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Then in the morning return to your tents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Roast the lamb and eat it in the place the LORD your God chooses. Then you may go back to your tents the next morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And you shall cook it and eat it at the place that the LORD your God will choose. And in the morning you shall turn and go to your tents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt roast and eat <i>it</i> in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose: and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And you shall roast and eat <i>it</i> in the place which the LORD your God chooses, and in the morning you shall turn and go to your tents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You shall cook and eat <i>it</i> in the place which the LORD your God chooses. In the morning you are to return to your tents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall cook and eat it in the place which the LORD your God chooses. In the morning you are to return to your tents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And you shall cook and eat <i>it</i> in the place which the LORD your God chooses. And in the morning you are to return to your tents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And you shall cook and eat <i>it</i> in the place which Yahweh your God chooses. In the morning you are to return to your tents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You shall cook and eat it in the place which the LORD your God chooses. In the morning you are to return to your tents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are to cook and eat it in the place the LORD your God chooses, and you are to return to your tents in the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are to cook and eat it in the place the LORD your God chooses, and you are to return to your tents in the morning. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then cook it and eat it there at the place of worship, returning to your tents the next morning. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Cook the meat, and eat it at the place the LORD your God will choose. In the morning you may go back to your tents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Boil the meat and eat it at the one place of worship; and the next morning return home. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Boil and eat the Passover meal at the place that the LORD your God will choose. In the morning you may go back to your tents. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You must cook and eat it in the place the LORD your God chooses; you may return the next morning to your tents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall roast and eat it in the place which the LORD your God shall choose: and you shall turn in the morning, and go to your tents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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 to thy tents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall roast and eat it in the place which Yahweh your God chooses. In the morning you shall return to your tents. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and you have cooked and eaten in the place on which your God YHWH fixes, and have turned in the morning and gone to your tents;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and thou hast cooked and eaten in the place on which Jehovah thy God doth fix, and hast turned in the morning, and gone to thy tents;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And boil thou and eat in the place which Jehovah thy God shall choose in it: and turn in the morning and go to thy tents.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt dress, and eat it in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, and in the morning rising up thou shalt go into thy dwellings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you shall cook and eat it in the place which the Lord your God will choose, and, rising up in the morning, you shall go into your tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You shall cook and eat it at the place the LORD, your God, will choose; then in the morning you may return to your tents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall cook it and eat it at the place that the LORD your God will choose; the next morning you may go back to your tents.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall cook it and eat it in the place which the LORD your God shall choose; and you shall turn in the morning and go to your tents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And roast and eat in the place that LORD JEHOVAH your God has chosen for it, and return at dawn and go to your dwellings.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt boil and roast and eat it in the place, which the Lord thy God shall choose; and thou shalt return in the morning, and go to thy house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/16-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=4649" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/16.htm">The Feast of the Passover</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>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. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1310.htm" title="1310: ū·ḇiš·šal·tā (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To boil, seethe, grow ripe. A primitive root; properly, to boil up; hence, to be done in cooking; figuratively to ripen.">And you shall roast it</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wə·’ā·ḵal·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">and eat it</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: bam·mā·qō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">in the place</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6437.htm" title="6437: ū·p̄ā·nî·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To turn. A primitive root; to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. Appear, look, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="977: yiḇ·ḥar (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To choose. A primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. select.">will choose,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1242.htm" title="1242: ḇab·bō·qer (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Morn- ing. From baqar; properly, dawn; generally, morning.">and in the morning</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wə·hā·laḵ·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">you shall return</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: lə·’ō·hā·le·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2ms) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">to your tents.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>For six days you must eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day you shall hold a solemn assembly to the LORD your God, and you must not do any work.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-8.htm">Exodus 12:8-9</a></span><br />They are to eat the meat that night, roasted over the fire, along with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. / Do not eat any of the meat raw or cooked in boiling water, but only roasted over the fire—its head and legs and inner parts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-46.htm">Exodus 12:46</a></span><br />It must be eaten inside one house. You are not to take any of the meat outside the house, and you may not break any of the bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/29-31.htm">Exodus 29:31-32</a></span><br />You are to take the ram of ordination and boil its flesh in a holy place. / At the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-5.htm">Leviticus 23:5-6</a></span><br />The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. / On the fifteenth day of the same month begins the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the LORD. For seven days you must eat unleavened bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/9-11.htm">Numbers 9:11-12</a></span><br />Such people are to observe it at twilight on the fourteenth day of the second month. They are to eat the lamb, together with unleavened bread and bitter herbs; / they may not leave any of it until morning or