Deuteronomy 16:5-6 - Compare All Versions
Deuteronomy 16:5-6 NIV (New International Version)
You must not sacrifice the Passover in any town the LORD your God gives you except in the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name. There you must sacrifice the Passover in the evening, when the sun goes down, on the anniversary of your departure from Egypt.
Deuteronomy 16:5-6 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
You may not offer the Passover sacrifice within any of your towns that the LORD your God is giving you, but at the place that the LORD your God will choose, to make his name dwell in it, there you shall offer the Passover sacrifice, in the evening at sunset, at the time you came out of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 16:5-6 NLT (New Living Translation)
“You may not sacrifice the Passover in just any of the towns that the LORD your God is giving you. 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.
Deuteronomy 16:5-6 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
You are not to sacrifice the Passover animal in any of the towns the LORD your God is giving you. Sacrifice the Passover animal only at the place where the LORD your God chooses to have his name dwell. Do this in the evening as the sun sets at the same time of day you departed from Egypt.
Deuteronomy 16:5-6 KJV (King James Version)
Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover within any of thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee: 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.
Deuteronomy 16:5-6 NKJV (New King James Version)
“You may not sacrifice the Passover within any of your gates which the LORD your God gives you; 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.
Deuteronomy 16:5-7 MSG (The Message)
Don’t sacrifice the Passover in any of the towns that GOD, your God, gives you other than the one GOD, your God, designates for worship; there and there only you will offer the Passover-Sacrifice at evening as the sun goes down, marking the time that you left Egypt. Boil and eat it at the place designated by GOD, your God. Then, at daybreak, turn around and go home.
Deuteronomy 16:5-6 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
You are not allowed to sacrifice the Passover in any of your towns which the LORD your God is giving you; 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.
Deuteronomy 16:5-6 AMP (Amplified Bible)
You are not allowed to sacrifice the Passover [lamb] in any of your cities which the LORD your God is giving you; but at the place where the LORD your God chooses to establish His Name (Presence), you shall sacrifice the Passover [lamb] in the evening at sunset, at the time that you came out of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 16:5-6 NET (New English Translation)
You may not sacrifice the Passover in just any of your villages that the LORD your God is giving you, but you must sacrifice it in the evening in the place where he chooses to locate his name, at sunset, the time of day you came out of Egypt.