Deuteronomy 12:4 “You shall not worship the LORD your God in this way.”

Deuteronomy 12:4

You shall not worship the LORD your God in this way.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God.

World English Bible

You shall not do so to the LORD your God.

American Standard Version

Ye shall not do so unto Jehovah your God.

Geneva Bible 1599

Ye shall not do so vnto ye Lord your God,

Darby Translation

Ye shall not do so unto Jehovah your God;

Young's Literal Translation

'Ye do not do so to Jehovah your God;

Bible in Basic English

Do not so to the Lord your God.

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Cross references

“Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God.”

Leviticus 20:23 Deuteronomy 20:18 Deuteronomy 12:30 Deuteronomy 12:31 Deuteronomy 16:21 Deuteronomy 16:22

Leviticus 20:23 · BSB

You must not follow the statutes of the nations I am driving out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them.

Deuteronomy 20:18 · BSB

so that they cannot teach you to do all the detestable things they do for their gods, and so cause you to sin against the LORD your God.

Deuteronomy 12:30 · BSB

be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, “How do these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.”

Deuteronomy 12:31 · BSB

You must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.

Deuteronomy 16:21 · BSB

Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole next to the altar you will build for the LORD your God,

Deuteronomy 16:22 · BSB

and do not set up for yourselves a sacred pillar, which the LORD your God hates.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, burn up their Asherah poles, cut down the idols of their gods, and wipe out their names from every place.

5Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.

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