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Deuteronomy 16

BSB·22 verses ·Old Testament
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1Observeשָׁמוֹר֙šā·mō·wr — To guard, keep, observe, preserveH8104 — Full Word Study → the monthחֹ֣דֶשׁḥō·ḏeš — A month; lunar period; new moonH2320 — Full Word Study → of Abibהָאָבִ֔יבhā·’ā·ḇîḇ — Fresh ears of grain; the spring month AbibH24 — Full Word Study → and celebrateוְעָשִׂ֣יתָwə·‘ā·śî·ṯā — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → the Passoverפֶּ֔סַחpe·saḥ — PassoverH6453 — Full Word Study → to the LORDלַיהוָ֖הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study →, becauseכִּ֞יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → in the monthבְּחֹ֣דֶשׁbə·ḥō·ḏeš — A month; lunar period; new moonH2320 — Full Word Study → of Abibהָֽאָבִ֗יבhā·’ā·ḇîḇ — Fresh ears of grain; the spring month AbibH24 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study → brought you outהוֹצִ֨יאֲךָ֜hō·w·ṣî·’ă·ḵā — To go out, come forth, exitH3318 — Full Word Study → of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmim·miṣ·ra·yim — Egypt, the ancient nationH4714 — Full Word Study → by nightלָֽיְלָה׃lā·yə·lāh — Night, darkness, the period of darknessH3915 — Full Word Study →. 2You are to offerוְזָבַ֥חְתָּwə·zā·ḇaḥ·tā — to slaughter an animal as a sacrifice or offeringH2076 — Full Word Study → to the LORDלַיהוָ֥הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study → the Passover sacrificeפֶּ֛סַחpe·saḥ — PassoverH6453 — Full Word Study → from the herdוּבָקָ֑רū·ḇā·qār — cattle, herd, ox, bovine livestockH1241 — Full Word Study → or flockצֹ֣אןṣōn — flock of sheep or goatsH6629 — Full Word Study → in the placeבַּמָּקוֹם֙bam·mā·qō·wm — A place, location, or spaceH4725 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → will chooseיִבְחַ֣רyiḇ·ḥar — To choose, select, or preferH977 — Full Word Study → as a dwellingלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןlə·šak·kên — To dwell, inhabit, or settle in a placeH7931 — Full Word Study → for His Nameשְׁמ֖וֹšə·mōw — Name; reputation; renownH8034 — Full Word Study →. 3You must notלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → eatתֹאכַ֤לṯō·ḵal — to eat, consume, devourH398 — Full Word Study → leavened breadחָמֵ֔ץḥā·mêṣ — leaven; fermented dough used as raising agentH2557 — Full Word Study → with itעָלָיו֙‘ā·lāw — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study →; for sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תšiḇ·‘aṯ — The number seven; sevenfoldH7651 — Full Word Study → daysיָמִ֛יםyā·mîm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → you are to eatתֹּֽאכַל־tō·ḵal- — to eat, consume, devourH398 — Full Word Study → with itעָלָ֥יו‘ā·lāw — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → unleavened breadמַצּ֖וֹתmaṣ·ṣō·wṯ — Unleavened bread; bread made without yeastH4682 — Full Word Study →, the breadלֶ֣חֶםle·ḥem — Bread; food; sustenanceH3899 — Full Word Study → of afflictionעֹ֑נִי‘ō·nî — affliction, distress, troubleH6040 — Full Word Study →, becauseכִּ֣יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → you leftיָצָ֙אתָ֙yā·ṣā·ṯā — To go out, come forth, exitH3318 — Full Word Study → the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץmê·’e·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study → of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmiṣ·ra·yim — Egypt, the ancient nationH4714 — Full Word Study → in hasteבְחִפָּז֗וֹןḇə·ḥip·pā·zō·wn — Haste, hurried action, urgencyH2649 — Full Word Study →so thatלְמַ֣עַןlə·ma·‘an — because of, for the sake of, in order thatH4616 — Full Word Study → you may rememberתִּזְכֹּר֔tiz·kōr — to remember, recall, or mentionH2142 — Full Word Study → for the restכֹּ֖לkōl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → of your lifeחַיֶּֽיךָ׃ḥay·ye·ḵā — alive, living, lifeH2416 — Full Word Study → the dayיְמֵ֥יyə·mê — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → you leftצֵֽאתְךָ֙ṣê·ṯə·ḵā — To go out, come forth, exitH3318 — Full Word Study → the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץmê·’e·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study → of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmiṣ·ra·yim — Egypt, the ancient nationH4714 — Full Word Study →. 