What Does Deuteronomy 12:2 Mean?

“Ye shall utterly”

properly, to wander away, i.e., lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)

“Ye shall utterly”

properly, to wander away, i.e., lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“all the places”

properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)

“which”

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“served”

to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc

there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence

“wherein the nations”

a foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

“which”

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you

“ye shall possess”

to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“their gods”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

“mountains”

a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)

“upon the high”

to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

“and upon the hills”

a hillock

the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“tree”

a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)

“and under every green”

verdant; by analogy, new; figuratively, prosperous