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.
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ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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Commentary
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Three times a year, on the road
This passage sets the rhythm behind half the New Testament's travel scenes: three times a year (Passover, Weeks, Tabernacles) every Israelite male was to appear “before the LORD” at the one chosen place, which became Jerusalem. That is pilgrimage: whole families and villages walking or riding for days, camping, filling the city to bursting. It is why the boy Jesus is in Jerusalem in Luke 2, why the city is crowded at the crucifixion, and why devout Jews “from every nation” are there at Pentecost in Acts 2.
The Mishnah opens its tractate on the festival visit by asking exactly who is obligated to make the trip (Chagigah 1:1): men were bound; women and children came freely, as Mary did.
Sources: Mishnah Chagigah 1:1 (who must appear) · Luke 2:41 (the family's yearly pilgrimage)
Original language & word study
12 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וּבִשַּׁלְתָּ֙ | u.vi.shal.Ta | and you will cook [it] | H1310 → |
| וְאָ֣כַלְתָּ֔ | ve.'A.khal.ta | and you will eat [it] | H398 → |
| בַּמָּק֕וֹם | ba.ma.Kom | in the place | H4725 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| יִבְחַ֛ר | yiv.Char | he will choose | H977 → |
| יְהוָ֥ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ | 'e.lo.Hei.kha | God your | H430 → |
| בּ֑וֹ | bo | <in> it | |
| וּפָנִ֣יתָ | u.fa.Ni.ta | and you will turn | H6437 → |
| בַבֹּ֔קֶר | va.Bo.ker | in the morning | H1242 → |
| וְהָלַכְתָּ֖ | ve.ha.lakh.Ta | and you will go | H1980 → |
| לְאֹהָלֶֽיךָ׃ | le.'o.ha.Lei.kha | to tents your | H168 → |
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