4Noוְלֹֽא־wə·lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → leavenשְׂאֹ֛רśə·’ōr — leaven; yeast; fermented doughH7603 — Full Word Study → is to be foundיֵרָאֶ֨הyê·rā·’eh — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study → in allבְּכָל־bə·ḵāl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → your landגְּבֻלְךָ֖gə·ḇul·ḵā — boundary, border, or limit of a regionH1366 — Full Word Study → for sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תšiḇ·‘aṯ — The number seven; sevenfoldH7651 — Full Word Study → daysיָמִ֑יםyā·mîm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study →, and noneוְלֹא־wə·lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → ofמִן־min- — from, out of, by means ofH4480 — Full Word Study → the meatהַבָּשָׂ֗רhab·bā·śār — Flesh; body; meat; human natureH1320 — Full Word Study → you sacrificeתִּזְבַּ֥חtiz·baḥ — to slaughter an animal as a sacrifice or offeringH2076 — Full Word Study → in the eveningבָּעֶ֛רֶבbā·‘e·reḇ — Evening, the time of day when sun setsH6153 — Full Word Study → of the firstהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןhā·ri·šō·wn — First, foremost, or former; earliest in time or orderH7223 — Full Word Study → dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbay·yō·wm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → shall remainיָלִ֣יןyā·lîn — to lodge, dwell, or remain (overnight or permanently)H3885 — Full Word Study → until morningלַבֹּֽקֶר׃lab·bō·qer — Morning; daybreak; the early part of the dayH1242 — Full Word Study →. 5You are notלֹ֥אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → to sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֣חַliz·bō·aḥ — to slaughter an animal as a sacrifice or offeringH2076 — Full Word Study → the Passover animalהַפָּ֑סַחhap·pā·saḥ — PassoverH6453 — Full Word Study → in anyבְּאַחַ֣דbə·’a·ḥaḏ — One; unity; single; firstH259 — Full Word Study → of the townsשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָšə·‘ā·re·ḵā — Gate; entrance to a city or enclosureH8179 — Full Word Study → thatאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer- — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study → is givingנֹתֵ֥ןnō·ṯên — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → you. 6You must onlyכִּ֠יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → offerתִּזְבַּ֥חtiz·baḥ — to slaughter an animal as a sacrifice or offeringH2076 — Full Word Study → the Passover sacrificeהַפֶּ֖סַחhap·pe·saḥ — PassoverH6453 — Full Word Study → atאֶל־’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → the placeהַמָּק֞וֹםham·mā·qō·wm — A place, location, or spaceH4725 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study → will chooseיִבְחַ֨רyiḇ·ḥar — To choose, select, or preferH977 — Full Word Study → as a dwellingלְשַׁכֵּ֣ןlə·šak·kên — To dwell, inhabit, or settle in a placeH7931 — Full Word Study → for His Nameשְׁמ֔וֹšə·mōw — Name; reputation; renownH8034 — Full Word Study →. Do this in the eveningבָּעָ֑רֶבbā·‘ā·reḇ — Evening, the time of day when sun setsH6153 — Full Word Study → as the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁhaš·še·meš — The sun; sunlight; dayH8121 — Full Word Study → setsכְּב֣וֹאkə·ḇō·w — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study →, at the same timeמוֹעֵ֖דmō·w·‘êḏ — appointed time; solemn assemblyH4150 — Full Word Study → you departedצֵֽאתְךָ֥ṣê·ṯə·ḵā — To go out, come forth, exitH3318 — Full Word Study → from Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mim·miṣ·rā·yim — Egypt, the ancient nationH4714 — Full Word Study →. 7And you shall roast itוּבִשַּׁלְתָּ֙ū·ḇiš·šal·tā — To cook by heat; boil, roast, or bakeH1310 — Full Word Study → and eat itוְאָ֣כַלְתָּ֔wə·’ā·ḵal·tā — to eat, consume, devourH398 — Full Word Study → in the placeבַּמָּק֕וֹםbam·mā·qō·wm — A place, location, or spaceH4725 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study → will chooseיִבְחַ֛רyiḇ·ḥar — To choose, select, or preferH977 — Full Word Study →, and in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרḇab·bō·qer — Morning; daybreak; the early part of the dayH1242 — Full Word Study → you shall returnוְהָלַכְתָּ֖wə·hā·laḵ·tā — to go, walk, travel, proceedH1980 — Full Word Study → to your tentsלְאֹהָלֶֽיךָ׃lə·’ō·hā·le·ḵā — A tent; portable dwelling placeH168 — Full Word Study →. 