Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 16:6–7

⁶You must only offer the Passover sacrifice at the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for His Name. Do this in the evening as the sun sets, at the same time you departed from Egypt. ⁷And you shall roast it and eat it in the place the LORD your God will choose, and in the morning you shall return to your tents.

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Deuteronomy 16:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You must only	כִּ֠י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
offer	תִּזְבַּ֥ח	tiz·baḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
the Passover sacrifice	הַפֶּ֖סַח	hap·pe·saḥ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6453 passover
at	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the place	הַמָּק֞וֹם	ham·mā·qō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
the LORD	יְהוָ֤ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
will choose	יִבְחַ֨ר	yiḇ·ḥar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H977 choose
as a dwelling	לְשַׁכֵּ֣ן	lə·šak·kên	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
for His Name	שְׁמ֔וֹ	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
Do this in the evening	בָּעָ֑רֶב	bā·‘ā·reḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6153 (sun)set, evening
as the sun	הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ	haš·še·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
sets	כְּב֣וֹא	kə·ḇō·w	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
at the same time	מוֹעֵ֖ד	mō·w·‘êḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H4150 appointed time, place, meeting
you departed	צֵֽאתְךָ֥	ṣê·ṯə·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
from Egypt	מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃	mim·miṣ·rā·yim	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

Deuteronomy 16:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And you shall roast it	וּבִשַּׁלְתָּ֙	ū·ḇiš·šal·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H1310 boil, seethe
and eat it	וְאָ֣כַלְתָּ֔	wə·’ā·ḵal·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H398 eat
in the place	בַּמָּק֕וֹם	bam·mā·qō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
will choose	יִבְחַ֛ר	yiḇ·ḥar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H977 choose
and in the morning	בַבֹּ֔קֶר	ḇab·bō·qer	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning
you shall return	וְהָלַכְתָּ֖	wə·hā·laḵ·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to your tents	לְאֹהָלֶֽיךָ׃	lə·’ō·hā·le·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H168 tent

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Deuteronomy 16:6 Deuteronomy 12:5 · 1 Peter 1:19–20 · Exodus 12:6–9 · Hebrews 9:26 · Matthew 26:20

Deuteronomy 16:7 2 Chronicles 35:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.