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And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; [or] if the place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:

KJV

Hebrew original

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Peut-être lorsque l'Eternel, ton Dieu, t'aura béni, le chemin sera-t-il trop long pour que tu puisses transporter ta dîme, à cause de ton éloignement du lieu qu'aura choisi l'Eternel, ton Dieu, pour y faire résider son nom.

KJV

And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; [or] if the place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:

Patristic reading

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  • Eusebius of Caesarea

    Demonstratio Evangelica

    ν τῷ τόπῳ ᾧ ἂν ἐκλέξηται κύριος ὁ θεός σου αὐτόν.” καὶπάλιν ὑπομιμνήσκει λέγων “ οὐ δυνήσῃ θῦσαιτὸ 4 Deut. 14, 24. 17 Deiit. 15, 19. 27 Deut. 16, 1. 30 Deut. 16, 5. πάσχα ἐν οὐδεμιᾷ τῶν πόλεων σου, ὧν κύριος ὁ θεός σου δίδωσί σοι, ἀλλ’ εἰς τὸν τόπον ὃν ἂν ἐκλέξηται κύριος ὁ θεός…

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