Deuteronomy - 12:26



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

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Explanation and meaning of Deuteronomy 12:26.

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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:
But thy hallowed things which thou hast, and what thou hast vowed, thou shalt take, and come to the place which Jehovah will choose;
'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,
But the holy things which you have, and the offerings of your oaths, you are to take to the place which will be marked out by the Lord:
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.
Sanctificata tua quae fuerint tibi et vota tua tolles, ut venias ad locum quem elegerit Jehova:

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Only thy holy things. This passage more clearly explains what was meant by the foregoing precepts, viz., that but one place was set apart for the performance of their sacred rites, lest, if each should offer wherever it pleased him, religion should be corrupted, and by degrees the various altars should beget as many gods. He therefore commands that all the victims should be sacrificed on one altar, with a provision that the blood should be poured out.

Only thy (n) holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the LORD shall choose:
(n) That which you will offer in sacrifice.

Only thy holy things which thou hast,.... Which the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan interpret of the tithe of their holy things, and Aben Ezra of their burnt offerings and peace offerings; they seem to include all in Deuteronomy 12:17.
and thy vows thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the Lord shall choose; so often referred to, but not named; see Deuteronomy 12:5.

HOLY THINGS TO BE EATEN IN THE HOLY PLACE. (Deuteronomy 12:26-32)
Only thy holy things which thou hast--The tithes mentioned (Deuteronomy 12:17) are not to be considered ordinary tithes, which belonged to the Levites, and of which private Israelites had a right to eat; but they are other extraordinary tithes or gifts, which the people carried to the sanctuary to be presented as peace offerings, and on which, after being offered and the allotted portion given to the priest, they feasted with their families and friends (Leviticus 27:30).

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