Deuteronomy 15:20

Verse

Each year you and your household are to eat it before the LORD your God in the place the LORD will choose.

American Standard Version (1901)

Thou shalt eat it before Jehovah thy God year by year in the place which Jehovah shall choose, thou and thy household.

But year by year you and all your house are to take a meal of it before the Lord, in the place of his selection.

In the sight of the Lord thy God shalt thou eat them every year, in the place that the Lord shall choose, thou and thy house.

Free Bible Version

Every year you and your family are to eat these animals that have been sacrificed in the presence of the Lord your God in the place that the Lord will choose.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thou shalt eate it before the Lord thy God yeere by yeere, in the place which the Lord shall chose, both thou, and thine household.

King James (Authorized) Version

Thou shalt eat it before the LORD thy God year by year in the place which the LORD shall choose, thou and thy household.

One Unity Resource Bible

You shall eat it before Adonai your God year by year in the place which Adonai shall choose, you and your household.

Translation for Translators

You and your family may kill them and eat their meat in the presence of Yahweh at the place that Yahweh chooses for you to worship him.

Unlocked Literal Bible

You must eat the firstborn before Yahweh your God year by year in the place that Yahweh will choose, you and your household.

Noah Webster Bible

Thou shalt eat it before the LORD thy God year by year in the place which the LORD shall choose, thou and thy household.

World English Bible

You shall eat it before Yahweh your God year by year in the place which Yahweh shall choose, you and your household.

Young's Literal Translation

before Jehovah thy God thou dost eat it year by year, in the place which Jehovah doth choose, thou and thy house.

Context

Firstborn Animals

¹⁹You must set apart to the LORD your God every firstborn male produced by your herds and flocks. You are not to put the firstborn of your oxen to work, nor are you to shear the firstborn of your flock.²⁰Each year you and your household are to eat it before the LORD your God in the place the LORD will choose.

Summary

In this verse, the requirement for sacrificing the firstborn of a herd or flock is outlined, emphasizing the importance of offering the best to the Lord. This act symbolizes dedication, obedience, and gratitude towards God for His provision. By presenting the firstborn as an offering, the Israelites acknowledged God's ownership of all they possessed and honored Him with their resources. This practice served as a reminder of God's faithfulness and provision, fostering a spirit of worship and dependence on Him.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

Thou shalt eat it before the Lord thy God, year by year,.... Which, if understood of male firstlings, as in connection with the preceding verse, only priests might eat of them, being devoted to the Lord; so Jarchi says, to the priest he speaks; but if this respects the Israelites in common, then they must be understood either of female firstlings or second firstlings, which the people voluntarily separated, and which they were not to eat in their own houses: but in the place which the Lord shall choose, which was the city of Jerusalem; see Deu 12:5, thou and thy household; the household of the priest, as Aben Ezra interprets it; but if it designs the same as in Deu 12:17, then the Israelites and their families are meant.

Deuteronomy 15:20

Firstborn Animals

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Berean Standard Bible

Each year you and your household are to eat it before the LORD your God in the place the LORD will choose.

American Standard Version (1901)

Thou shalt eat it before Jehovah thy God year by year in the place which Jehovah shall choose, thou and thy household.

Bible in Basic English

But year by year you and all your house are to take a meal of it before the Lord, in the place of his selection.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In the sight of the Lord thy God shalt thou eat them every year, in the place that the Lord shall choose, thou and thy house.

Free Bible Version

Every year you and your family are to eat these animals that have been sacrificed in the presence of the Lord your God in the place that the Lord will choose.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thou shalt eate it before the Lord thy God yeere by yeere, in the place which the Lord shall chose, both thou, and thine household.

King James (Authorized) Version

Thou shalt eat it before the LORD thy God year by year in the place which the LORD shall choose, thou and thy household.

One Unity Resource Bible

You shall eat it before Adonai your God year by year in the place which Adonai shall choose, you and your household.

Translation for Translators

You and your family may kill them and eat their meat in the presence of Yahweh at the place that Yahweh chooses for you to worship him.

Unlocked Literal Bible

You must eat the firstborn before Yahweh your God year by year in the place that Yahweh will choose, you and your household.

Noah Webster Bible

Thou shalt eat it before the LORD thy God year by year in the place which the LORD shall choose, thou and thy household.

World English Bible

You shall eat it before Yahweh your God year by year in the place which Yahweh shall choose, you and your household.

Young's Literal Translation

before Jehovah thy God thou dost eat it year by year, in the place which Jehovah doth choose, thou and thy house.