There you and your households shall eat before the Lord your God, and (A)rejoice in all [a]your undertakings in which the Lord your God has blessed you.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 12:7 Lit the putting forth of your hand

There, in the presence(A) of the Lord your God, you and your families shall eat and shall rejoice(B) in everything you have put your hand to, because the Lord your God has blessed you.

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35 But (A)they, in their own kingdom,
(B)With Your great goodness which You gave them,
With the broad and rich land which You placed before them,
Did not serve You or turn from their evil deeds.
36 Behold, (C)we are slaves today,
And as for the land which You gave to our fathers to eat its fruit and its bounty,
Behold, we are slaves on it.
37 And (D)its abundant produce is for the kings
Whom You have set over us because of our sins;
They also rule over our bodies
And over our cattle as they please,
So we are in great distress.

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35 Even while they were in their kingdom, enjoying your great goodness(A) to them in the spacious and fertile land you gave them, they did not serve you(B) or turn from their evil ways.

36 “But see, we are slaves(C) today, slaves in the land you gave our ancestors so they could eat its fruit and the other good things it produces. 37 Because of our sins, its abundant harvest goes to the kings you have placed over us. They rule over our bodies and our cattle as they please. We are in great distress.(D)

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