DEU 12:4 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Οὐ ποιήσετε οὕτω Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ ὑμῶν.
(Ou poiaʸsete houtō Kuriōi tōi Theōi humōn. )

OEB No OEB DEU book available

WEBBE You shall not do so to the LORD your God.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET You must not worship the Lord your God the way they worship.

LSV You do not do so to your God YHWH;

FBV You are not to worship the Lord your God in the way that they did.

T4T “Do not worship Yahweh like the people in Canaan worship their gods.

LEB You shall not worship Yahweh your God like this.

BBE Do not so to the Lord your God.

Moff No Moff DEU book available

JPS Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God.

ASV Ye shall not do so unto Jehovah your God.

DRA You shall not do so to the Lord your God:

YLT 'Ye do not do so to Jehovah your God;

Drby Ye shall not do so unto Jehovah your [fn]God;

12.4 Elohim

RV Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God.

Wbstr Ye shall not do so to the LORD your God.

KJB-1769 Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God.
(Ye/You_all shall not do so unto the LORD your God. )

KJB-1611 Yee shall not doe so vnto the LORD your God.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Ye shall not do so vnto the Lorde your God:
(Ye/You_all shall not do so unto the Lord your God:)

Gnva Ye shall not do so vnto ye Lord your God,
(Ye/You_all shall not do so unto ye/you_all Lord your God, )

Cvdl Ye shal not do so vnto the LORDE youre God:
(Ye/You_all shall not do so unto the LORD your(pl) God:)

Wycl Ye schulen not do so to youre Lord God;
(Ye/You_all should not do so to your(pl) Lord God;)

Luth Ihr sollt dem HErr’s, eurem GOtt, nicht also tun,
(You sollt to_him LORD’s, eurem God, not also do/put,)

ClVg Non facietis ita Domino Deo vestro:
(Non facietis ita Master Deo vestro: )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

The Central Sanctuary

God wanted worship to be carried out in the place where he had established his name. For Israel, this place was the Tabernacle and later the Temple in Jerusalem.

God is transcendent (above all things) and omnipresent (present everywhere), yet he chose a specific place for Israel to worship him. Solomon later asked how the God of heaven could be housed in a human structure (1 Kgs 8:27). The answer is that God’s name stands in his place. The Tabernacle and then the Temple belonged to him and bore his name, so they were, in a sense, his dwelling places. In the ancient Near East, names were more than labels. They represented the character and nature of the named individuals (e.g., Jacob, Gen 27:36; Jesus, Matt 1:21; Barnabas, Acts 4:36; Peter, Matt 16:17-19). Thus Solomon could advise, “Choose a good reputation [name] over great riches” (Prov 22:1).

God made his home in a sanctuary that bore his name. His glorious presence manifested in fire and cloud during the wilderness wanderings served as a constant reminder that he was at home among his people (Exod 40:34-35); likewise, upon the completion of the Temple, his presence was evidenced (1 Kgs 8:10-11).

God would later come to dwell among his people in the person of Jesus Christ (John 1:14), thereby eliminating the need for a central sanctuary (see John 4:19-24). And now, because of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, all believers are able to house God’s presence (1 Cor 3:16-17; 6:19-20; 2 Cor 6:16; Eph 2:21).

Passages for Further Study

Exod 25:8-9, 22, 40; 26:30; 33:7-11; 40:34-35; Num 7:1; 11:16; Deut 12:4-7; 31:14-15; 1 Kgs 8:10-11, 27; John 1:14; 2:19-21; Acts 7:44; 1 Cor 3:16-17; 6:19-20; 2 Cor 6:16; Eph 2:21; Heb 8:2, 5; Rev 21:22

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לֹֽא־תַעֲשׂ֣וּ⁠ן כֵּ֔ן לַ⁠יהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵי⁠כֶֽם

not worship, yes/correct/thus/so to/for=YHWH God,your_all's

The implication is that the Israelites should not worship Yahweh the way the other nations worship their idols. The other nations worship their gods wherever they want, but the Israelites must only worship Yahweh in the place that Yahweh decides. You could include this information if it would be helpful for your readers. Alternate translation: “You shall not worship Yahweh your God as those nations worship their idols”

Parallel DEU 12:4