Deuteronomy 12:26
New International Version
But take your consecrated things and whatever you have vowed to give, and go to the place the LORD will choose.

New Living Translation
“Take your sacred gifts and your offerings given to fulfill a vow to the place the LORD chooses.

English Standard Version
But the holy things that are due from you, and your vow offerings, you shall take, and you shall go to the place that the LORD will choose,

Berean Standard Bible
But you are to take your holy things and your vow offerings and go to the place the LORD will choose.

King James Bible
Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the LORD shall choose:

New King James Version
Only the holy things which you have, and your vowed offerings, you shall take and go to the place which the LORD chooses.

New American Standard Bible
Only your holy things which you may have and your vowed offerings, you shall take and go to the place which the LORD chooses.

NASB 1995
“Only your holy things which you may have and your votive offerings, you shall take and go to the place which the LORD chooses.

NASB 1977
“Only your holy things which you may have and your votive offerings, you shall take and go to the place which the LORD chooses.

Legacy Standard Bible
Only your holy things which you may have and your votive offerings, you shall take and go to the place which Yahweh chooses.

Amplified Bible
However, you shall take your holy things which you have [to offer] and your votive (pledged, vowed) offerings, you shall take them and go to the place which the LORD will choose.

Christian Standard Bible
“But you are to take the holy offerings you have and your vow offerings and go to the place the LORD chooses.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But you are to take the holy offerings you have and your vow offerings and go to the place the LORD chooses.

American Standard Version
Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place which Jehovah shall choose;

English Revised Version
Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the LORD shall choose:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Take the holy things and the offerings you have vowed to bring, and go to the place the LORD will choose.

Good News Translation
Take to the one place of worship your offerings and the gifts that you have promised the LORD.

International Standard Version
"You may carry and bring only your consecrated gifts and offerings in fulfillment of promises to the place that the LORD will choose.

Majority Standard Bible
But you are to take your holy things and your vow offerings and go to the place the LORD will choose.

NET Bible
Only the holy things and votive offerings that belong to you, you must pick up and take to the place the LORD will choose.

New Heart English Bible
Only your holy things which you have, and your vows, you shall take, and go to the place which the LORD shall choose,

Webster's Bible Translation
Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and go to the place which the LORD shall choose:

World English Bible
Only your holy things which you have, and your vows, you shall take and go to the place which Yahweh shall choose.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Only, your holy things which you have, and your vows, you take up, and have gone to the place which YHWH chooses,

Young's Literal Translation
'Only, thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou dost take up, and hast gone in unto the place which Jehovah doth choose,

Smith's Literal Translation
Only thy holy things which shall be to thee, and thy vows, thou shalt lift up and go to the place which Jehovah shall choose:
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But the things which thou hast sanctified and vowed to the Lord, thou shalt take, and shalt come to the place which the Lord shall choose:

Catholic Public Domain Version
But the things that you have sanctified and vowed to the Lord, you shall take up and bring to the place which the Lord will choose.

New American Bible
However, any sacred gifts or votive offerings that you may have, you shall bring with you to the place which the LORD chooses,

New Revised Standard Version
But the sacred donations that are due from you, and your votive gifts, you shall bring to the place that the LORD will choose.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Only the holy things which you have, and your votive offerings you shall take and go to the place which the LORD shall choose;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Only take your holy things that you will have and your vows and come to the region that LORD JEHOVAH has chosen:
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the LORD shall choose;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
But thou shalt take thy holy things, if thou hast any, and thy vowed-offerings, and come to the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to have his name named upon it.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
One Place for Worship
25Do not eat it, so that it may go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is right in the eyes of the LORD. 26But you are to take your holy things and your vow offerings and go to the place the LORD will choose. 27Present the meat and blood of your burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD your God. The blood of your other sacrifices must be poured out beside the altar of the LORD your God, but you may eat the meat.…

Cross References
Leviticus 17:3-4
‘Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp or outside of it / instead of bringing it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD before His tabernacle—that man shall incur bloodguilt. He has shed blood and must be cut off from among his people.

Deuteronomy 12:5-6
Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go. / To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks.

Deuteronomy 14:23-25
And you are to eat a tenth of your grain, new wine, and oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks, in the presence of the LORD your God at the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name, so that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always. / But if the distance is too great for you to carry that with which the LORD your God has blessed you, because the place where the LORD your God will choose to put His Name is too far away, / then exchange it for money, take the money in your hand, and go to the place the LORD your God will choose.

1 Samuel 1:24-25
Once she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh. / And when they had slaughtered the bull, they brought the boy to Eli.

2 Chronicles 7:12
the LORD appeared to him at night and said to him: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice.

Exodus 29:42
For the generations to come, this burnt offering shall be made regularly at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, where I will meet you to speak with you.

Numbers 18:17-18
But you must not redeem the firstborn of an ox, a sheep, or a goat; they are holy. You are to splatter their blood on the altar and burn their fat as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. / And their meat belongs to you, just as the breast and right thigh of the wave offering belong to you.

