Deuteronomy 12:9

For you are not come as yet to the place of quietness, and to the inheritance which the Lord thy God will give thee.

Targum Onkelos

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

8You shall not (then) do as we are doing here this day, every man as (seemeth) proper in his own eyes;

10But (when) you go over the Jordan, and dwell in the land which the Lord your God giveth you to inherit, and He hath given you rest from all your enemies round about, and you dwell in safety,

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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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