Deuteronomy 16:6

but at the place which Yahweh your God shall choose, to cause his name to dwell in, there you shall sacrifice the Passover at evening, at the going down of the sun, at the season that you came out of Egypt.

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WEBBE

but at the place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell in, there you shall sacrifice the Passover at evening, at the going down of the sun, at the season that you came out of Egypt.

BSB

You 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.

KJV

But at the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name 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.

ASV

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.

BBE

But in the place marked out by the Lord your God as the resting-place of his name, there you are to put the Passover to death in the evening, at sundown, at that time of the year when you came out of Egypt.

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כִּי ki that H3588 אִם־ 'im- except H518 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 הַמָּקוֹם ha·ma·kom the place H4725 אֲשֶׁר־ 'a·sher- which H834 יִבְחַר yiv·char he will choose H977 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֱלֹהֶיךָ 'e·lo·hei·kha God your H430 לְשַׁכֵּן le·sha·ken to cause to dwell H7931 שְׁמוֹ she·mo name his H8034 שָׁם sham there H8033 תִּזְבַּח tiz·bach you will sacrifice H2076 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הַפֶּסַח ha·pe·sach the passover H6453 בָּעָרֶב ba·'a·rev in the evening H6153 כְּבוֹא ke·vo' when goes H935 הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ ha·she·mesh the sun H8121 מוֹעֵד mo·'ed [the] time of H4150 צֵאתְךָ tze·te·kha coming out you H3318 מִמִּצְרָיִם mi·mitz·ra·yim from Egypt H4714

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–17

The laws for the three yearly feasts are here repeated; that of the Passover, that of the Pentecost, that of Tabernacles; and the general law concerning the people's attendance. Never should a believer forget his low estate of guilt and misery, his deliverance, and the price it cost the Redeemer; that gratitude and joy in the Lord may be mingled with sorrow for sin, and patience under the tribulations in his way to the kingdom of heaven. They must rejoice in their receivings from God, and in their returns of service and sacrifice to him; our duty must be our delight, as well as our enjoyment. If those who were under the law must rejoice before God, much more we that are under the grace of the gospel; which makes it our duty to rejoice evermore, to rejoice in the Lord always. When we rejoice in God ourselves, we should do what we can to assist others also to rejoice in him, by comforting the mourners, and supplying those who are in want. All who make God their joy, may rejoice in hope, for He is faithful that has promised.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.