DEUTERONOMY 12:7

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“And there ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed thee.”

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Deuteronomy 12:7 Translation & Meaning

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And there שָׁ֗ם There (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence And there
ye shall eat וַֽאֲכַלְתֶּם To eat (literally or figuratively) eat
before לִפְנֵי֙ The face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) before
the Lord יְהוָ֣ה (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God Lord
your God, אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative God
and ye shall rejoice וּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗ם Probably to brighten up, i.e., (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome rejoice
in all בְּכֹל֙ Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) all
that ye put מִשְׁלַ֣ח A sending out, i.e., (abstractly) presentation (favorable), or seizure (unfavorable); also (concretely) a place of dismissal, or a business to be discharged put
your hand יֶדְכֶ֔ם A hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows] hand
unto, ye אַתֶּ֖ם Thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you unto ye
and your households, וּבָֽתֵּיכֶ֑ם A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) households
wherein אֲשֶׁ֥ר Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc wherein
the Lord יְהוָ֥ה (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God Lord
thy God אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative God
hath blessed בֵּֽרַכְךָ֖ To kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason) blessed
thee. בֵּֽרַכְךָ֖ To kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason) thee

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  • 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:

  • 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:

  • 7  And there ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed thee.

  • 8  Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes.

  • 9  For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the Lord your God giveth you.




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