Deuteronomy 16:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 16:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְזָבַ֥חְתָּ
zâbach
H2076
to sacrifice
פֶּ֛סַח
peçach
H6453
Passover
לַיהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
צֹ֣אן
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
וּבָקָ֑ר
bâqâr
H1241
cattle
בַּמָּקוֹם֙
mâqôwm
H4725
place
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִבְחַ֣ר
bâchar
H977
to choose
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לְשַׁכֵּ֥ן
shâkan
H7931
to dwell
שְׁמ֖וֹ
shêm
H8034
name
שָֽׁם
shâm
H8033
there
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World English Bible Public Domain
You shall sacrifice the Passover to Yahweh your God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which Yahweh shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And you shall sacrifice the Passover to Yahweh your God, the flock and the herd, in the place that Yahweh will choose to make his name stay there.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).