Deuteronomy 12:13 BSB

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9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
הִשָּׁ֣מֶר	hi.Sha.mer	take heed	H8104 →
לְךָ֔	le.Kha	to yourself
פֶּֽן־	pen-	lest	H6435 →
תַּעֲלֶ֖ה	ta.'a.Leh	you should offer up	H5927 →
עֹלֹתֶ֑יךָ	'o.lo.Tei.kha	burnt offerings your	H5930 →
בְּכָל־	be.khol	in every	H3605 →
מָק֖וֹם	ma.Kom	place	H4725 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
תִּרְאֶֽה׃	tir.'Eh	you will see	H7200 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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1 Kings 15:34
And Baasha did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.
leads to
- 1 Kings 15:26
  And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.
- 1 Kings 12:28–29
  After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out…
- 1 Kings 14:16
  So He will give Israel over on account of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.”
Through
Deuteronomy 12:6
To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 15:19–20
  You 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…
Through
2 Chronicles 15:17
The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.
leads to
- 1 Kings 11:4
  For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been.
- 2 Kings 12:3
  Nevertheless, the high places were not removed; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.
- 2 Kings 14:4
  Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.
- 2 Chronicles 14:3–5
  He removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Deuteronomy 12:5Instead, 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.Deuteronomy 12:6To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks.1 Kings 12:28–32After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”2 Chronicles 15:17The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.Leviticus 17:2–5“Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them this is what the LORD has commanded:1 Kings 15:34And Baasha did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.

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