Deuteronomy 16 · Verse 2

Deuteronomy 16:2

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.
Deuteronomy 16:2, King James Version

Deuteronomy 16:2 in other translations

BSBYou 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.
WEBYou shall sacrifice the Passover to the LORD your God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to cause his name to dwell there.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTand thou hast sacrificed a passover to Jehovah thy God, of the flock, and of the herd, in the place which Jehovah doth choose to cause His name to tabernacle there.
DARBYAnd thou shalt sacrifice the passover to Jehovah thy God, of the flock and of the herd, in the place which Jehovah will choose to cause his name to dwell there.
BBEThe Passover offering, from your flock or your herd, is to be given to the Lord your God in the place marked out by him as the resting-place of his name.
WebsterThou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover to the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there.

What does Deuteronomy 16:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover--not the paschal lamb, which was strictly and properly the passover. The whole solemnity is here meant, as is evident from the mention of the additional victims that required to be offered on the subsequent days of the feast (Nu 28:18, 19; 2Ch 35:8, 9), and from the allusion to the continued use of unleavened bread for seven days, whereas the passover itself was to be eaten at once. The words before us are equivalent to "thou shalt observe the feast of the passover."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 16:1-17

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…

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Deuteronomy 16:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְזָבַ֥חְתָּve.za.Vach.taand you will sacrificeH2076
פֶּ֛סַחPe.sacha passoverH6453
לַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
צֹ֣אןtzonflockH6629
וּבָקָ֑רu.va.Karand herdH1241
בַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmin the placeH4725
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whereH834
יִבְחַ֣רyiv.Charhe will chooseH977
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.Kento cause to dwellH7931
שְׁמ֖וֹshe.Moname hisH8034
שָֽׁם\׃ShamthereH8033

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Deuteronomy 16:2

  • Deuteronomy 12:5

    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

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

  • 1 Corinthians 5:7

    Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:

  • Matthew 26:17

    Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?

  • Luke 22:15

    And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:

  • Luke 22:8

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

  • Numbers 28:16-19

    And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the Lord. And in the fifteenth day of this month is the feast: seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten. In the first day shall be an holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein: But ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering unto the Lord; two young bullocks, and one ram, and seven lambs of the first year: they shall be unto you without blemish:

  • Mark 14:12

    And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?

  • Deuteronomy 12:14

    But in the place which the Lord shall choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command thee.

  • Deuteronomy 12:18

    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.

  • Deuteronomy 12:11

    Then there shall be a place which the Lord your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the Lord:

  • Deuteronomy 15:20

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

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
sacrifice.
Ex 12:5-7; Nu 28:16-19; 2Ch 35:7; Mt 26:2,17; Mr 14:12; Lu 22:8,15
1Co 5:7
in the place which.
12:5,11,14,18,26; 15:20

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 16:1

    Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the Lord thy God: for in the month of Abib the Lord thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night.

  • Deuteronomy 16:2

    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.

  • Deuteronomy 16:3

    Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of thy life.

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Deuteronomy 16:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y sacrificarás la pascua á Jehová tu Dios, de las ovejas y de las vacas, en el lugar que Jehová escogiere para hacer habitar allí su nombre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et sacrifie la pâque à l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, du menu et du gros bétail, au lieu que l’ Éternel aura choisi pour y faire habiter son nom.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und du sollst Jehova, deinem Gott, das Passah schlachten, Klein- und Rindvieh, an dem Orte, den Jehova erwählen wird, um seinen Namen daselbst wohnen zu lassen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Immolabisque Phase Domino Deo tuo de ovibus, et de bobus, in loco quem elegerit Dominus Deus tuus, ut habitet nomen ejus ibi.