1 These are the statutes * h2706 and judgments * h4941, which ye shall observe * h8104 h8799 to do * h6213 h8800 in the land * h776, which the LORD * h3068 God * h430 of thy fathers * h1 giveth * h5414 h8804 thee to possess * h3423 h8800 it, all the days * h3117 that ye live * h2416 upon the earth * h127.
2 Ye shall utterly * h6 h8763 destroy * h6 h8762 all the places * h4725, wherein the nations * h1471 which * h834 ye shall possess * h3423 h8802 served * h5647 h8804 their gods * h430, upon the high * h7311 h8802 mountains * h2022, and upon the hills * h1389, and under every green * h7488 tree * h6086: possess: or, inherit
3 And ye shall overthrow * h5422 h8765 their altars * h4196, and break * h7665 h8765 their pillars * h4676, and burn * h8313 h8799 their groves * h842 with fire * h784; and ye shall hew down * h1438 h8762 the graven images * h6456 of their gods * h430, and destroy * h6 h8765 the names * h8034 of them out of that place * h4725. overthrow: Heb. break down
4 Ye shall not do so * h6213 h8799 unto the LORD * h3068 your God * h430.
5 But unto the place * h4725 which the LORD * h3068 your God * h430 shall choose * h977 h8799 out of all your tribes * h7626 to put * h7760 h8800 his name * h8034 there, even unto his habitation * h7933 shall ye seek * h1875 h8799, and thither thou shalt come * h935 h8804:
6 And thither ye shall bring * h935 h8689 your burnt offerings * h5930, and your sacrifices * h2077, and your tithes * h4643, and heave offerings * h8641 of your hand * h3027, and your vows * h5088, and your freewill offerings * h5071, and the firstlings * h1062 of your herds * h1241 and of your flocks * h6629:
7 And there ye shall eat * h398 h8804 before * h6440 the LORD * h3068 your God * h430, and ye shall rejoice * h8055 h8804 in all that ye put * h4916 your hand * h3027 unto, ye and your households * h1004, wherein the LORD * h3068 thy God * h430 hath blessed * h1288 h8765 thee.
8 Ye shall not do * h6213 h8799 after all the things that we do * h6213 h8802 here this day * h3117, every man * h376 whatsoever is right * h3477 in his own eyes * h5869.
9 For ye are not as yet come * h935 h8804 to the rest * h4496 and to the inheritance * h5159, which the LORD * h3068 your God * h430 giveth * h5414 h8802 you.
10 But when ye go over * h5674 h8804 Jordan * h3383, and dwell * h3427 h8804 in the land * h776 which the LORD * h3068 your God * h430 giveth you to inherit * h5157 h8688, and when he giveth you rest * h5117 h8689 from all your enemies * h341 h8802 round about * h5439, so that ye dwell * h3427 h8804 in safety * h983;
11 Then there shall be a place * h4725 which the LORD * h3068 your God * h430 shall choose * h977 h8799 to cause his name * h8034 to dwell * h7931 h8763 there; thither shall ye bring * h935 h8686 all that I command * h6680 h8764 you; your burnt offerings * h5930, and your sacrifices * h2077, your tithes * h4643, and the heave offering * h8641 of your hand * h3027, and all your choice * h4005 vows * h5088 which ye vow * h5087 h8799 unto the LORD * h3068: your choice...: Heb. the choice of your vows
12 And ye shall rejoice * h8055 h8804 before * h6440 the LORD * h3068 your God * h430, ye, and your sons * h1121, and your daughters * h1323, and your menservants * h5650, and your maidservants * h519, and the Levite * h3881 that is within your gates * h8179; forasmuch * h3588 as he hath no part * h2506 nor inheritance * h5159 with you.
13 Take heed * h8104 h8734 to thyself that thou offer * h5927 h8686 not thy burnt offerings * h5930 in every place * h4725 that thou seest * h7200 h8799:
14 But in the place * h4725 which the LORD * h3068 shall choose * h977 h8799 in one * h259 of thy tribes * h7626, there thou shalt offer * h5927 h8686 thy burnt offerings * h5930, and there thou shalt do * h6213 h8799 all that I command * h6680 h8764 thee.
15 Notwithstanding thou mayest kill * h2076 h8799 and eat * h398 h8804 flesh * h1320 in all thy gates * h8179, whatsoever thy soul * h5315 lusteth after * h185, according to the blessing * h1293 of the LORD * h3068 thy God * h430 which he hath given * h5414 h8804 thee: the unclean * h2931 and the clean * h2889 may eat * h398 h8799 thereof, as of the roebuck * h6643, and as of the hart * h354.
16 Only ye shall not eat * h398 h8799 the blood * h1818; ye shall pour * h8210 h8799 it upon the earth * h776 as water * h4325.
