Deuteronomy 12:9

For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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

In Context

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

10But ye will go over the Jordan, and dwell in the land which the Lord your God causeth you to inherit, and he will give you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye may dwell in safety.

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Cross References

1 Kings 8:56Blessed be the Lord, who hath given rest unto his people Israel, in accordance with all that he hath spoken: [so that] there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he spoke by the hand of Moses his servant.

Psalms 95:11So that I swore in my wrath, that they should not enter into my rest.

Micah 2:10Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your resting-place; because it is polluted, it shall destroy [you], even with a grievous destruction.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 12:6-32

Where Sacrifices Must Be Offered; Ceremonial Observances; Cautions Against Idolatrous Rites. ( b. c. 1451.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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