Deuteronomy 16:1

Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Moses addresses Israel on the plains of Moab, commanding them to observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to Yahweh their God.

The words — שָׁמוֹר (sha.mor) means "keep" or "observe," and חֹדֶשׁ הָאָבִיב (chodesh ha'aviV) specifies the "month of Abib," the designated lunar cycle for the command.

The thread — The text links this observance to Exodus 13:4, Exodus 34:18, and Exodus 12:2, which establish Abib as the departure month, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and the first month of the year.

Why it lands — The verse requires Israel to mark a fixed calendar month and perform a designated sacrifice to Yahweh, explicitly tying the ritual to the historical event of being brought out of Egypt by night.

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The Hebrew words

שָׁמוֹר֙sha.mOrkeep אֶת־'et-<obj.>חֹ֣דֶשׁCho.desh[the] month of הָאָבִ֔יבha./'a.Viv<the>/ Abib וְעָשִׂ֣יתָve./'a.Si.taand/ you will observe פֶּ֔סַחPe.sacha passover לַיהוָ֖הla./Yah.wehto/ Yahweh אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei./khaGod/ your כִּ֞יkifor בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁbe./Cho.deshin/ [the] month of הָֽאָבִ֗יבha./'a.Viv<the>/ Abib הוֹצִ֨יאֲךָ֜ho.Tzi.'a./khahe brought out/ you יְהוָ֧הYah.wehYahweh אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei./khaGod/ your מִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi./mitz.Ra.yimfrom/ Egypt לָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahnight

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Exodus 13:4 Today, in the month of Abib, you are leaving.
Exodus 34:18 You are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread. For seven days at the appointed time in the month of Abib, you are to eat unleavened bread as I commanded you. For in the month of Abib you came out of Egypt.
Exodus 12:2 “This month is the beginning of months for you; it shall be the first month of your year.
Numbers 28:16 The fourteenth day of the first month is the LORD’s Passover.
Leviticus 23:5 The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month.
Exodus 23:15 You are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread as I commanded you: At the appointed time in the month of Abib you are to eat unleavened bread for seven days, because that was the month you came out of Egypt. No one may appear before Me empty-handed.
Numbers 9:2 “The Israelites are to observe the Passover at its appointed time.
Exodus 12:29 Now at midnight the LORD struck down every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, as well as all the firstborn among the livestock.