These are the statutes{H2706} and the ordinances{H4941} which ye shall observe{H8104} to do{H6213} in the land{H776} which Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of thy fathers,{H1} hath given{H5414} thee to possess{H3423} it, all the days{H3117} that ye live{H2416} upon the earth.{H127}

Ye shall surely{H6} destroy{H6} all the places{H4725} wherein the nations{H1471} that{H834} ye shall dispossess{H3423} served{H5647} their gods,{H430} upon the high{H7311} mountains,{H2022} and upon the hills,{H1389} and under every green{H7488} tree:{H6086}

and ye shall break{H7665} down their altars,{H4196} and dash{H7665} in pieces their pillars,{H4676} and burn{H8313} their Asherim{H842} with fire;{H784} and ye shall hew down{H1438} the graven images{H6456} of their gods;{H430} and ye shall destroy{H6} their name{H8034} out of that place.{H4725}

Ye shall not do so{H6213} unto Jehovah{H3068} your God.{H430}

But unto the place{H4725} which Jehovah{H3068} your God{H430} shall choose{H977} out of all your tribes,{H7626} to put{H7760} his name{H8034} there, even unto his habitation{H7933} shall ye seek,{H1875} and thither thou shalt come;{H935}

and thither ye shall bring{H935} your burnt-offerings,{H5930} and your sacrifices,{H2077} and your tithes,{H4643} and the heave-offering{H8641} of your hand,{H3027} and your vows,{H5088} and your freewill-offerings,{H5071} and the firstlings{H1062} of your herd{H1241} and of your flock:{H6629}

and there ye shall eat{H398} before{H6440} Jehovah{H3068} your God,{H430} and ye shall rejoice{H8055} in all that ye put{H4916} your hand{H3027} unto, ye and your households,{H1004} wherein Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} hath blessed{H1288} thee.

Ye shall not do{H6213} after all the things that we do{H6213} here this day,{H3117} every man{H376} whatsoever is right{H3477} in his own eyes;{H5869}

for ye are not as yet come{H935} to the rest{H4496} and to the inheritance,{H5159} which Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} giveth{H5414} thee.

But when ye go over{H5674} the Jordan,{H3383} and dwell{H3427} in the land{H776} which Jehovah{H3068} your God{H430} causeth you to inherit,{H5157} and he giveth you rest{H5117} from all your enemies{H341} round about,{H5439} so that ye dwell{H3427} in safety;{H983}

then it shall come to pass that to the place{H4725} which Jehovah{H3068} your God{H430} shall choose,{H977} to cause his name{H8034} to dwell{H7931} there, thither shall ye bring{H935} all that I command{H6680} you: your burnt-offerings,{H5930} and your sacrifices,{H2077} your tithes,{H4643} and the heave-offering{H8641} of your hand,{H3027} and all your choice{H4005} vows{H5088} which ye vow{H5087} unto Jehovah.{H3068}

And ye shall rejoice{H8055} before{H6440} Jehovah{H3068} your God,{H430} ye, and your sons,{H1121} and your daughters,{H1323} and your men-servants,{H5650} and your maid-servants,{H519} and the Levite{H3881} that is within your gates,{H8179} forasmuch{H3588} as he hath no portion{H2506} nor inheritance{H5159} with you.

Take heed{H8104} to thyself that thou offer{H5927} not thy burnt-offerings{H5930} in every place{H4725} that thou seest;{H7200}

but in the place{H4725} which Jehovah{H3068} shall choose{H977} in one{H259} of thy tribes,{H7626} there thou shalt offer{H5927} thy burnt-offerings,{H5930} and there thou shalt do{H6213} all that I command{H6680} thee.

Notwithstanding, thou mayest kill{H2076} and eat{H398} flesh{H1320} within all thy gates,{H8179} after{H185} all the desire{H185} of thy soul,{H5315} according to the blessing{H1293} of Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} which he hath given{H5414} thee: the unclean{H2931} and the clean{H2889} may eat{H398} thereof, as of the gazelle, and as of the hart.{H354}

Only ye shall not eat{H398} the blood;{H1818} thou shalt pour{H8210} it out upon the earth{H776} as water.{H4325}