8For sixשֵׁ֥שֶׁתšê·šeṯ — The number six; sixth in orderH8337 — Full Word Study → daysיָמִ֖יםyā·mîm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → you must eatתֹּאכַ֣לtō·ḵal — to eat, consume, devourH398 — Full Word Study → unleavened breadמַצּ֑וֹתmaṣ·ṣō·wṯ — Unleavened bread; bread made without yeastH4682 — Full Word Study →, and on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יhaš·šə·ḇî·‘î — seventh; occurring on the seventh day or in a series of sevenH7637 — Full Word Study → dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםū·ḇay·yō·wm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → you shall hold a solemn assemblyעֲצֶ֙רֶת֙‘ă·ṣe·reṯ — Solemn assembly or sacred gatheringH6116 — Full Word Study → to the LORDלַיהוָ֣הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study →, and you must notלֹ֥אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → doתַעֲשֶׂ֖הṯa·‘ă·śeh — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → any workמְלָאכָֽה׃סmə·lā·ḵāh — Work, labor, occupation; manufactured goods or craftH4399 — Full Word Study →. 9You are to count offתִּסְפָּר־tis·pār- — To count, record, or declareH5608 — Full Word Study → sevenשִׁבְעָ֥הšiḇ·‘āh — The number seven; sevenfoldH7651 — Full Word Study → weeksשָׁבֻעֹ֖תšā·ḇu·‘ōṯ — WeeksH7620 — Full Word Study → from the time you first put the sickleחֶרְמֵשׁ֙ḥer·mêš — Curved blade for harvesting grain; sickleH2770 — Full Word Study → to the standing grainבַּקָּמָ֔הbaq·qā·māh — standing grain, growing cropH7054 — Full Word Study →. 10And you shall celebrateוְעָשִׂ֜יתָwə·‘ā·śî·ṯā — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → the Feastחַ֤גḥaḡ — Appointed feast or festival celebrationH2282 — Full Word Study → of Weeksשָׁבֻעוֹת֙šā·ḇu·‘ō·wṯ — WeeksH7620 — Full Word Study → to the LORDלַיהוָ֣הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study → with a freewill offeringנִדְבַ֥תniḏ·ḇaṯ — Voluntary offering; willing gift; freewill contributionH5071 — Full Word Study → thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šer — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → you giveתִּתֵּ֑ןtit·tên — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → in proportion to howכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka·’ă·šer — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study → has blessed youיְבָרֶכְךָ֖yə·ḇā·reḵ·ḵā — to bless, kneel, praiseH1288 — Full Word Study →, 11and you shall rejoiceוְשָׂמַחְתָּ֞wə·śā·maḥ·tā — To rejoice, be glad, make merryH8055 — Full Word Study → beforeלִפְנֵ֣י׀lip̄·nê — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study → in the placeבַּמָּק֗וֹםbam·mā·qō·wm — A place, location, or spaceH4725 — Full Word Study → Heיְהוָ֣הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → will chooseיִבְחַר֙yiḇ·ḥar — To choose, select, or preferH977 — Full Word Study → as a dwellingלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןlə·šak·kên — To dwell, inhabit, or settle in a placeH7931 — Full Word Study → for His Nameשְׁמ֖וֹšə·mōw — Name; reputation; renownH8034 — Full Word Study →youאַתָּ֨ה’at·tāh — You; second-person pronoun (singular or plural)H859 — Full Word Study →, your sonsוּבִנְךָ֣ū·ḇin·ḵā — Son; descendant; member of a groupH1121 — Full Word Study → and daughtersוּבִתֶּךָ֮ū·ḇit·te·ḵā — daughter; female child or descendantH1323 — Full Word Study →, your menservantsוְעַבְדְּךָ֣wə·‘aḇ·də·ḵā — Servant; slave; one in bondage or serviceH5650 — Full Word Study → and maidservantsוַאֲמָתֶךָ֒wa·’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā — Female servant or bondmaid in household or covenant serviceH519 — Full Word Study →, and the Leviteוְהַלֵּוִי֙wə·hal·lê·wî — Joined, AttachedH3881 — Full Word Study → within your gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָbiš·‘ā·re·ḵā — Gate; entrance to a city or enclosureH8179 — Full Word Study →, as well as the foreignerוְהַגֵּ֛רwə·hag·gêr — Resident alien; temporary inhabitant without full citizenship rightsH1616 — Full Word Study →, the fatherlessוְהַיָּת֥וֹםwə·hay·yā·ṯō·wm — A child without a father; an orphanH3490 — Full Word Study →, and the widowsוְהָאַלְמָנָ֖הwə·hā·’al·mā·nāh — A woman whose husband has died; widowH490 — Full Word Study → among youבְּקִרְבֶּ֑ךָbə·qir·be·ḵā — midst, inner part, heart, inward beingH7130 — Full Word Study →. 