Deuteronomy 16:5

Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover,—within any of thine own gates which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

4And there shall not be seen with thee leaven in any of thy bounds seven days,—neither shall there remain all night of the flesh which thou shalt sacrifice in the evening, on the first day, unto the morning.

6but in the place which Yahweh thy God shall choose to make a habitation for his name, there, shalt thou sacrifice the passover in the evening,—at the going in of the sun, at the very time thou camest forth out of Egypt.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 16:2therefore shalt thou sacrifice a passover unto Yahweh thy God of flock or herd,—in the place which Yahweh shall choose to make a habitation for his name there.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 16:2-18

Yearly Release. ( b. c. 1451.) 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. 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. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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