Deuteronomy 12:13
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:”
שָׁמַר
To keep, to guard, to observe. Shamar. The LORD will keep you from all harm. He watches over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
עָלָה
you should offer up
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עָלָה
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
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מָקוֹם
place
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מָקוֹם
Place, location, standing place. Maqom. This is none other than the house of God. Every place where God meets you becomes holy ground.
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רָאָה
you will see
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רָאָה
To see, to look, to perceive. Raah. The LORD sees not as man sees. Man looks on the outward appearance but God looks on the heart.
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עֹלָה
burnt offerings/ your
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עֹלָה
a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)
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פֵּן
lest
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פֵּן
properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest
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