The Meaning of Deuteronomy 12:14 Explained

Deuteronomy 12:14

KJV: But in the place which the LORD shall choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command thee.

YLT: except in the place which Jehovah doth choose in one of thy tribes, there thou dost cause thy burnt-offerings to ascend, and there thou dost do all that which I am commanding thee.

Darby: but in the place which Jehovah will choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt-offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command thee.

ASV: but in the place which Jehovah shall choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt-offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command thee.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But in the place  which the LORD  shall choose  in one  of thy tribes,  there thou shalt offer  thy burnt offerings,  and there thou shalt do  all that I command  thee. 

What does Deuteronomy 12:14 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 12

1  Monuments of idolatry to be destroyed
4  The place of God's service to be kept
15  Blood is forbidden
17  Holy things must be eaten in the holy place
19  The Levite is not to be forsaken
20  Blood is again forbidden
26  and holy things must be eaten in the holy place
29  Idolatry is not to be enquired after

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 12:14 mean?

for but in the place which chooses Yahweh in one of your tribes there you shall offer your burnt offerings and there you shall do all that I command you
כִּ֣י אִם־ בַּמָּק֞וֹם אֲשֶׁר־ יִבְחַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ בְּאַחַ֣ד שְׁבָטֶ֔יךָ שָׁ֖ם תַּעֲלֶ֣ה עֹלֹתֶ֑יךָ וְשָׁ֣ם תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י מְצַוֶּֽךָּ

בַּמָּק֞וֹם  in  the  place 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מָקֹום  
Sense: standing place, place.
יִבְחַ֤ר  chooses 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בָּחוּר 
Sense: to choose, elect, decide for.
יְהוָה֙  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
בְּאַחַ֣ד  in  one 
Parse: Preposition-b, Number, masculine singular construct
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
שְׁבָטֶ֔יךָ  of  your  tribes 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: שֵׁבֶט  
Sense: rod, staff, branch, offshoot, club, sceptre, tribe.
תַּעֲלֶ֣ה  you  shall  offer 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: סָלַק 
Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
עֹלֹתֶ֑יךָ  your  burnt  offerings 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: עֹלָה  
Sense: whole burnt offering.
וְשָׁ֣ם  and  there 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb
Root: שָׁם  
Sense: there, thither.
תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה  you  shall  do 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
אֲשֶׁ֥ר  that 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
מְצַוֶּֽךָּ  command  you 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: צָוָה  
Sense: to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order.