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Deuteronomy 12:6

Deuteronomy 12:6

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings,.... For the daily sacrifice, and upon any other account whatsoever; this was before ordered to be brought to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and now to the place where that should be fixed, Le 17:8and your sacrifices: all other distinct from burnt offerings, as sin offerings, trespass offerings, and peace offerings, especially the latter.

Jarchi interprets them of peace offerings of debt, such as a man was obliged to bring; but as the distance of some persons from Jerusalem was very great, and it was troublesome and expensive, they might, according to the Jewish writers, bring them the next grand festival, when all the males were obliged to appear there; so says Maimonides , all offerings of a man, whether by obligation (such as he was bound to bring) or freewill offerings, he must bring at the first feast that comes; and another of their writers observes , that if only one feast has passed, and he has not brought his vow, he transgresses an affirmative precept, De 12:6 the first feast on which thou comest thither, thou must needs bring it; and if three have passed, he transgresses a negative precept, De 23:21and your tithes; tithes of beasts, and the second tithes, according to Jarchi:and heave offerings of your hand; these according to the same writer were the firstfruits, and so it is rendered in the Septuagint version; and thus Maimonides says, the firstfruits are called Trumot, or heave offerings; see and your vows and your freewill offerings; which were a type of peace offerings, Le 7:16and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks; which were sanctified and devoted to the Lord, .

Praefat. ad Yad Chazakah. Bartenora in Misn. Roshhashanah, c. 1. sect. 1. & in Misn. Ediot, c. 7. sect. 6. In Misn. Meilah, c. 4. sect.

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