1 Kings 8:29
May Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place.

2 Kings 23:27
For the LORD had said, “I will remove Judah from My sight, just as I removed Israel. I will reject this city Jerusalem, which I chose, and the temple of which I said, ‘My Name shall be there.’”

Psalm 66:13-15
I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You— / the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress. / I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will offer bulls and goats. Selah

Isaiah 56:7
I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”

Malachi 1:11
For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.

Matthew 5:23-24
So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, / leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.

John 4:20-24
Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.” / “Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. / You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. ...

Acts 7:48-49
However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says: / ‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be?


Treasury of Scripture

Only your holy things which you have, and your vows, you shall take, and go to the place which the LORD shall choose:

holy

Deuteronomy 12:6,11,18
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: …

Numbers 5:9,10
And every offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they bring unto the priest, shall be his…

Numbers 18:19
All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer unto the LORD, have I given thee, and thy sons and thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: it is a covenant of salt for ever before the LORD unto thee and to thy seed with thee.

thy vows

Genesis 28:20
And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,

Leviticus 22:18
Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the LORD for a burnt offering;

1 Samuel 1:21-24
And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow…

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Deuteronomy 12
1. Monuments of idolatry to be destroyed
4. The place of God's service to be kept
15. Blood is forbidden
17. Holy things must be eaten in the holy place
19. The Levite is not to be forsaken
20. Blood is again forbidden
26. and holy things must be eaten in the holy place
29. Idolatry is not to be enquired after














But you are to take
This phrase indicates a directive, a command from God to the Israelites. The Hebrew root for "take" is "laqach," which implies not just a physical action but a deliberate and purposeful act. In the context of ancient Israel, this command underscores the importance of intentionality in worship and obedience. It is a reminder that our actions in faith are not to be haphazard but should reflect a conscious decision to honor God.

your holy things
The term "holy things" refers to items or offerings set apart for God. The Hebrew word "qodesh" signifies something consecrated or sacred. In the historical context of Israel, these could include sacrifices, tithes, or other offerings dedicated to the Lord. This phrase emphasizes the concept of holiness, which is central to the relationship between God and His people. It calls believers to recognize and respect the sacredness of what is dedicated to God, reminding us that our lives and offerings should be set apart for His glory.

and your vow offerings
Vow offerings, or "neder" in Hebrew, were promises made to God, often in times of need or gratitude. These offerings were a tangible expression of a person's commitment to fulfill a promise made to the Lord. In the ancient Near Eastern culture, vows were taken very seriously, and failing to fulfill them was considered a grave offense. This phrase highlights the importance of integrity and faithfulness in our commitments to God, encouraging believers to honor their promises and live with sincerity in their spiritual walk.

and go to the place
The instruction to "go" signifies movement towards a specific destination, which in this context is a place chosen by God. The Hebrew verb "halak" implies a journey or pilgrimage, reflecting the physical and spiritual journey of the Israelites. This phrase serves as a metaphor for the believer's journey of faith, where obedience to God's direction leads us to His presence and blessings.

the LORD will choose
This phrase underscores the sovereignty and authority of God in determining the place of worship. The Hebrew name for "LORD" is "Yahweh," the covenant name of God, emphasizing His personal relationship with His people. The concept of God choosing a place highlights His active involvement in the lives of the Israelites, guiding them to a designated place of worship. It serves as a reminder that God is the ultimate authority in our lives, and our worship should align with His will and purpose. This encourages believers to seek God's guidance in all aspects of life, trusting in His divine wisdom and plan.

(26) Only thy holy things . . . and thy vows.--The holy things probably mean the firstlings, which were necessarily holy, and must be made burnt offerings (Deuteronomy 12:6). The second tithe was also considered holy. The first tithe, or ordinary provision for the Levites (see Numbers 18), was not considered holy. The vows might be either burnt offerings or peace offerings.

Verses 26, 27. - The holy things; i.e. the offerings prescribed by the Law; "hallowed things" (Numbers 18:8; cf. Leviticus 21:22). Which thou hast; literally, which are to thee; i.e. which are binding on thee. Thy burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood; i.e. the flesh and the blood of the burnt offerings which were to be laid upon the altar (Leviticus 1:5-9). The blood of thy sacrifices (zebachim) shall be poured out upon the altar. This refers to the ritual of the shelamim, or peace offering (Leviticus 3:2, 8, 13). The word zebach (זֶבַה) is never used in the Pentateuch of an atoning sacrifice (Oehler, 'Theology of the Old Testament,' 2:2); it is used only of such offerings as furnished a sacrificial meal; hence it is added here, and thou shalt eat the flesh.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
But
רַ֧ק (raq)
Adverb
Strong's 7535: But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless

you are to take
תִּשָּׂ֣א (tiś·śā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take

your holy things
קָֽדָשֶׁ֛יךָ (qā·ḏā·še·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

and your vow offerings
וּנְדָרֶ֑יךָ (ū·nə·ḏā·re·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5088: A promise, a thing promised

and go
וּבָ֔אתָ (ū·ḇā·ṯā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the place
הַמָּק֖וֹם (ham·mā·qō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition

the LORD
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

will choose.
יִבְחַ֥ר (yiḇ·ḥar)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 977: To try, select


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