Deuteronomy 16:6

You must only offer the Passover sacrifice at the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for His Name. Do this in the evening as the sun sets, at the same time you departed from Egypt.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites on the plains of Moab, giving final instructions on Passover observance before they enter Canaan.

The words — יִבְחַר (yiv.char) = he will choose; הַמָּקוֹם (ha.makom) = the place. The syntax restricts the sacrifice to this singular, divinely designated location.

The thread — The command to seek one chosen dwelling originates in Deuteronomy 12:5, the evening slaughter timing is established in Exodus 12:6, and the evening meal setting is echoed in Matthew 26:20.

Why it lands — The text demands centralized worship at a specific location and strict adherence to the Exodus departure time, eliminating local or improvised ritual practice.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

But at the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to place his name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that thou camest forth out of Egypt.

Cross-references

Exodus 12:6 You must keep it until the fourteenth day of the month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel will slaughter the animals at twilight.
Deuteronomy 12:5 Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.
Matthew 26:20 When evening came, Jesus was reclining with the twelve disciples.
Hebrews 9:26 Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
1 Peter 1:19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
Numbers 9:3 You are to observe it at the appointed time, at twilight on the fourteenth day of this month, in accordance with its statutes and ordinances.”
Numbers 9:11 Such people are to observe it at twilight on the fourteenth day of the second month. They are to eat the lamb, together with unleavened bread and bitter herbs;
Hebrews 1:2 But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.