Deuteronomy 12:4,30-31
Deuteronomy 12:4 The Message (MSG)
Stay clear of those places—don’t let what went on there contaminate the worship of GOD, your God.
Deuteronomy 12:29-31-29-31 The Message (MSG)
When GOD, your God, cuts off the nations whose land you are invading, shoves them out of your way so that you displace them and settle in their land, be careful that you don’t get curious about them after they’ve been destroyed before you. Don’t get fascinated with their gods, thinking, “I wonder what it was like for them, worshiping their gods. I’d like to try that myself.” Don’t do this to GOD, your God. They commit every imaginable abomination with their gods. GOD hates it all with a passion. Why, they even set their children on fire as offerings to their gods!
Deuteronomy 12:4 King James Version (KJV)
Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God.
Deuteronomy 12:30-31 King James Version (KJV)
take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods.
Deuteronomy 12:4 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
You shall not act like this toward the LORD your God.
Deuteronomy 12:30-31 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
beware that you are not ensnared to follow them, after they are destroyed before you, and that you do not inquire after their gods, saying, ‘How do these nations serve their gods, that I also may do likewise?’ You shall not behave thus toward the LORD your God, for every abominable act which the LORD hates they have done for their gods; for they even burn their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.
Deuteronomy 12:4 New Century Version (NCV)
Don’t worship the LORD your God that way
Deuteronomy 12:30-31 New Century Version (NCV)
they will be destroyed for you, but be careful not to be trapped by asking about their gods. Don’t say, “How do these nations worship? I will do the same.” Don’t worship the LORD your God that way, because the LORD hates the evil ways they worship their gods. They even burn their sons and daughters as sacrifices to their gods!
Deuteronomy 12:4 American Standard Version (ASV)
Ye shall not do so unto Jehovah your God.
Deuteronomy 12:30-31 American Standard Version (ASV)
take heed to thyself that thou be not ensnared to follow them, after that they are destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How do these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. Thou shalt not do so unto Jehovah thy God: for every abomination to Jehovah, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters do they burn in the fire to their gods.
Deuteronomy 12:4 New International Version (NIV)
You must not worship the LORD your God in their way.
Deuteronomy 12:30-31 New International Version (NIV)
and after they have been destroyed before you, be careful not to be ensnared by inquiring about their gods, saying, “How do these nations serve their gods? We will do the same.” You must not worship the LORD your God in their way, because in worshiping their gods, they do all kinds of detestable things the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.
Deuteronomy 12:4 New King James Version (NKJV)
You shall not worship the LORD your God with such things.
Deuteronomy 12:30-31 New King James Version (NKJV)
take heed to yourself that you are not ensnared to follow them, after they are destroyed from before you, and that you do not inquire after their gods, saying, ‘How did these nations serve their gods? I also will do likewise.’ You shall not worship the LORD your God in that way; for every abomination to the LORD which He hates they have done to their gods; for they burn even their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.
Deuteronomy 12:4 Amplified Bible (AMP)
You shall not act like this toward the LORD your God.
Deuteronomy 12:30-31 Amplified Bible (AMP)
beware that you are not lured (ensnared) into following them, after they have been destroyed before you, and that you do not inquire about their gods, saying, ‘How did these nations serve their gods, so that I too may do likewise?’ You shall not behave this way toward the LORD your God, for they have done for their gods every repulsive thing which the LORD hates; for they even burn their sons and their daughters in the fire [as sacrifices] to their gods.
Deuteronomy 12:4 New Living Translation (NLT)
“Do not worship the LORD your God in the way these pagan peoples worship their gods.
Deuteronomy 12:30-31 New Living Translation (NLT)
do not fall into the trap of following their customs and worshiping their gods. Do not inquire about their gods, saying, ‘How do these nations worship their gods? I want to follow their example.’ You must not worship the LORD your God the way the other nations worship their gods, for they perform for their gods every detestable act that the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters as sacrifices to their gods.
Deuteronomy 12:4 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
You shall not worship the LORD your God in that way.
Deuteronomy 12:30-31 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
take care that you be not ensnared to follow them, after they have been destroyed before you, and that you do not inquire about their gods, saying, ‘How did these nations serve their gods?—that I also may do the same.’ You shall not worship the LORD your God in that way, for every abominable thing that the LORD hates they have done for their gods, for they even burn their sons and their daughters in the fire to their gods.