Deuteronomy 27:7
New International Version
Sacrifice fellowship offerings there, eating them and rejoicing in the presence of the LORD your God.

New Living Translation
Also sacrifice peace offerings on it, and celebrate by feasting there before the LORD your God.

English Standard Version
and you shall sacrifice peace offerings and shall eat there, and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God.

Berean Standard Bible
There you are to sacrifice your peace offerings, eating them and rejoicing in the presence of the LORD your God.

King James Bible
And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before the LORD thy God.

New King James Version
You shall offer peace offerings, and shall eat there, and rejoice before the LORD your God.

New American Standard Bible
and you shall sacrifice peace offerings and eat there, and rejoice before the LORD your God.

NASB 1995
and you shall sacrifice peace offerings and eat there, and rejoice before the LORD your God.

NASB 1977
and you shall sacrifice peace offerings and eat there, and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God.

Legacy Standard Bible
and you shall sacrifice peace offerings and eat there and be glad before Yahweh your God.

Amplified Bible
and you shall sacrifice peace offerings and shall eat there, and shall rejoice before the LORD your God.

Christian Standard Bible
There you are to sacrifice fellowship offerings, eat, and rejoice in the presence of the LORD your God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
There you are to sacrifice fellowship offerings, eat, and rejoice in the presence of the LORD your God.

American Standard Version
and thou shalt sacrifice peace-offerings, and shalt eat there; and thou shalt rejoice before Jehovah thy God.

Contemporary English Version
Next, offer sacrifices to ask the LORD's blessing, and serve the meat at a sacred meal where you will celebrate in honor of the LORD.

English Revised Version
and thou shalt sacrifice peace offerings, and shalt eat there; and thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Sacrifice fellowship offerings, eat them there, and enjoy yourselves in the presence of the LORD your God.

Good News Translation
and there you are to sacrifice and eat your fellowship offerings and be grateful in the presence of the LORD your God.

International Standard Version
Offer a burnt offering there, then eat and rejoice in the presence of the LORD your God.

Majority Standard Bible
There you are to sacrifice your peace offerings, eating them and rejoicing in the presence of the LORD your God.

NET Bible
Also you must offer fellowship offerings and eat them there, rejoicing before the LORD your God.

New Heart English Bible
and you shall sacrifice peace offerings, and shall eat there; and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God.

Webster's Bible Translation
And thou shalt offer peace-offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before the LORD thy God.

World English Bible
You shall sacrifice peace offerings, and shall eat there. You shall rejoice before Yahweh your God.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and sacrificed peace-offerings, and eaten there, and rejoiced before your God YHWH,

Young's Literal Translation
and sacrificed peace-offerings, and eaten there, and rejoiced before Jehovah thy God,

Smith's Literal Translation
And sacrifice peace, and eat there and rejoice before Jehovah thy God.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And shalt immolate peace victims, and eat there, and feast before the Lord thy God.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And you shall immolate peace victims. And you shall eat and feast in that place, in the sight of the Lord your God.

New American Bible
You shall also offer communion sacrifices and eat them there, rejoicing in the presence of the LORD, your God.

New Revised Standard Version
make sacrifices of well-being, and eat them there, rejoicing before the LORD your God.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And you shall offer peace offerings, and shall eat there and rejoice before the LORD your God.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And sacrifice peace offerings and eat there and rejoice before LORD JEHOVAH your God.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And thou shalt sacrifice peace-offerings, and shalt eat there; and thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And thou shalt there offer a peace-offering; and thou shalt eat and be filled, and rejoice before the Lord thy God.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Altar on Mount Ebal
6You shall build the altar of the LORD your God with uncut stones and offer upon it burnt offerings to the LORD your God. 7There you are to sacrifice your peace offerings, eating them and rejoicing in the presence of the LORD your God. 8And you shall write distinctly upon these stones all the words of this law.”…

Cross References
Leviticus 7:12-15
If he offers it in thanksgiving, then along with the sacrifice of thanksgiving he shall offer unleavened cakes mixed with olive oil, unleavened wafers coated with oil, and well-kneaded cakes of fine flour mixed with oil. / Along with his peace offering of thanksgiving he is to present an offering with cakes of leavened bread. / From the cakes he must present one portion of each offering as a contribution to the LORD. It belongs to the priest who sprinkles the blood of the peace offering. ...

Leviticus 3:1-5
“If one’s offering is a peace offering and he offers an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he must present it without blemish before the LORD. / He is to lay his hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall splatter the blood on all sides of the altar. / From the peace offering he is to bring a food offering to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them, ...

Leviticus 7:11-18
Now this is the law of the peace offering that one may present to the LORD: / If he offers it in thanksgiving, then along with the sacrifice of thanksgiving he shall offer unleavened cakes mixed with olive oil, unleavened wafers coated with oil, and well-kneaded cakes of fine flour mixed with oil. / Along with his peace offering of thanksgiving he is to present an offering with cakes of leavened bread. ...

