Deuteronomy 12:13

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“Be careful not to offer your burnt offerings in just any place you see;”

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BSBPD

“Be careful not to offer your burnt offerings in just any place you see;”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 12:13 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 17:2“Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them this is what the LORD has commanded:
  2. Leviticus 17:3‘Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp or outside of it
  3. Deuteronomy 12:6To 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.
  4. Joshua 22:15They went to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in the land of Gilead and said to them,
  5. Joshua 22:29Far be it from us to rebel against the LORD and turn away from Him today by building an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, or sacrifices, other than the altar of the LORD our God, which stands before His tabernacle.”
  6. 1 Kings 12:28After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”
  7. 1 Kings 15:34And Baasha did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.
  8. 2 Chronicles 15:17The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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