English Bible Presentation Sharing - Deuteronomy Book, chapter 12, verse 2 in Nlv Version

Deuteronomy 12 : 1 (NLV)

"These are the Laws you should be careful to obey in the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you for your own as long as you live on the earth.

Deuteronomy 12 : 2 (NLV)

Be sure to destroy all the places of worship of the nations whose place you are taking. Destroy them on the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree.

Deuteronomy 12 : 3 (NLV)

Break down their altars and crush their pillars of worship. Burn their wooden female gods of worship named Asherim with fire. Cut down the objects made to look like their gods. And destroy their name from that place.

Deuteronomy 12 : 4 (NLV)

But do not act like this toward the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 12 : 5 (NLV)

Look for the Lord at the place which the Lord your God will choose from all your family groups. There He will make His name known, and make His home there, and there you will come.

Deuteronomy 12 : 6 (NLV)

Bring to this place your burnt gifts, your gifts of worship, the tenth part of what you receive, the gifts of your hands, your promises, your free-will gifts, and the first-born of your cattle and your flock.

Deuteronomy 12 : 7 (NLV)

You and those of your house will eat there before the Lord your God, and have joy in all that you do, in which the Lord your God has brought good to you.

Deuteronomy 12 : 8 (NLV)

You will not do at all the things we are doing here today, for every man is doing whatever is right in his own eyes.

Deuteronomy 12 : 9 (NLV)

For you have not yet come to the resting place and the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Deuteronomy 12 : 10 (NLV)

You will cross the Jordan and live in the land the Lord your God is giving you. He will give you rest from all those around you who hate you, so you will be safe.

Deuteronomy 12 : 11 (NLV)

Then bring all I tell you to the place where the Lord your God will choose to make His name known. Bring your burnt gifts, your gifts of worship, the tenth part of what you receive, the gifts of your hands, and all the special gifts that you promised to the Lord.

Deuteronomy 12 : 12 (NLV)

Be full of joy before the Lord your God, you and your sons and daughters, your men and women servants, and the Levite within your town who has no share of their gift.

Deuteronomy 12 : 13 (NLV)

Be careful that you do not give your burnt gifts in just any place you see.

Deuteronomy 12 : 14 (NLV)

But give your burnt gifts in the place which the Lord chooses in the land where your families live. There you should do all that I tell you.

Deuteronomy 12 : 15 (NLV)

"But you may kill and eat meat within any of your towns, as much as you want, as the Lord your God has given you His good gifts. Both the clean and the unclean may eat of it, as you would of the gazelle and the deer.

Deuteronomy 12 : 16 (NLV)

Only do not eat the blood. You are to pour it out on the ground like water.

Deuteronomy 12 : 17 (NLV)

You are not allowed to eat within your towns the tenth part of your grain, or new wine, or oil, or the first-born of your cattle or flock, or any of your promised gifts, or your free-will gifts, or the gifts of your hands.

Deuteronomy 12 : 18 (NLV)

But you should eat them before the Lord your God in the place which the Lord your God will choose, you and your son and daughter, your men and women servants, and the Levite who is within your towns. Be full of joy before the Lord your God in everything you do.

Deuteronomy 12 : 19 (NLV)

Be careful that you do not stop caring for the Levites as long as you live in your land.

Deuteronomy 12 : 20 (NLV)

"The Lord your God will give you more land as He has promised you. And when you say, 'I will eat meat,' because you want to eat meat, then you may eat as much meat as you want.

Deuteronomy 12 : 21 (NLV)

If the place where the Lord your God chooses to put His name is too far from you, then you may kill from your cattle or flock which the Lord has given you, as I have told you, and you may eat within your towns whatever you want.

Deuteronomy 12 : 22 (NLV)

You will eat it just as a gazelle or a deer is eaten. Both the clean and unclean may eat of it.

Deuteronomy 12 : 23 (NLV)

Only be sure not to eat the blood. For the blood is the life. You must not eat the life with the flesh.

Deuteronomy 12 : 24 (NLV)

Do not eat it, but pour it out on the ground like water.

Deuteronomy 12 : 25 (NLV)

Do not eat it, so it may go well with you and your children after you. For you will be doing what is right in the eyes of the Lord.

Deuteronomy 12 : 26 (NLV)

Take your holy things which you may have and all the special gifts you promised to give to the place which the Lord chooses.

Deuteronomy 12 : 27 (NLV)

Give your burnt gifts, the flesh and the blood, on the altar of the Lord your God. The blood of your gifts will be poured out on the altar of the Lord your God. And you will eat the flesh.

Deuteronomy 12 : 28 (NLV)

Be careful to listen to all these words I am telling you. Then it will go well with you and your children after you forever. For you will be doing what is good and right in the eyes of the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 12 : 29 (NLV)

"The Lord your God will cut off before you the nations whose land you will take. You will take their place and live in their land.

Deuteronomy 12 : 30 (NLV)

But be careful that you are not fooled into following them, after they are destroyed before you. Do not ask about their gods, saying, 'How do these nations worship their gods so that I may do the same?'

Deuteronomy 12 : 31 (NLV)

Do not act this way toward the Lord your God. For they have done for their gods every sinful act which the Lord hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire for their gods.

Deuteronomy 12 : 32 (NLV)

"Be careful to do whatever I tell you. Do not add to it or take away from it.