Deuteronomy 12:13

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Be careful not to offer your burnt offerings in just any place you see.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הִשָּׁ֣מֶר לְךָ֔ פֶּֽן־תַּעֲלֶ֖ה עֹלֹתֶ֑יךָ בְּכָל־מָק֖וֹם אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּרְאֶֽה׃

Transliteration

hiššāmɛr to you lest-taʿălɛh ʿōlōtɛḵā in all-māqôm which tirʾɛh

Grammar Details

• *hiššāmɛr*: niphal imperative masculine singular - take heed
• *taʿălɛh*: hiphil imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you offer up
• *ʿōlōtɛḵā*: feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your burnt offerings
• *māqôm*: masculine singular noun - place
• *tirʾɛh*: qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you see

Word Meanings

• *hiššāmɛr*: take heed/be careful/guard yourself
• *taʿălɛh*: offer up/bring up/cause to go up
• *ʿōlōtɛḵā*: your burnt offerings/your whole burnt offerings
• *tirʾɛh*: see/perceive/look at

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Take heed to yourself that you do not offer your burnt offerings in every place that you see:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt-offerings in every place that thou seest;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Take hede that thou offer not thi burntofferynges in what soeuer place thou seyst:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Take hede vnto thy selfe, that thou offer not thy burntofferynges in what so euer place thou seyst:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Take heede that thou offer not thy burnt offrings in euery place that thou seest:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Take heede that thou offer not thy burnt offeringes in euery place that thou seest:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Take heed to yourself that you don't offer your burnt offerings in every place that you see;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `Take heed to thee, lest thou cause thy burnt-offerings to ascend in any place which thou seest,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt-offerings in every place that thou seest;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt-offerings in every place that thou seest;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Take care that you do not make your burned offerings in any place you see:

• World English Bible (2000)

  Take heed to yourself that you don't offer your burnt offerings in every place that you see;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Make sure you do not offer burnt offerings in any place you wish,

Referenced Verses

• Lev 17:2-5 : 2 Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites, and say to them: This is the command that the Lord has given: 3 Anyone from the house of Israel who sacrifices an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp, or outside the camp, 4 and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to the Lord before the sanctuary of the Lord shall be considered guilty of bloodshed; they have shed blood and must be cut off from their people. 5 This is so that the Israelites will bring the sacrifices they offer in the open fields to the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting, to the priest, and sacrifice them as fellowship offerings to the Lord.
• Deut 12:6 : 6 Bring there your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, your special gifts, what you have vowed to give, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks.
• 1 Kgs 12:28-32 : 28 After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves. He said to the people, "It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt. 29 He set up one in Bethel, and the other in Dan. 30 And this thing became a sin; the people came to worship the one at Bethel and went as far as Dan to worship the other. 31 Jeroboam also built shrines on high places and appointed priests from all sorts of people, even though they were not Levites. 32 He instituted a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the festival held in Judah, and offered sacrifices on the altar. He did this in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves he had made. And there at Bethel he installed priests for the high places he had made.
• 1 Kgs 15:34 : 34 He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and followed in the way of Jeroboam and the sin he had caused Israel to commit.
• 2 Chr 15:17 : 17 Although the high places were not removed from Israel, Asa’s heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his life.