Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 16:1
1Observe the month of Abiba and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night.
Footnotes
- a 16:1 Abib was the first month of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar, usually occurring within the months of March and April; twice in this verse.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observe | שָׁמוֹר֙ | šā·mō·wr | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| the month | חֹ֣דֶשׁ | ḥō·ḏeš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2320 (newness), new moon, month |
| of Abib | הָאָבִ֔יב | hā·’ā·ḇîḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H24 fresh, young ears |
| and celebrate | וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ | wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| the Passover | פֶּ֔סַח | pe·saḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H6453 passover |
| to the LORD | לַיהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| because | כִּ֞י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| in the month | בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁ | bə·ḥō·ḏeš | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2320 (newness), new moon, month |
| of Abib | הָֽאָבִ֗יב | hā·’ā·ḇîḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H24 fresh, young ears |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֧ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| brought you out | הוֹצִ֨יאֲךָ֜ | hō·w·ṣî·’ă·ḵā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| of Egypt | מִמִּצְרַ֖יִם | mim·miṣ·ra·yim | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| by night | לָֽיְלָה׃ | lā·yə·lāh | Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 13:4 · Exodus 34:18 · Exodus 12:2–20 · Numbers 28:16 · Leviticus 23:5 · Exodus 23:15 · Numbers 9:2–5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.