Deuteronomy 12:29

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27 And ^ayou shall offer your burnt offerings, the meat and the blood, on the altar of the Lord your God; and the blood of your sacrifices shall be poured out on the altar of the Lord your God, and you shall eat the meat.

28 Observe and obey all these words which I command you, ^athat it may go well with you and your children after you forever, when you do what is good and right in the sight of the Lord your God.

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29 “When ^athe Lord your God cuts off from before you the nations which you go to dispossess, and you displace them and dwell in their land,

30 take heed to yourself that you are not ensnared to follow them, after they are destroyed from before you, and that you do not inquire after their gods, saying, ‘How did these nations serve their gods? I also will do likewise.’

31 ^aYou shall not worship the Lord your God in that way; for every¹ abomination to the Lord which He hates they have done to their gods; for ^bthey burn even their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.

32 “Whatever I command you, be careful to observe it; ^ayou shall not add to it nor take away from it.

Verse Comparison: Deuteronomy 12:29

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American Standard Version
When Jehovah thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest in to dispossess them, and thou dispossessest them, and dwellest in their land;

Amplified® Bible
When the Lord your God cuts off before you the nations whom you go to dispossess, and you dispossess them and live in their land,

Contemporary English Version
Israel, as you go into the land and attack the nations that are there, the LORD will get rid of them, and you can have their land.

Darby English Version
When Jehovah thy God cutteth off from before thee the nations whither thou goest, to take possession of them, and thou hast dispossessed them, and dwellest in their land,

Good News Bible
"The LORD your God will destroy the nations as you invade their land, and you will occupy it and settle there.

King James Version
When the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their land;

New American Standard Bible
"When the LORD your God cuts off before you the nations which you are going in to dispossess, and you dispossess them and dwell in their land,

New International Version
The LORD your God will cut off before you the nations you are about to invade and dispossess. But when you have driven them out and settled in their land,

New King James Version
"When the LORD your God cuts off from before you the nations which you go to dispossess, and you displace them and dwell in their land,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"When the LORD your God cuts off before you the nations which you will dispossess, and you dispossess them and dwell in their land,

Revised Standard Version
"When the LORD your God cuts off before you the nations whom you go in to dispossess, and you dispossess them and dwell in their land,

Young's Literal Translation
`When Jehovah thy God doth cut off the nations -- whither thou art going in to possess them -- from thy presence, and thou hast possessed them, and hast dwelt in their land --

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