12Rememberוְזָ֣כַרְתָּ֔wə·zā·ḵar·tā — to remember, recall, or mentionH2142 — Full Word Study → thatכִּי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → you wereהָיִ֖יתָhā·yî·ṯā — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → slavesעֶ֥בֶד‘e·ḇeḏ — Servant; slave; one in bondage or serviceH5650 — Full Word Study → in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbə·miṣ·rā·yim — Egypt, the ancient nationH4714 — Full Word Study →, and carefullyוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֣wə·šā·mar·tā — To guard, keep, observe, preserveH8104 — Full Word Study → followוְעָשִׂ֔יתָwə·‘ā·śî·ṯā — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃פhā·’êl·leh — These; those; the onesH428 — Full Word Study → statutesהַֽחֻקִּ֖יםha·ḥuq·qîm — A statute or decree; an appointed rule or lawH2706 — Full Word Study →. 13You are to celebrateתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta·‘ă·śeh — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → the Feastחַ֧גḥaḡ — Appointed feast or festival celebrationH2282 — Full Word Study → of Tabernaclesהַסֻּכֹּ֛תhas·suk·kōṯ — A temporary shelter or booth constructed from branches or woven materialH5521 — Full Word Study → for sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תšiḇ·‘aṯ — The number seven; sevenfoldH7651 — Full Word Study → daysיָמִ֑יםyā·mîm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → after you have gatheredבְּאָ֨סְפְּךָ֔bə·’ā·sə·pə·ḵā — to gather, assemble, collectH622 — Full Word Study → the produce of your threshing floor and your winepressוּמִיִּקְבֶֽךָ׃ū·mî·yiq·ḇe·ḵā — Wine vat or wine pressH3342 — Full Word Study →. 14And you shall rejoiceוְשָׂמַחְתָּ֖wə·śā·maḥ·tā — To rejoice, be glad, make merryH8055 — Full Word Study → in your feastבְּחַגֶּ֑ךָbə·ḥag·ge·ḵā — Appointed feast or festival celebrationH2282 — Full Word Study →youאַתָּ֨ה’at·tāh — You; second-person pronoun (singular or plural)H859 — Full Word Study →, your sonsוּבִנְךָ֤ū·ḇin·ḵā — Son; descendant; member of a groupH1121 — Full Word Study → and daughtersוּבִתֶּ֙ךָ֙ū·ḇit·te·ḵā — daughter; female child or descendantH1323 — Full Word Study →, your menservantsוְעַבְדְּךָ֣wə·‘aḇ·də·ḵā — Servant; slave; one in bondage or serviceH5650 — Full Word Study → and maidservantsוַאֲמָתֶ֔ךָwa·’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā — Female servant or bondmaid in household or covenant serviceH519 — Full Word Study →, and the Leviteוְהַלֵּוִ֗יwə·hal·lê·wî — Joined, AttachedH3881 — Full Word Study →, as well as the foreignerוְהַגֵּ֛רwə·hag·gêr — Resident alien; temporary inhabitant without full citizenship rightsH1616 — Full Word Study →, the fatherlessוְהַיָּת֥וֹםwə·hay·yā·ṯō·wm — A child without a father; an orphanH3490 — Full Word Study →, and the widowsוְהָאַלְמָנָ֖הwə·hā·’al·mā·nāh — A woman whose husband has died; widowH490 — Full Word Study → among youבִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃biš·‘ā·re·ḵā — Gate; entrance to a city or enclosureH8179 — Full Word Study →. 15For sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תšiḇ·‘aṯ — The number seven; sevenfoldH7651 — Full Word Study → daysיָמִ֗יםyā·mîm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → you shall celebrate a feastתָּחֹג֙tā·ḥōḡ — To celebrate, keep feast, danceH2287 — Full Word Study → to the LORDלַיהוָ֣הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study → in the placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםbam·mā·qō·wm — A place, location, or spaceH4725 — Full Word Study → Heיְהוָ֑הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → will chooseיִבְחַ֣רyiḇ·ḥar — To choose, select, or preferH977 — Full Word Study →, becauseכִּ֣יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study → will blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֞yə·ḇā·reḵ·ḵā — to bless, kneel, praiseH1288 — Full Word Study → you in