Deuteronomy 12:26

26 Only your holy objects {that are yours} and your votive gifts you must carry and you must bring to the place that Yahweh will choose.

Deuteronomy 12:26 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 12:26

Only thy holy things which thou hast
Which the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan interpret of the tithe of their holy things, and Aben Ezra of their burnt offerings and peace offerings; they seem to include all in ( Deuteronomy 12:17 )

and thy vows thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the Lord
shall choose;
so often referred to, but not named; see ( Deuteronomy 12:5 ) .

Deuteronomy 12:26 In-Context

24 You shall not eat it, [but] on the ground you shall pour it out like water.

25 You shall not eat it, so that {it will go well} for you [and] your children after you, because [then] you will [be] doing what is right in the eyes of Yahweh.

26 Only your holy objects {that are yours} and your votive gifts you must carry and you must bring to the place that Yahweh will choose.

27 And you shall offer your burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood on the altar of Yahweh your God, and the blood of your sacrifices you shall pour out on the altar of Yahweh your God, but the meat you may eat.

28 {Be careful to obey} all these things that I [am] commanding you, so that {it will go well} for you and for your children after you {forever}, because then you will [be] doing what is good and right in the eyes of Yahweh your God.

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "that are for you"