Deuteronomy 16 · Verse 4

Deuteronomy 16:4

And there shall be no leavened bread seen with thee in all thy coast seven days; neither shall there any thing of the flesh, which thou sacrificedst the first day at even, remain all night until the morning.
Deuteronomy 16:4, King James Version

Deuteronomy 16:4 in other translations

BSBNo leaven is to be found in all your land for seven days, and none of the meat you sacrifice in the evening of the first day shall remain until morning.
WEBNo yeast shall be seen with you in all your borders seven days; neither shall any of the meat, which you sacrifice the first day at evening, remain all night until the morning.
ASVAnd there shall be no leaven seen with thee in all thy borders seven days; neither shall any of the flesh, which thou sacrificest the first day at even, remain all night until the morning.
YLTand there is not seen with thee leaven in all thy border seven days, and there doth not remain of the flesh which thou dost sacrifice at evening on the first day till morning.
DARBYAnd there shall be no leaven seen with thee in all thy borders seven days; neither shall any of the flesh, which thou sacrificedst at even on the first day, be left over night until the morning. —
BBEFor seven days let no leaven be used through all your land; and nothing of the flesh which is put to death in the evening of the first day is to be kept through the night till morning.
WebsterAnd there shall be no leavened bread seen with thee in all thy borders seven days; neither shall there any thing of the flesh, which thou didst sacrifice the first day at evening, remain all night until the morning.

What does Deuteronomy 16:4 mean?

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 16:4 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.

וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
יֵרָאֶ֨הye.ra.'Ehit will be seenH7200
לְךָ֥le.Khaby you
שְׂאֹ֛רse.'OrleavenH7603
בְּכָל\־be.kholin allH3605
גְּבֻלְךָ֖ge.vul.Khaterritory yourH1366
שִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtsevenH7651
יָמִ֑יםya.MimdaysH3117
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
יָלִ֣יןya.Linit will remain overnightH3885
מִן\־min-any ofH4480
הַבָּשָׂ֗רha.ba.Sarthe meatH1320
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834
תִּזְבַּ֥חtiz.Bachyou will sacrificeH2076
בָּעֶ֛רֶבba.'E.revin the eveningH6153
בַּיּ֥וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117
הָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.Shon<the> firstH7223
לַבֹּֽקֶר\׃la.Bo.kerto the morningH1242

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 16:4

  • Exodus 34:25

    Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven; neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of the passover be left unto the morning.

  • Exodus 12:10

    And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.

  • Exodus 13:7

    Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters.

  • Exodus 12:15

    Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.

  • Exodus 12:8

    And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.

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Ex 12:15; 13:7; 34:25
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Context

  • 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.

  • Deuteronomy 16:4

    And there shall be no leavened bread seen with thee in all thy coast seven days; neither shall there any thing of the flesh, which thou sacrificedst the first day at even, remain all night until the morning.

  • Deuteronomy 16:5

    Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover within any of thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee:

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Deuteronomy 16:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y no se dejará ver levadura contigo en todo tu término por siete días; y de la carne que matares á la tarde del primer día, no quedará hasta la mañana.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il ne se verra pas de levain chez toi, dans toutes tes limites, pendant sept jours; et de la chair que tu sacrifieras le soir du premier jour, rien ne passera la nuit jusqu’au matin.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sieben Tage soll kein Sauerteig bei dir gesehen werden in deinem ganzen Gebiet; und von dem Fleische, das du am Abend schlachtest, am ersten Tage, soll nichts über Nacht bleiben bis an den Morgen. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Non apparebit fermentum in omnibus terminis tuis septem diebus, et non remanebit de carnibus ejus, quod immolatum est vespere in die primo, usque mane.