Thou mayest{H3201} not eat{H398} within thy gates{H8179} the tithe{H4643} of thy grain,{H1715} or of thy new wine,{H8492} or of thine oil,{H3323} or the firstlings{H1062} of thy herd{H1241} or of thy flock,{H6629} nor any of thy vows{H5088} which thou vowest,{H5087} nor thy freewill-offerings,{H5071} nor the heave-offering{H8641} of thy hand;{H3027}

but thou shalt eat{H398} them before{H6440} Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} in the place{H4725} which Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} shall choose,{H977} thou, and thy son,{H1121} and thy daughter,{H1323} and thy man-servant,{H5650} and thy maid-servant,{H519} and the Levite{H3881} that is within thy gates:{H8179} and thou shalt rejoice{H8055} before{H6440} Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} in all that thou puttest{H4916} thy hand{H3027} unto.

Take heed{H8104} to thyself that thou forsake{H5800} not the Levite{H3881} as long as thou livest{H3117} in thy land.{H127}

When Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} shall enlarge{H7337} thy border,{H1366} as he hath promised{H1696} thee, and thou shalt say,{H559} I will eat{H398} flesh,{H1320} because thy soul{H5315} desireth to eat{H398} flesh;{H1320} thou mayest eat{H398} flesh,{H1320} after{H185} all the desire{H185} of thy soul.{H5315}

If the place{H4725} which Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} shall choose,{H977} to put{H7760} his name{H8034} there, be too far{H7368} from thee, then thou shalt kill{H2076} of thy herd{H1241} and of thy flock,{H6629} which Jehovah{H3068} hath given{H5414} thee, as I have commanded{H6680} thee; and thou mayest eat{H398} within thy gates,{H8179} after{H185} all the desire of thy soul.{H5315}

Even as the gazelle{H6643} and as the hart{H354} is eaten,{H398} so thou shalt eat{H398} thereof: the unclean{H2931} and the clean{H2889} may eat{H398} thereof alike.{H3162}

Only be sure{H2388} that thou eat{H398} not the blood:{H1818} for the blood{H1818} is the life;{H5315} and thou shalt not eat{H398} the life{H5315} with the flesh.{H1320}

Thou shalt not eat{H398} it; thou shalt pour{H8210} it out upon the earth{H776} as water.{H4325}

Thou shalt not eat{H398} it; that it may go well{H3190} with thee, and with thy children{H1121} after{H310} thee, when thou shalt do{H6213} that which is right{H3477} in the eyes{H5869} of Jehovah.{H3068}

Only thy holy things{H6944} which thou hast, and thy vows,{H5088} thou shalt take,{H5375} and go{H935} unto the place{H4725} which Jehovah{H3068} shall choose:{H977}

and thou shalt offer{H6213} thy burnt-offerings,{H5930} the flesh{H1320} and the blood,{H1818} upon the altar{H4196} of Jehovah{H3068} thy God;{H430} and the blood{H1818} of thy sacrifices{H2077} shall be poured out{H8210} upon the altar{H4196} of Jehovah{H3068} thy God;{H430} and thou shalt eat{H398} the flesh.{H1320}

Observe{H8104} and hear{H8085} all these words{H1697} which I command{H6680} thee, that it may go well{H3190} with thee, and with thy children{H1121} after{H310} thee for{H5704} ever,{H5769} when thou doest{H6213} that which is good{H2896} and right{H3477} in the eyes{H5869} of Jehovah{H3068} thy God.{H430}

When Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} shall cut off{H3772} the nations{H1471} from before{H6440} thee, whither thou goest{H935} in to dispossess{H3423} them, and thou dispossessest{H3423} them, and dwellest{H3427} in their land;{H776}

take heed{H8104} to thyself that thou be not ensnared{H5367} to follow{H310} them, after{H310} that they are destroyed{H8045} from before{H6440} thee; and that thou inquire{H1875} not after their gods,{H430} saying,{H559} How do these nations{H1471} serve{H5647} their gods?{H430} even so will I do{H6213} likewise.{H1571}

Thou shalt not do{H6213} so unto Jehovah{H3068} thy God:{H430} for every abomination{H8441} to Jehovah,{H3068} which he hateth,{H8130} have they done{H6213} unto their gods;{H430} for even their sons{H1121} and their daughters{H1323} do they burn{H8313} in the fire{H784} to their gods.{H430}

What thing{H1697} soever I command{H6680} you, that shall ye observe{H8104} to do:{H6213} thou shalt not add{H3254} thereto, nor diminish{H1639} from it.