17 Thou mayest * h3201 h8799 not eat * h398 h8800 within thy gates * h8179 the tithe * h4643 of thy corn * h1715, or of thy wine * h8492, or of thy oil * h3323, or the firstlings * h1062 of thy herds * h1241 or of thy flock * h6629, nor any of thy vows * h5088 which thou vowest * h5087 h8799, nor thy freewill offerings * h5071, or heave offering * h8641 of thine hand * h3027:
18 But thou must eat * h398 h8799 them before * h6440 the LORD * h3068 thy God * h430 in the place * h4725 which the LORD * h3068 thy God * h430 shall choose * h977 h8799, thou, and thy son * h1121, and thy daughter * h1323, and thy manservant * h5650, and thy maidservant * h519, and the Levite * h3881 that is within thy gates * h8179: and thou shalt rejoice * h8055 h8804 before * h6440 the LORD * h3068 thy God * h430 in all that thou puttest * h4916 thine hands * h3027 unto.
19 Take heed * h8104 h8734 to thyself that thou forsake * h5800 h8799 not the Levite * h3881 as long as thou livest * h3117 upon the earth * h127. as long...: Heb. all thy days
20 When the LORD * h3068 thy God * h430 shall enlarge * h7337 h8686 thy border * h1366, as he hath promised * h1696 h8765 thee, and thou shalt say * h559 h8804, I will eat * h398 h8799 flesh * h1320, because thy soul * h5315 longeth * h183 h8762 to eat * h398 h8800 flesh * h1320; thou mayest eat * h398 h8799 flesh * h1320, whatsoever thy soul * h5315 lusteth after * h185.
21 If the place * h4725 which the LORD * h3068 thy God * h430 hath chosen * h977 h8799 to put * h7760 h8800 his name * h8034 there be too far * h7368 h8799 from thee, then thou shalt kill * h2076 h8804 of thy herd * h1241 and of thy flock * h6629, which the LORD * h3068 hath given * h5414 h8804 thee, as I have commanded * h6680 h8765 thee, and thou shalt eat * h398 h8804 in thy gates * h8179 whatsoever thy soul * h5315 lusteth after * h185.
22 Even as the roebuck * h6643 and the hart * h354 is eaten * h398 h8735, so thou shalt eat * h398 h8799 them: the unclean * h2931 and the clean * h2889 shall eat * h398 h8799 of them alike * h3162.
23 Only be sure * h2388 h8798 that thou eat * h398 h8800 not the blood * h1818: for the blood * h1818 is the life * h5315; and thou mayest not eat * h398 h8799 the life * h5315 with the flesh * h1320. be...: Heb. be strong
24 Thou shalt not eat * h398 h8799 it; thou shalt pour * h8210 h8799 it upon the earth * h776 as water * h4325.
25 Thou shalt not eat * h398 h8799 it; that it may go well * h3190 h8799 with thee, and with thy children * h1121 after * h310 thee, when thou shalt do * h6213 h8799 that which is right * h3477 in the sight * h5869 of the LORD * h3068.
26 Only thy holy things * h6944 which thou hast, and thy vows * h5088, thou shalt take * h5375 h8799, and go * h935 h8804 unto the place * h4725 which the LORD * h3068 shall choose * h977 h8799:
27 And thou shalt offer * h6213 h8804 thy burnt offerings * h5930, the flesh * h1320 and the blood * h1818, upon the altar * h4196 of the LORD * h3068 thy God * h430: and the blood * h1818 of thy sacrifices * h2077 shall be poured out * h8210 h8735 upon the altar * h4196 of the LORD * h3068 thy God * h430, and thou shalt eat * h398 h8799 the flesh * h1320.
28 Observe * h8104 h8798 and hear * h8085 h8804 all these words * h1697 which I command * h6680 h8764 thee, that it may go well * h3190 h8799 with thee, and with thy children * h1121 after * h310 thee for * h5704 ever * h5769, when thou doest * h6213 h8799 that which is good * h2896 and right * h3477 in the sight * h5869 of the LORD * h3068 thy God * h430.
29 When the LORD * h3068 thy God * h430 shall cut off * h3772 h8686 the nations * h1471 from before * h6440 thee, whither thou goest * h935 h8802 to possess * h3423 h8800 them, and thou succeedest * h3423 h8804 them, and dwellest * h3427 h8804 in their land * h776; succeedest...: Heb. inheritest, or, possessest them
30 Take heed * h8104 h8734 to thyself that thou be not snared * h5367 h8735 by following * h310 them, after * h310 that they be destroyed * h8045 h8736 from before * h6440 thee; and that thou enquire * h1875 h8799 not after their gods * h430, saying * h559 h8800, How did these nations * h1471 serve * h5647 h8799 their gods * h430? even so will I do * h6213 h8799 likewise * h1571. by...: Heb. after them
31 Thou shalt not do * h6213 h8799 so unto the LORD * h3068 thy God * h430: for every abomination * h8441 to the LORD * h3068, which he hateth * h8130 h8804, have they done * h6213 h8804 unto their gods * h430; for even their sons * h1121 and their daughters * h1323 they have burnt * h8313 h8799 in the fire * h784 to their gods * h430. to the: Heb. of the
32 What thing * h1697 soever I command * h6680 h8764 you, observe * h8104 h8799 to do * h6213 h8800 it: thou shalt not add * h3254 h8686 thereto, nor diminish * h1639 h8799 from it.