Deuteronomy 12:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“If the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the Lord hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.”
Deuteronomy 12:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 12:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 12:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“If the place which Yahweh your God shall choose to put his name is too far from you, then you shall kill of your herd and of your flock, which Yahweh has given you, as I have commanded you; and you may eat within your gates, after all the desire of your soul.”
Deuteronomy 12:21 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 12:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“If the place which Jehovah thy God shall choose, to put his name there, be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which Jehovah hath given thee, as I have commanded thee; and thou mayest eat within thy gates, after all the desire of thy soul. ”
Deuteronomy 12:21 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 12:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`When the place is far from thee which Jehovah thy God doth choose to put His name there, then thou hast sacrificed of thy herd and of thy flock which Jehovah hath given to thee, as I have commanded thee, and hast eaten within thy gates, of all the desire of thy soul;”
Deuteronomy 12:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 12:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“If the place which Jehovah thyGod will choose to set his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt slay of thy kine and of thy sheep which Jehovah hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates according to all the desire of thy soul. ”
Deuteronomy 12:21 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 12:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“If the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen to put his Name there, be farre from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy bullockes, and of thy sheepe which the Lord hath giuen thee, as I haue commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates, whatsoeuer thine heart desireth.”
Deuteronomy 12:21 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 12:21 in Context — Deuteronomy 12
19 Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth.
20 When the Lord thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.
21 If the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the Lord hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.
22 Even as the roebuck and the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat them: the unclean and the clean shall eat of them alike.
23 Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh.
What Does Deuteronomy 12:21 Mean?
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