Deuteronomy 16:7
What does Deuteronomy 16:7 mean?
A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 16:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And thou shalt roast and eat it in the place which Jehovah thy God shall choose: and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And thou shalt roast and eat it in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose: and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And thou shalt roast and eat it in the place which Jehovah thy God shall choose: and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949It is to be cooked and taken as food in the place marked out by the Lord: and in the morning you are to go back to your tents.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and thou hast cooked and eaten in the place on which Jehovah thy God doth fix, and hast turned in the morning, and gone to thy tents;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And thou shalt dress, and eat it in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, and in the morning rising up thou shalt go into thy dwellings.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And thou shalt cook and eat it at the place which Jehovah thyGod will choose; and in the morning shalt thou turn and go unto thy tents.
Context
v.6but at the place which Jehovah thy God shall choose, to cause his name to dwell in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that thou camest forth out of Egypt.
v.7This passage
v.8Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread; and on the seventh day shall be a solemn assembly to Jehovah thy God; thou shalt do no work therein.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- John 2:23
Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, during the feast, many believed on his name, beholding his signs which he did.
- 2 Chronicles 35:13
And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: and the holy offerings boiled they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and carried them quickly to all the children of the people.
- John 2:13
And the passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
- Psalms 22:14
I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint: My heart is like wax; It is melted within me.
- Exodus 12:8
And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; with bitter herbs they shall eat it.
- Deuteronomy 16:6
but at the place which Jehovah thy God shall choose, to cause his name to dwell in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that thou camest forth out of Egypt.
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