allבְּכֹ֤לbə·ḵōl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → your produceתְּבוּאָֽתְךָ֙tə·ḇū·’ā·ṯə·ḵā — Produce, yield, or harvestH8393 — Full Word Study → and in allוּבְכֹל֙ū·ḇə·ḵōl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → the workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma·‘ă·śêh — Work, deed, or actionH4639 — Full Word Study → of your handsיָדֶ֔יךָyā·ḏe·ḵā — hand; power, strength, controlH3027 — Full Word Study →, so that your joyשָׂמֵֽחַ׃śā·mê·aḥ — to be glad, rejoice, make merryH8056 — Full Word Study → will beוְהָיִ֖יתָwə·hā·yî·ṯā — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → completeאַ֥ךְ’aḵ — Surely, certainly, only, neverthelessH389 — Full Word Study →. 16Threeשָׁל֣וֹשׁšā·lō·wōš — The number three; a group of three thingsH7969 — Full Word Study → timesפְּעָמִ֣ים׀pə·‘ā·mîm — time, occasion, or instance of occurrenceH6471 — Full Word Study → a yearבַּשָּׁנָ֡הbaš·šā·nāh — Year; period of time or ageH8141 — Full Word Study → allכָל־ḵāl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → your menזְכוּרְךָ֜zə·ḵū·rə·ḵā — Male, man-child, or male animalH2138 — Full Word Study → are to appearיֵרָאֶ֨הyê·rā·’eh — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study → beforeפְּנֵ֣י׀pə·nê — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study → in the placeבַּמָּקוֹם֙bam·mā·qō·wm — A place, location, or spaceH4725 — Full Word Study → He will chooseיִבְחָ֔רyiḇ·ḥār — To choose, select, or preferH977 — Full Word Study →: at the Feastבְּחַ֧גbə·ḥaḡ — Appointed feast or festival celebrationH2282 — Full Word Study → of Unleavened Breadהַמַּצּ֛וֹתham·maṣ·ṣō·wṯ — Unleavened bread; bread made without yeastH4682 — Full Word Study →, the Feastוּבְחַ֥גū·ḇə·ḥaḡ — Appointed feast or festival celebrationH2282 — Full Word Study → of Weeksהַשָּׁבֻע֖וֹתhaš·šā·ḇu·‘ō·wṯ — WeeksH7620 — Full Word Study →, and the Feastוּבְחַ֣גū·ḇə·ḥaḡ — Appointed feast or festival celebrationH2282 — Full Word Study → of Tabernaclesהַסֻּכּ֑וֹתhas·suk·kō·wṯ — A temporary shelter or booth constructed from branches or woven materialH5521 — Full Word Study →. No oneוְלֹ֧אwə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → should appearיֵרָאֶ֛הyê·rā·’eh — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study → beforeפְּנֵ֥יpə·nê — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → empty-handedרֵיקָֽם׃rê·qām — emptily, in vain, without purposeH7387 — Full Word Study →. 17Everyoneאִ֖ישׁ’îš — man, male person, husbandH376 — Full Word Study → must appear with a giftכְּמַתְּנַ֣תkə·mat·tə·naṯ — A gift or present given as an offeringH4979 — Full Word Study → as he is ableיָד֑וֹyā·ḏōw — hand; power, strength, controlH3027 — Full Word Study →, according to the blessingכְּבִרְכַּ֛תkə·ḇir·kaṯ — Blessing; divine favor and benefitH1293 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study → has givenנָֽתַן־nā·ṯan- — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → you. 18You are to appointתִּֽתֶּן־tit·ten- — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → judgesשֹׁפְטִ֣יםšō·p̄ə·ṭîm — to judge, govern, or execute justiceH8199 — Full Word Study → and officialsוְשֹֽׁטְרִ֗יםwə·šō·ṭə·rîm — Official; administrator; taskmasterH7860 — Full Word Study → for your tribesלִשְׁבָטֶ֑יךָliš·ḇā·ṭe·ḵā — tribe; staff; scepter; rodH7626 — Full Word Study → in everyבְּכָל־bə·ḵāl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → townשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָšə·‘ā·re·ḵā — Gate; entrance to a city or enclosureH8179 — Full Word Study → thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר’ă·šer — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study → is givingנֹתֵ֥ןnō·ṯên — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → you. They are to judgeוְשָׁפְט֥וּwə·šā·p̄ə·ṭū — to judge, govern, or execute justiceH8199 — Full Word Study → the peopleהָעָ֖םhā·‘ām — a people; nation; communityH5971 — Full Word Study → with righteousצֶֽדֶק׃ṣe·ḏeq — Righteousness, justice, right standingH6664 — Full Word Study → judgmentמִשְׁפַּט־miš·paṭ- — Justice, judgment, or legal decisionH4941 — Full Word Study →. 