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Deuteronomy 12:21

If the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the LORD hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.

KJV

locus autem, quem elegerit Dominus Deus tuus ut sit nomen ejus ibi, si procul fuerit, occides de armentis et pecoribus, quæ habueris, sicut præcepi tibi, et comedes in oppidis tuis, ut tibi placet.

Vulgate

ἐὰν δὲ μακρὰν ἀπέχῃ σου ὁ τόπος ὃν ἂν ἐκλέξηται Κύριος ὁ θεός σου ἐκεῖ ἐπικληθῆναι τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, καὶ θύσεις ἀπὸ τῶν βοῶν σου καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν προβάτων σου, ὧν ἂν δῷ ὁ θεός σοι, ὃν τρόπον ἐνετειλάμην σοι, καὶ φάγῃ ἐν ταῖς πόλεσίν σου κατὰ τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν τῆς ψυχῆς σου·

LXX

If the place which Jehovah thy God shall choose, to put his name there, be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which Jehovah hath given thee, as I have commanded thee; and thou mayest eat within thy gates, after all the desire of thy soul.

ASV

כִּֽי יִרְחַ֨ק מִמְּ/ךָ֜ הַ/מָּק֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִבְחַ֜ר יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶי/ךָ֮ לָ/שׂ֣וּם שְׁמ֣/וֹ שָׁם֒ וְ/זָבַחְתָּ֞ מִ/בְּקָרְ/ךָ֣ וּ/מִ/צֹּֽאנְ/ךָ֗ אֲשֶׁ֨ר נָתַ֤ן יְהוָה֙ לְ/ךָ֔ כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֖ר צִוִּיתִ֑/ךָ וְ/אָֽכַלְתָּ֙ בִּ/שְׁעָרֶ֔י/ךָ בְּ/כֹ֖ל אַוַּ֥ת נַפְשֶֽׁ/ךָ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

21 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אַוַּ֨ת
'vt
noun · 7×
בָּחַ֣ר
bchr
verb · 168×
בָּקָר֙
bqr
noun · 180×
ה
h
adverb · 827×
וֹ
v
noun · 398×
וֹ
v
noun · 848×
י
y
noun · 752×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יָּ֥שֶׂם
yshm
verb · 581×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
ם
m
verb · 811×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
מְזַבְּחִ֥ים
mzbchym
verb · 132×
מִן
mn
preposition · 1223×
צִוָּ֥ה
tsvh
verb · 489×
צֹ֣אן
ts'n
noun · 269×
שַׁ֣עַר
sh'r
noun · 375×
תִּרְחַ֥ק
trchq
verb · 56×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Deut 12:5 — But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:
  • Deut 14:24 — And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath
  • Exod 20:24 — An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto th