Deuteronomy 16:6

“but at the place that YHWH your Elohim chooses to make his name dwell there, there you shall sacrifice the Passover in the evening, at the going down of the sun, at the appointed time of your coming out of Egypt.”

Deuteronomy 16:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 16:6, word by word

the placeמָּקוֹםmakom

place

A place, a spot.

Where else “makom” appears
YHWHיְהוָהyehva

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.

Where else “yehva” appears
your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe

Elohim

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

Where else “elohe” appears
choosesיִבְחַרyivchar

elect

God picks out his people, a place or a king.

Where else “yivchar” appears
to makeשַׁכֵּןshaken

make dwell

To make dwell: "to make his name dwell there".

Where else “shaken” appears
his nameשְׁמshem

name of YHWH

YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.

Where else “shem” appears
there you shall sacrificeתִּזְבַּחtizbach

sacrifice

To kill an animal as a gift to God or other gods.

Where else “tizbach” appears
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.

Where else “pesach” appears
in the eveningעָרֶבarev

evening

Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.

Where else “arev” appears
at the going downבוֹאvo

set

For the sun to set.

Where else “vo” appears
of the sunשֶּׁמֶשׁshemesh

sun

The star that gives light and heat by day and marks the day and the year; "under the sun" means in this world.

Where else “shemesh” appears
at the appointed timeמוֹעֵדmoed

appointed time

A date fixed beforehand.

Where else “moed” appears
of your coming outצֵאתְtset

go out

To go out of a place.

Where else “tset” appears
of Egyptמִּצְרָיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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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

5You may not sacrifice the Passover in any one of your gates that YHWH your Elohim is giving you,

6 · This verse (above)

7And you shall cook it and eat it in the place that YHWH your Elohim chooses, and in the morning you shall turn and go to your tents.

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