These are the statutesand judgments, whichye shall observeto doin the land, whichthe LORDGodof thy fathersgiveththee to possessit, allthe daysthatyeliveuponthe earth. Ye shall utterly destroyallthe places, whereinthe nationswhichyeshall possessservedtheir gods, uponthe highmountains, and uponthe hills, and undereverygreentree: And ye shall overthrowtheir altars, and breaktheir pillars, and burntheir groveswith fire; and ye shall hew downthe graven imagesof their gods, and destroythe namesof them out ofthatplace. Ye shall notdosounto the LORDyour God. Butuntothe placewhichthe LORDyour Godshall chooseout of allyour tribesto puthis namethere, even unto his habitationshall ye seek, and thitherthou shalt come: And thitherye shall bringyour burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offeringsof your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlingsof your herdsand of your flocks: And thereye shall eatbeforethe LORDyour God, and ye shall rejoicein allthat ye putyour handunto, yeand your households, whereinthe LORDthy Godhath blessedthee. Ye shall notdoafter all the things thatwedoherethis day, every manwhatsoever is rightin his own eyes. Forye are notas yetcometothe restand tothe inheritance, whichthe LORDyour Godgivethyou. But when ye go overJordan, and dwellin the landwhichthe LORDyour Godgiveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you restfrom allyour enemiesround about, so that ye dwellin safety; Then there shall bea placewhichthe LORDyour Godshall chooseto cause his nameto dwellthere; thithershall ye bringallthatIcommandyou; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offeringof your hand, and allyour choicevowswhichye vowunto the LORD: And ye shall rejoicebeforethe LORDyour God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levitethat is within your gates; forasmuchas he hath nopartnor inheritancewithyou. Take heedto thyself thatthou offernot thy burnt offeringsin everyplacethatthou seest: Butin the placewhichthe LORDshall choosein oneof thy tribes, therethou shalt offerthy burnt offerings, and therethou shalt doallthatIcommandthee. Notwithstandingthou mayest killand eatfleshin allthy gates, whatsoeverthy soullusteth after, according to the blessingof the LORDthy Godwhichhe hath giventhee: the uncleanand the cleanmay eatthereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart. Onlyye shall noteatthe blood; ye shall pourit uponthe earthas water. Thou mayestnoteatwithin thy gatesthe titheof thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlingsof thy herdsor of thy flock, nor anyof thy vowswhichthou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or heave offeringof thine hand: Butthou must eatthem beforethe LORDthy Godin the placewhichthe LORDthy Godshall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levitethat is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoicebeforethe LORDthy Godin allthat thou puttestthine handsunto. Take heedto thyself that thou forsake notthe Leviteas long as thou livestuponthe earth. Whenthe LORDthy Godshall enlargethy border, ashe hath promisedthee, and thou shalt say, I will eatflesh, becausethy soullongethto eatflesh; thou mayest eatflesh, whatsoeverthy soullusteth after. Ifthe placewhichthe LORDthy Godhath chosento puthis nametherebe too farfromthee, then thou shalt killof thy herdand of thy flock, whichthe LORDhath giventhee asI have commandedthee, and thou shalt eatin thy gateswhatsoeverthy soullusteth after. Evenasthe roebuckand the hartis eaten, sothou shalt eatthem: the uncleanand the cleanshall eat of them alike. Onlybe surethat thou eatnotthe blood: forthe blood is the life; and thou mayest noteatthe lifewiththe flesh. Thou shalt noteatit; thou shalt pourit uponthe earthas water. Thou shalt noteatit; thatit may go wellwith thee, and with thy childrenafterthee, whenthou shalt do that which is rightin the sightof the LORD. Onlythy holy thingswhichthou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and gountothe placewhichthe LORDshall choose: And thou shalt offerthy burnt offerings, the fleshand the blood, uponthe altarof the LORDthy God: and the bloodof thy sacrificesshall be poured outuponthe altarof the LORDthy God, and thou shalt eatthe flesh. Observeand hearallthesewordswhichIcommandthee, thatit may go wellwith thee, and with thy childrenafterthee forever, whenthou doest that which is goodand rightin the sightof the LORDthy God. Whenthe LORDthy Godshall cut offthe nationsfrom beforethee, whitherthougoestto possessthem, and thou succeedestthem, and dwellestin their land; Take heedto thyself thatthou be not snaredby followingthem, after thatthey be destroyedfrom beforethee; and thatthou inquirenot after their gods, saying, Howdid thesenationsservetheir gods? even sowill Idolikewise. Thou shalt notdosounto the LORDthy God: foreveryabominationto the LORD, whichhe hateth, have they doneunto their gods; foreventheir sonsand their daughtersthey have burntin the fireto their gods. What thing soeverIcommandyou, observeto doit: thou shalt notaddthereto, nordiminishfromit.