Deuteronomy 16:7 “And you shall roast it and eat it in the place the LORD your God will…”

Deuteronomy 16:7

And you shall roast it and eat it in the place the LORD your God will choose, and in the morning you shall return to your tents.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And thou shalt roast and eat it in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose: and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents.

World English Bible

You shall roast and eat it in the place which the LORD your God chooses. In the morning you shall return to your tents.

American Standard Version

And thou shalt roast and eat it in the place which Jehovah thy God shall choose: and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents.

Geneva Bible 1599

And thou shalt roste and eate it in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, and shalt returne on the morowe, and goe vnto thy tentes.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt cook and eat it at the place which Jehovah thy God will choose; and in the morning shalt thou turn and go unto thy tents.

Young's Literal Translation

and thou hast cooked and eaten in the place on which Jehovah thy God doth fix, and hast turned in the morning, and gone to thy tents;

Bible in Basic English

It is to be cooked and taken as food in the place marked out by the Lord: and in the morning you are to go back to your tents.

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Cross references

“roast”

2 Chronicles 35:13 Exodus 12:8 Exodus 12:9 Psalm 22:14 Psalm 22:15

2 Chronicles 35:13 · BSB

They roasted the Passover animals on the fire according to the regulation, and they boiled the other holy offerings in pots, kettles, and bowls and quickly brought them to all the people.

Exodus 12:8 · BSB

They are to eat the meat that night, roasted over the fire, along with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.

Exodus 12:9 · BSB

Do not eat any of the meat raw or cooked in boiling water, but only roasted over the fire—its head and legs and inner parts.

Psalm 22:14 · BSB

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.

Psalm 22:15 · BSB

My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.

“in the place”

Deuteronomy 16:2 Deuteronomy 16:6 2 Kings 23:23 John 2:13 John 2:23 John 11:55

Deuteronomy 16:2 · BSB

You are to offer to the LORD your God the Passover sacrifice from the herd or flock in the place the LORD will choose as a dwelling for His Name.

Deuteronomy 16:6 · BSB

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.

2 Kings 23:23 · BSB

But in the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, this Passover was observed to the LORD in Jerusalem.

John 2:13 · BSB

When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

John 2:23 · BSB

While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name.

John 11:55 · BSB

Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6You 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.

8For six days you must eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day you shall hold a solemn assembly to the LORD your God, and you must not do any work.

Read Deuteronomy 16