19Do notלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → denyתַטֶּ֣הṯaṭ·ṭeh — to stretch out, extend, incline, bendH5186 — Full Word Study → justiceמִשְׁפָּ֔טmiš·pāṭ — Justice, judgment, or legal decisionH4941 — Full Word Study → or show partialityתַכִּ֖ירṯak·kîr — To recognize, acknowledge, regard, or treat as strangeH5234 — Full Word Study →. Do notלֹ֥אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → acceptתִקַּ֣חṯiq·qaḥ — to take, seize, or receiveH3947 — Full Word Study → a bribeשֹׁ֔חַדšō·ḥaḏ — A bribe; a gift given to corrupt or influenceH7810 — Full Word Study →, forכִּ֣יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → a bribeהַשֹּׁ֗חַדhaš·šō·ḥaḏ — A bribe; a gift given to corrupt or influenceH7810 — Full Word Study → blindsיְעַוֵּר֙yə·‘aw·wêr — to blind; to obscure vision or understandingH5786 — Full Word Study → the eyesעֵינֵ֣י‘ê·nê — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study → of the wiseחֲכָמִ֔יםḥă·ḵā·mîm — Wise, skilled, or cunning in understanding and discernmentH2450 — Full Word Study → and twistsוִֽיסַלֵּ֖ףwî·sal·lêp̄ — to overthrow, pervert, or turn asideH5557 — Full Word Study → the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiḇ·rê — word, matter, thing, affairH1697 — Full Word Study → of the righteousצַדִּיקִֽם׃ṣad·dî·qim — Righteous, just person; one who is right with GodH6662 — Full Word Study →. 20Pursueתִּרְדֹּ֑ףtir·dōp̄ — to pursue, chase, or persecuteH7291 — Full Word Study → justiceצֶ֥דֶקṣe·ḏeq — Righteousness, justice, right standingH6664 — Full Word Study →, and justice aloneצֶ֖דֶקṣe·ḏeq — Righteousness, justice, right standingH6664 — Full Word Study →, so thatלְמַ֤עַןlə·ma·‘an — because of, for the sake of, in order thatH4616 — Full Word Study → you may liveתִּֽחְיֶה֙tiḥ·yeh — To live, to preserve alive, to give lifeH2421 — Full Word Study →, and you may possessוְיָרַשְׁתָּ֣wə·yā·raš·tā — to possess, inherit, dispossessH3423 — Full Word Study → the landהָאָ֔רֶץhā·’ā·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study → thatאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer- — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study → is givingנֹתֵ֥ןnō·ṯên — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → you. 21Do notלֹֽא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → set upתִטַּ֥עṯiṭ·ṭa‘ — to plant, establish, or fix firmlyH5193 — Full Word Study → anyכָּל־kāl- — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → woodenעֵ֑ץ‘êṣ — Tree; wood; timberH6086 — Full Word Study → Asherah poleאֲשֵׁרָ֖ה’ă·šê·rāh — Canaanite fertility goddessH842 — Full Word Study → next toאֵ֗צֶל’ê·ṣel — beside, near, close byH681 — Full Word Study → the altarמִזְבַּ֛חmiz·baḥ — altar; place of sacrifice and worshipH4196 — Full Word Study → you will buildתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta·‘ă·śeh- — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → for the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study →, 22and do notוְלֹֽא־wə·lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → set upתָקִ֥יםṯā·qîm — To rise, stand, or be establishedH6965 — Full Word Study → for yourselves a sacred pillarמַצֵּבָ֑הmaṣ·ṣê·ḇāh — Standing stone pillar or memorial monumentH4676 — Full Word Study →, whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šer — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ס’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study → hatesשָׂנֵ֖אśā·nê — to hate, despise, regard with hostilityH8130 — Full Word Study →.
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Chapter Commentary — Deuteronomy 16
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Deuteronomy 16 presents God's appointed feasts and the principles of justice that must govern His people. The chapter begins with detailed instructions for the three major annual festivals—Passover, Pentecost (Feast of Weeks), and Tabernacles—which were to draw all Israel together in worship and remembrance of God's salvation. These celebrations were not mere religious ceremonies but covenant renewals designed to bind the nation to the Lord and to one another in gratitude and obedience. The chapter concludes with laws concerning judges and officers, reminding Israel that faithful worship must be accompanied by righteous governance and the rejection of idolatry.

