Deuteronomy 16:1

“Keep the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to YHWH your Elohim, for in the month of Abib YHWH your Elohim brought you out of Egypt by night.”

Deuteronomy 16:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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פֶּסַח / πάσχα

It is celebrated in the month of Abib, in remembrance of the departure from Egypt.

Numbers 9:2Joshua 5:10

Deuteronomy 16:1, word by word

Keepשָׁמוֹרshamor

keep

To obey the covenant or the commands.

Where else “shamor” appears
the monthחֹדֶשׁchodesh

month

A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.

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of Abibאָבִיבaviv

fresh ears, Abib

A tender ear of grain, still green. From it comes the name of the month of Abib, the month of the going out from Egypt.

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and celebrateעָשִׂיתָasita

prepare

To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.

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the Passoverפֶּסַחpesach

Passover

Passover (pesach): the festival that recalls the night when God "passed over" the houses of Israel and brought them out of Egypt; also the animal sacrificed that night.

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to YHWHיהוָהyhva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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brought you outהוֹצִיאֲhotsia

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

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of Egyptמִּצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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by nightלָיְלָהlayla

night

Night.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

1 · This verse (above)

2And you shall sacrifice the Passover to YHWH your Elohim, from the flock and the herd, in the place that YHWH chooses to make his name dwell there.

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