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Deuteronomy 16:2 — King James Version← Study notes

Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the Lord thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the Lord shall choose to place his name there.


Deuteronomy 16:2Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 16:213 words
וְזָבַחְתָּwəzāvaḥətāAnd slaughter
פֶּסַחpesaḥPretermission
לַיהוָהlayhwāhTo LORD
אֱלֹהֶיךָʾĕlōheyḵāGod
צֹאןṣōʾnFlock
וּבָקָרûvāqārAnd beeve
בַּמָּקוֹםbamāqwōmIn standing
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
יִבְחַרyivəḥarTry
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
לְשַׁכֵּןləšakēnTo reside
שְׁמוֹšəmwōAppellation
שָׁםšāmThere
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְזָבַחְתָּwəzāvaḥətāAnd slaughter
פֶּסַחpesaḥPretermission
לַיהוָהlayhwāhTo LORD
אֱלֹהֶיךָʾĕlōheyḵāGod
צֹאןṣōʾnFlock
וּבָקָרûvāqārAnd beeve
בַּמָּקוֹםbamāqwōmIn standing
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
יִבְחַרyivəḥarTry
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
לְשַׁכֵּןləšakēnTo reside
שְׁמוֹšəmwōAppellation
שָׁםšāmThere

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