Deuteronomy 12:5–12

⁵But you are to seek the place the Lord your God will choose from among all your tribes to put his Name^v there for his dwelling.^w To that place you must go; ⁶there bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes^x and special gifts, what you have vowed^y to give and your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks.^{z 7}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.

⁸You are not to do as we do here today, everyone doing as they see fit,^{c 9}since you have not yet reached the resting place^d and the inheritance^e the Lord your God is giving you. ¹⁰But you will cross the Jordan and settle in the land the Lord your God is giving^f you as an inheritance, and he will give you rest^g from all your enemies around you so that you will live in safety. ¹¹Then to the place the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his Name^h—there you are to bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, and all the choice possessions you have vowed to the Lord.^{i 12}And there rejoice^j before the Lord your God—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levites^k from your towns who have no allotment or inheritance^l of their own.