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Deuteronomy 16:2

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Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there.

Thou shalt therefore sacrifice {H2076} the passover {H6453} unto the LORD {H3068} thy God {H430}, of the flock {H6629} and the herd {H1241}, in the place {H4725} which the LORD {H3068} shall choose {H977} to place {H7931} his name {H8034} there.

You are to sacrifice the Pesach offering from flock and herd to ADONAI your God in the place where ADONAI will choose to have his name live.

You are to offer to the LORD your God the Passover sacrifice from the herd or flock in the place the LORD will choose as a dwelling for His Name.

And thou shalt sacrifice the passover unto Jehovah thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which Jehovah shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there.

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Cross-References

  • Deuteronomy 12:5 (4 votes)

    ¶ But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, [even] unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:

  • Deuteronomy 12:26 (3 votes)

    Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the LORD shall choose:

  • Luke 22:8 (2 votes)

    And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.

  • Deuteronomy 15:20 (2 votes)

    Thou shalt eat [it] before the LORD thy God year by year in the place which the LORD shall choose, thou and thy household.

  • Deuteronomy 12:18 (2 votes)

    But thou must eat them before the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that [is] within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands unto.

  • Exodus 12:5 (2 votes)

    Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take [it] out from the sheep, or from the goats:

  • Exodus 12:7 (2 votes)

    And they shall take of the blood, and strike [it] on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.