New American Standard Bible 1995
Deuteronomy 16:1-15
1“ObserveH8104 1the monthH2320 of AbibH24 and 23celebrateH6213 the PassoverH6453 to the LordH3068 your GodH430, for in the monthH2320 of AbibH24 the LordH3068 your GodH430 broughtH3318 you out of EgyptH4714 by nightH3915. 2You shall sacrificeH2076 the PassoverH6453 to the LordH3068 your GodH430 from the flockH6629 and the herdH1241, in the placeH4725 whereH834H8033 the LordH3068 choosesH977 to establishH7931 His nameH8034. 34You shall not eatH398 leavenedH2557 breadH2557 with it; sevenH7651 daysH3117 you shall eatH398 with it unleavenedH4682 breadH4682, the breadH3899 of afflictionH6040 (for you cameH3318 out of the landH776 of EgyptH4714 in hasteH2649), soH4616 that you may rememberH2142 5allH3605 the daysH3117 of your lifeH2425 the dayH3117 when you cameH3318 out of the landH776 of EgyptH4714. 4For sevenH7651 daysH3117 noH3808 leavenH7603 shall be seenH7200 with you in allH3605 your territoryH1366, and 6noneH3808 of the fleshH1320 whichH834 you sacrificeH2076 on the eveningH6153 of the firstH7223 dayH3117 shall remainH3885 overnightH3885 until morningH1242. 5You are not allowedH3201 to sacrificeH2076 the PassoverH6453 in anyH259 of your 7townsH8179 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 is givingH5414 you; 6but 8at the placeH4725 whereH834H8033 the LordH3068 your GodH430 choosesH977 to establishH7931 His nameH8034, you shall sacrificeH2076 the PassoverH6453 in the eveningH6153 at sunsetH8121H935, at the timeH4150 that you cameH3318 out of EgyptH4714. 7You shall 9cookH1310 and eatH398 it in the placeH4725 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 choosesH977. In the morningH1242 you are to returnH6437H1980 to your tentsH168. 8SixH8337 daysH3117 you shall eatH398 unleavenedH4682 breadH4682, and 10on the seventhH7637 dayH3117 there shall be 11a solemnH6116 assemblyH6116 to the LordH3068 your GodH430; you shall doH6213 noH3808 workH4399 on it.
9“12You shall countH5608 sevenH7651 weeksH7620 for yourself; you shall beginH2490 to countH5608 sevenH7651 weeksH7620 from the time you beginH2490 to put the sickleH2770 to the standingH7054 grainH7054. 10Then you shall 13celebrateH6213 the FeastH2282 of WeeksH7620 to the LordH3068 your GodH430 with a tributeH4530 of a freewillH5071 offeringH5071 of your handH3027, whichH834 you shall giveH5414 justH3152 as the LordH3068 your GodH430 blessesH1288 you; 11and you shall 14rejoiceH8055 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 your GodH430, you and your sonH1121 and your daughterH1323 and your maleH5650 and femaleH519 servantsH5650H519 and 15the LeviteH3881 whoH834 is in your 16townH8179, and 17the strangerH1616 and the 18orphanH3490 and the widowH490 whoH834 are in your midstH7130, in the placeH4725 whereH834H8033 the LordH3068 your GodH430 choosesH977 to establishH7931 His nameH8034. 1219You shall rememberH2142 that you were a slaveH5650 in EgyptH4714, and you shall be carefulH8104 to observeH6213 theseH428 statutesH2706.
13“20You shall 21celebrateH6213 the FeastH2282 of BoothsH5521 sevenH7651 daysH3117 after you have gatheredH622 in from your threshingH1637 floorH1637 and your wineH3342 vatH3342; 14and you shall 22rejoiceH8055 in your feastH2282, you and your sonH1121 and your daughterH1323 and your maleH5650 and femaleH519 servantsH5650H519 and the LeviteH3881 and the strangerH1616 and the 23orphanH3490 and the widowH490 whoH834 are in your 24townsH8179. 15SevenH7651 daysH3117 you shall celebrateH2287 a feastH2287 to the LordH3068 your GodH430 in the placeH4725 whichH834 the LordH3068 choosesH977, becauseH3588 the LordH3068 your GodH430 will blessH1288 you in allH3605 your produceH8393 and in allH3605 the workH4639 of your handsH3027, so that you will be altogetherH389 joyfulH8056.
Notes
- 1. Deuteronomy 16:1 Ex 12:2 ↩
- 2. Deuteronomy 16:1 Lit perform ↩
- 3. Deuteronomy 16:1 Num 28:16 ↩
- 4. Deuteronomy 16:3 Ex 12:8, 15, 19, 39; 13:3; 34:18 ↩
- 5. Deuteronomy 16:3 Deut 4:9 ↩
- 6. Deuteronomy 16:4 Ex 12:8, 10; 34:25 ↩
- 7. Deuteronomy 16:5 Lit gates ↩
- 8. Deuteronomy 16:6 Deut 12:5 ↩
- 9. Deuteronomy 16:7 Ex 12:8; 2 Chr 35:13 ↩
- 10. Deuteronomy 16:8 Num 28:25 ↩
- 11. Deuteronomy 16:8 Ex 12:16; 13:6; Lev 23:8, 36 ↩
- 12. Deuteronomy 16:9 Ex 23:16; 34:22; Lev 23:15; Num 28:26 ↩
- 13. Deuteronomy 16:10 Lit perform ↩
- 14. Deuteronomy 16:11 Deut 12:7 ↩
- 15. Deuteronomy 16:11 Deut 12:12 ↩
- 16. Deuteronomy 16:11 Lit gates ↩
- 17. Deuteronomy 16:11 Deut 14:29 ↩
- 18. Deuteronomy 16:11 Or fatherless ↩
- 19. Deuteronomy 16:12 Deut 15:15 ↩
- 20. Deuteronomy 16:13 Lev 23:34-43 ↩
- 21. Deuteronomy 16:13 Lit perform ↩
- 22. Deuteronomy 16:14 Deut 16:11 ↩
- 23. Deuteronomy 16:14 Or fatherless ↩
- 24. Deuteronomy 16:14 Lit gates ↩
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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