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.
Parallel translations
- WEB but at the place which Yahweh your God shall choose, to cause his name to dwell in, there you shall sacrifice the Passover at evening, at the going down of the sun, at the season that you came out of Egypt.
- 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.
- NKJV but at the place where the Lord your God chooses to make His name abide, there you shall sacrifice the Passover at twilight, at the going down of the sun, at the time you came out of Egypt.
- NASB but only at the place where the Lord your God chooses to establish His name, you shall sacrifice the Passover in the evening at sunset, at the time that you came out of Egypt.
- NLT You must offer it only at the designated place of worship—the place the Lord your God chooses for his name to be honored. Sacrifice it there in the evening as the sun goes down on the anniversary of your exodus from Egypt.
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Quick answer
The Passover was to be offered at God's chosen place, in the evening at sunset, at the time Israel left Egypt. Worship was tied precisely to the moment of redemption.
Overview
The sacrifice's timing, evening at the season of the Exodus, kept the celebration faithfully linked to the historical event. The chosen place ensured unified, God-directed worship. Strikingly, Christ was crucified at Passover, at evening, fulfilling the type as the true Lamb whose death accomplishes our deliverance.
Cross-references & the web
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- Heb 9:26For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
- Deut 12:5But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:
- Matt 26:20Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.
- 1 Pet 1:19–20But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
- Exod 12:6–9And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.
- Heb 1:2–3Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
- Num 9:3In the fourteenth day of this month, at even, ye shall keep it in his appointed season: according to all the rites of it, and according to all the ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep it.
- Num 9:11The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
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