Bible Strands
Deuteronomy 27:7
There you are to sacrifice your peace offerings, eating them and rejoicing in the presence of the LORD your God.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses Israel on the east side of the Jordan, directing them to establish a worship site after crossing into the land. The verse commands the community to perform sacrifices and communal meals at that designated location.
The words — The text uses וְ/זָבַחְתָּ (ve./za.vach.Ta) for "you will sacrifice" and שְׁלָמִ֖ים (she.la.Mim) for "peace offerings." It pairs these with וְ/אָכַ֣לְתָּ (ve./'a.Khal.ta) "you will eat" and וְ/שָׂ֣מַחְתָּ֔ (ve./Sa.mach.ta) "you will rejoice" to describe the required actions.
The thread — The practice of eating sacrifices before God appears in Deuteronomy 12:7, while the presentation of peace offerings is outlined in Leviticus 3:1 and joyful worship is commanded in Psalms 100:1.
Why it lands — The verse requires the community to physically sacrifice, consume, and celebrate at the specified location as an act of obedience to God's command. It establishes a concrete practice of communal worship tied to a specific geographical and ritual setting.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before the Lord thy God.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 3:1 “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.
- Deuteronomy 12:7 There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.
- Psalms 100:1 A Psalm of thanksgiving. Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth.
- Isaiah 12:3 With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation,
- Habakkuk 3:18 yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!
- Acts 10:36 He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
- Hebrews 13:20 Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,
- Leviticus 7:11 Now this is the law of the peace offering that one may present to the LORD:
- Deuteronomy 12:12 And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.
- Deuteronomy 16:11 and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.