DEU 12:8 Parallel Verse View

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ULT You shall not do as everything that we are doing here today, every man doing whatever is right in his eyes;

UST When you are in that land, you must not do some of the things that we have been doing. Until now, you have all been worshiping Yahweh the way you want to.

BSB § You are not to do as we are doing here today, where everyone does what seems right in his own eyes.

OEB No OEB DEU book available

WEBBE You shall not do all the things that we do here today, every man whatever is right in his own eyes;

WMBB (Same as above)

NET You must not do like we are doing here today, with everyone doing what seems best to him,

LSV You do not do according to all that we are doing here today—each [doing] anything that is right in his own eyes—

FBV You're not to do like we're doing here today. At the moment everyone does what they think is right,

T4T “When you are in that land, you must not do some of the things that we have been doing. Until now, you have all been worshiping Yahweh the way you wanted to,

LEB “You must not do just as we are doing here today,[fn]each according to all that is right in his eyes.[fn]

?:? Literally “the day”

?:? Literally “each man all of the right in his eyes”

BBE You are not to do things then in the way in which we now do them here, every man as it seems right to him:

Moff No Moff DEU book available

JPS Ye shall not do after all that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes;

ASV Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes;

DRA You shall not do there the things we do here this day, every man that which seemeth good to himself.

YLT 'Ye do not do according to all that we are doing here to-day, each anything that is right in his own eyes,

Drby Ye shall not do after all that we do here this day, each one whatever is right in his own eyes.

RV Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes:

Wbstr Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatever is right in his own eyes.

KJB-1769 Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes.
(Ye/You_all shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes. )

KJB-1611 Ye shall not do after all the things that we doe here this day, euery man whatsoeuer is right in his owne eyes.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Ye shall not do after all the thinges that we do here this day, euery man what seemeth hym good in his owne eyes.
(Ye/You_all shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man what seemeth him good in his own eyes.)

Gnva Ye shall not doe after all these things that we doe here this day: that is, euery man whatsoeuer seemeth him good in his owne eyes.
(Ye/You_all shall not do after all these things that we do here this day: that is, every man whatsoever seemeth him good in his own eyes. )

Cvdl Ye shall do none of the thinges, yt we do here this daye, euery man what semeth him good in his awne eyes.
(Ye/You_all shall do none of the things, it we do here this day, every man what seemeth/seems him good in his own eyes.)

Wyc Ye schulen not do there tho thingis whiche we don here to dai, ech man that semeth riytful to `hym silf.
(Ye/You_all should not do there those things which we done here to day, each man that seemeth/seems riytful to `hym self.)

Luth Ihr sollt der keins tun, das wir heute allhie tun, ein jeglicher, was ihn recht dünket.
(You sollt the/of_the keins do/put, the we/us heute allhie do/put, a jeglicher, what/which him/it recht dünket.)

ClVg Non facietis ibi quæ nos hic facimus hodie, singuli quod sibi rectum videtur:
(Non facietis there which we this facimus hodie, singuli that sibi rectum videtur: )

BrTr Ye shall not do altogether as we do here to-day, every man that which is pleasing in his own sight.

BrLXX Οὐ ποιήσετε πάντα ὅσα ἡμεῖς ποιοῦμεν ὧδε σήμερον, ἕκαστος τὸ ἀρεστὸν ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ·
(Ou poiaʸsete panta hosa haʸmeis poioumen hōde saʸmeron, hekastos to areston enōpion autou; )

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

לֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֔וּ⁠ן כְּ֠⁠כֹל אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֲנַ֧חְנוּ עֹשִׂ֛ים פֹּ֖ה הַ⁠יּ֑וֹם אִ֖ישׁ כָּל־הַ⁠יָּשָׁ֥ר בְּ⁠עֵינָֽי⁠ו

not do, as,all which/who we doing here the=day (a)_man all/each/any/every the,right in/on/at/with,eyes,his_own

The implication is that at the time of this speech, the Israelites are worshiping Yahweh in whichever manner they want to. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “Right now, every man does whatever worship is right in his eyes, but you shall not do any of that in the future”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

אֲנַ֧חְנוּ

Moses is using the pronoun we to refer to himself and all the Israelites, so use the inclusive form of that word if your language marks that distinction. If the change in pronoun from “you” to we would be confusing for your readers, you could use the second-person pronoun here. Alternate translation: “you”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אִ֖ישׁ

(a)_man

The word man represents all people in general, not one particular man. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a more natural expression and change the following pronouns to fit. Alternate translation: “each person doing”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בְּ⁠עֵינָֽי⁠ו

in/on/at/with,eyes,his_own

Here, in his eyes is an idiom for a person's opinion or evaluation. Moses speaks as if evaluating something were physically seeing it with one's eyes. If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use an idiom from your language that does have this meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “according to his own evaluation”

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