Verses 1-8: The Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread

Moses commands Israel to observe the month of Abib and keep the Passover as a perpetual memorial of God's deliverance from Egypt (v. 1). The sacrifice was to be offered in the place which the LORD shall choose—a phrase emphasizing centralized worship at the tabernacle (later the temple in Jerusalem). Verses 3-4 stress the removal of all leaven during the seven-day festival. Leaven biblically symbolizes sin and corruption; the unleavened bread is called the "bread of affliction" (v. 3), connecting the meal to the haste of Egypt's departure and Israel's humble, dependent state. No portion of the Passover lamb was to remain until morning (v. 4), signifying complete consumption and thorough obedience. The seventh day was a solemn assembly with no work permitted (v. 8), marking it as sacred to the Lord.

Application: The Passover points directly to Christ, our Paschal Lamb (1 Corinthians 5:7). As believers, we celebrate not a historical exodus alone but our spiritual liberation through His blood. Like Israel's removal of leaven, we are called to "put away" sin from our lives, remembering our redemption daily.

Verses 9-12: The Feast of Weeks

Fifty days after the barley harvest begins, Israel was to count seven complete weeks and observe the Feast of Weeks—Pentecost (v. 9). This harvest festival called for a freewill offering proportional to God's blessing on the individual (v. 10). Significantly, verse 11 mandates that celebration include thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite... and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow. This inclusive language reflects God's heart for the vulnerable and marginalized. Verse 12 anchors the festival to memory: "Remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt," prompting gratitude and compassionate treatment of others.

Application: Pentecost foreshadows the outpouring of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2). Our joy in Christ should naturally overflow to include and bless those on the margins of society. Generosity and hospitality are fruits of remembering God's grace toward us.

Verses 13-17: The Feast of Tabernacles

The third major festival occurred after the fall harvest and wine pressing (v. 13). For seven days, Israel kept a solemn feast celebrating God's provision and blessing (v. 15). Again, the entire community—including servants, Levites, strangers, orphans, and widows—participated in joy before the Lord. Three times yearly, all males were to appear before the Lord with a gift proportional to their blessing (vv. 16-17), establishing accountability and equality before God.

Application: These festivals teach that Christian worship is communal, grateful, and inclusive. Our giving should reflect both God's generosity to us and our responsibility to share with those in need.

Verses 18-22: Just Judges and the Rejection of Idolatry

Righteous worship requires righteous judgment (v. 18). Judges must avoid perverting justice through bias or bribery (v. 19); a gift "blinds the eyes of the wise" and corrupts the righteous (v. 19). Justice ensures life and inheritance in the land (v. 20). Finally, Israel must demolish idolatrous groves and reject carved images (vv. 21-22), maintaining exclusive devotion to the true God.

Application: Integrity in leadership and the rejection of spiritual compromise are non-negotiable for a covenant people.

Application for Today

God desires that His church worship Him in remembrance, with generosity, inclusion, and justice. As believers celebrating Christ's redemption, we are called to mirror the festivals' inclusivity, to remember God's faithfulness, to give according to His blessings, and to pursue righteousness in all our dealings. Worship that neglects justice, excludes the vulnerable, or tolerates idolatry falls short of God's holistic vision for His covenant people.

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