Leviticus 7:29-34
“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘Anyone who presents a peace offering to the LORD must bring it as his sacrifice to the LORD. / With his own hands he is to bring the food offerings to the LORD; he shall bring the fat, together with the breast, and wave the breast as a wave offering before the LORD. / The priest is to burn the fat on the altar, but the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons. ...

Leviticus 22:29-30
When you sacrifice a thank offering to the LORD, offer it so that it may be acceptable on your behalf. / It must be eaten that same day. Do not leave any of it until morning. I am the LORD.

1 Samuel 1:24-28
Once she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh. / And when they had slaughtered the bull, they brought the boy to Eli. / “Please, my lord,” said Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD. ...

1 Kings 8:63
And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 7:5
And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.

2 Chronicles 30:22
And Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the LORD. For seven days they ate their assigned portion, sacrificing peace offerings and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their fathers.

Ezra 6:16-17
Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy. / For the dedication of the house of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats, one for each tribe of Israel.

Nehemiah 8:10
Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

Psalm 50:14
Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.

Psalm 107:22
Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing.

Isaiah 12:1-6
In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me. / Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.” / With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation, ...

Jeremiah 33:11
the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Hosts, for the LORD is good; His loving devotion endures forever.’ For I will restore the land from captivity as in former times, says the LORD.


Treasury of Scripture

And you shall offer peace offerings, and shall eat there, and rejoice before the LORD your God.

peace offerings

Leviticus 3:1-17
And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD…

Leviticus 7:11-17
And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he shall offer unto the LORD…

Acts 10:36
The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)

rejoice

Deuteronomy 12:7,12
And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the LORD thy God hath blessed thee…

Deuteronomy 16:11,14
And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there…

Deuteronomy 26:10,11
And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O LORD, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the LORD thy God, and worship before the LORD thy God: …

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Deuteronomy 27
1. The people are commanded to write the law upon stones
5. and to build an altar of whole stones
11. The tribes to be divided on Gerizim and Ebal
14. The curses to be pronounced on mount Ebal














There you are to sacrifice
The Hebrew root for "sacrifice" is זָבַח (zabach), which means to slaughter for sacrifice. In the ancient Israelite context, sacrifices were central to worship and covenant relationship with God. This act of sacrifice was not merely a ritual but a profound expression of devotion and obedience. It signified the people's acknowledgment of God's sovereignty and their dependence on Him. The location "there" refers to the place God designated for worship, emphasizing the importance of worshiping God in the manner and place He prescribes.

your peace offerings
The term "peace offerings" comes from the Hebrew שְׁלָמִים (shelamim), which is derived from שָׁלוֹם (shalom), meaning peace, wholeness, or completeness. Peace offerings were unique in that they were voluntary and symbolized fellowship and communion with God. They were expressions of gratitude, vows, or freewill offerings, highlighting the relational aspect of worship. This offering allowed the worshiper to share a meal with God, symbolizing reconciliation and harmony.

eating them
Eating the peace offerings was a communal act that involved the worshiper, the priest, and symbolically, God Himself. This act of eating signified acceptance and participation in the blessings of the covenant. It was a tangible reminder of God's provision and the joy of being in right relationship with Him. The communal meal reinforced the idea of unity and fellowship among the people and with God.

and rejoicing
The Hebrew word for "rejoicing" is שָׂמַח (samach), which conveys a sense of joy, gladness, and delight. Rejoicing in this context is not merely an emotional response but a commanded act of worship. It reflects the joy that comes from being in God's presence and experiencing His blessings. This joy is a fruit of obedience and a testament to the goodness and faithfulness of God.

in the presence of the LORD your God
The phrase "in the presence of the LORD your God" underscores the personal and covenantal relationship between God and His people. The Hebrew word for "presence" is פָּנִים (panim), often translated as "face." This indicates a direct and intimate encounter with God. Worship in His presence is a privilege and a reminder of His holiness and nearness. It calls the worshiper to a posture of reverence, gratitude, and joy, acknowledging that all blessings and peace come from Him.

(7) Peace offerings--i.e., offerings for health, salvation, or deliverance already granted. On this occasion, the passage of Jordan, and the arrival of Israel in the heart of the country, would be good ground for thanksgiving before God.

And shalt eat there, and rejoice.-The peace offerings were the only kind of which the worshipper and his family might partake. They were, therefore, the natural accompaniment of rejoicing and thanksgiving.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
There
שָּׁ֑ם (šām)
Adverb
Strong's 8033: There, then, thither

you are to sacrifice
וְזָבַחְתָּ֥ (wə·zā·ḇaḥ·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 2076: To slaughter for sacrifice

[your] peace offerings,
שְׁלָמִ֖ים (šə·lā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8002: A sacrifice for alliance or friendship, peace offering

eating them
וְאָכַ֣לְתָּ (wə·’ā·ḵal·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 398: To eat

and rejoicing
וְשָׂ֣מַחְתָּ֔ (wə·śā·maḥ·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 8055: To brighten up, be, blithe, gleesome

in the presence
לִפְנֵ֖י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

of the LORD
יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

your God.
אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative


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