Deuteronomy 16:5

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“You are not to sacrifice the Passover animal in any of the towns that the LORD your God is giving you.”

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BSBPD

“You are not to sacrifice the Passover animal in any of the towns that the LORD your God is giving you.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover within any of thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover within any of thy gates, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`Thou art not able to sacrifice the passover within any of thy gates which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 16:5 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 12:5Instead, 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.
  2. Deuteronomy 16:2You 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.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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