as sin offerings, trespass offerings, and peace offerings, especially the latter. Jarchi interprets them of peace offerings of debt, such as a man was obliged to bring; but as the distance of some persons from Jerusalem was very great, and it was troublesome and expensive, they might, according to the Jewish writers, bring them the next grand festival, when all th…

Dictionary and topics

Feast — As a mark of hospitality (Gen. 19:3; 2 Sam. 3:20; 2 Kings 6:23); on occasions of domestic joy (Luke 15:23; Gen. 21:8); on birthdays (Gen. 40:20; Job 1:4; Matt. 14:6); and on the occasion of a…
First-born, Redemption of — From the beginning the office of the priesthood in each family belonged to the eldest son. But when the extensive plan of sacrificial worship was introduced, requiring a company of men to be…
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…
Tithe — A tenth of the produce of the earth consecrated and set apart for special purposes. The dedication of a tenth to God was recognized as a duty before the time of Moses. Abraham paid tithes to…
Burnt Offering, The · Required to be: Presented at the door of the tabernacle — Required to be: Presented at the door of the tabernacle
Entertainments · Given on occasions of: Offering voluntary sacrifice — Given on occasions of: Offering voluntary sacrifice
Free-Will Offerings · 29:39; — 29:39;
Heave-Offering · To brought to God’s house — To brought to God’s house
Offerings · Required to be: Brought to the place appointed of God — Required to be: Brought to the place appointed of God
Sacrifices · To be brought to the place appointed by God — To be brought to the place appointed by God
Tabernacle · All offerings to be made at

Deuteronomy 12:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 12:5–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 12:5

John Gill on Deuteronomy 12:6

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 12:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 12:5–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 12:5

John Gill on Deuteronomy 12:6

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 12:4-14

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 12:1-14

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 12:6

Rashi on Deuteronomy 12:6