break any of its bones. They must observe the Passover according to all its statutes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-3.htm">1 Samuel 1:3</a></span><br />Year after year Elkanah would go up from his city to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of Hosts at Shiloh, where Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-21.htm">1 Samuel 1:21</a></span><br />Then Elkanah and all his house went up to make the annual sacrifice to the LORD and to fulfill his vow,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-13.htm">2 Chronicles 35:13</a></span><br />They roasted the Passover animals on the fire according to the regulation, and they boiled the other holy offerings in pots, kettles, and bowls and quickly brought them to all the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Isaiah 53:7</a></span><br />He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/45-21.htm">Ezekiel 45:21</a></span><br />On the fourteenth day of the first month you are to observe the Passover, a feast of seven days, during which unleavened bread shall be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-17.htm">Matthew 26:17-19</a></span><br />On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” / He answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house.’” / So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-12.htm">Mark 14:12-16</a></span><br />On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” / So He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him, / and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-7.htm">Luke 22:7-13</a></span><br />Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed. / Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” / “Where do You want us to prepare it?” they asked. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a></span><br />The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-36.htm">John 19:36</a></span><br />Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall roast and eat it in the place which the LORD your God shall choose: and you shall turn in the morning, and go to your tents.</p><p class="hdg">roast</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-8.htm">Exodus 12:8,9</a></b></br> And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; <i>and</i> with bitter <i>herbs</i> they shall eat it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/35-13.htm">2 Chronicles 35:13</a></b></br> And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: but the <i>other</i> holy <i>offerings</i> sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided <i>them</i> speedily among all the people.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-14.htm">Psalm 22:14,15</a></b></br> I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels… </p><p class="hdg">in the place</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/16-2.htm">Deuteronomy 16:2,6</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/23-23.htm">2 Kings 23:23</a></b></br> But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, <i>wherein</i> this passover was holden to the LORD in Jerusalem.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/2-13.htm">John 2:13,23</a></b></br> And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/14-21.htm">Boil</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-6.htm">Choose</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-6.htm">Chooses</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-31.htm">Cook</a> <a href="/numbers/11-8.htm">Cooked</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-3.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-19.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-2.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-4.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/exodus/12-9.htm">Roast</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-6.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-25.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-17.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/28-27.htm">Boil</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-11.htm">Choose</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-16.htm">Chooses</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-23.htm">Cook</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-13.htm">Cooked</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-8.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-6.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-5.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-67.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-15.htm">Roast</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-13.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-19.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-17.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-1.htm">The feast of the Passover</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-9.htm">of weeks</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-13.htm">of tabernacles</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-16.htm">Every male must offer, as he is able, at these three feasts</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-18.htm">Of judges and justice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-21.htm">Asherah poles and images are forbidden</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This instruction is part of the Passover celebration, where the Israelites were to prepare the sacrificial lamb. The act of cooking signifies preparation and dedication, emphasizing the importance of following God's commands precisely. It reflects the care and reverence required in worship, reminding believers today of the need for intentionality in their spiritual practices.<p><b>and eat it</b><br />Eating the Passover lamb was a communal act of remembrance and obedience. The Hebrew word "אָכַל" (akal) means to consume or devour. This act of eating is not merely physical nourishment but a spiritual one, symbolizing participation in God's covenant. It serves as a reminder of God's deliverance from Egypt, encouraging believers to partake in the spiritual nourishment provided through Christ, the ultimate Passover Lamb.<p><b>in the place the LORD your God will choose</b><br />This phrase underscores the centralization of worship in a location chosen by God, which would later be Jerusalem. The Hebrew word for "choose" is "בָּחַר" (bachar), indicating a deliberate selection by God. This choice signifies God's sovereignty and the importance of worshiping Him according to His terms. It calls believers to recognize God's authority in their lives and to seek His presence in the places He designates, both physically and spiritually.<p><b>and in the morning</b><br />The mention of "morning" highlights the renewal and new beginnings. In Hebrew, "בֹּקֶר" (boqer) signifies dawn or the break of day. This timing reflects the freshness of God's mercies and the hope of a new day. It encourages believers to start each day with a renewed commitment to God, embracing His grace and guidance as they return to their daily lives.<p><b>you shall return to your tents</b><br />Returning to their tents symbolizes a return to daily life after a sacred encounter with God. The Hebrew word "שׁוּב" (shuv) means to turn back or return. This act of returning signifies the integration of worship into everyday life, reminding believers that their spiritual experiences should influence their daily actions and decisions. It calls Christians to carry the lessons and blessings of their spiritual encounters into their homes and communities, living out their faith in practical ways.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou shalt roast.</span> The verb here primarily signifies to be matured by heat for eating; hence to be ripened as by the sun's heat (<a href="/genesis/40-10.htm">Genesis 40:10</a>; <a href="/joel/3-13.htm">Joel 3:13</a>; <a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm">Hebrews 4:13</a>); and to be cooked, whether by boiling, seething, or roasting. Here it is properly rendered by <span class="accented">roast</span>, as it was thus only that the Paschal lamb could be cooked. <span class="cmt_word">And go unto thy tents</span>; return to thy place of abode; not necessarily to thy proper home (which might be far distant), but to the place where for the time thou hast thy lodging. The phrase, "thy tents," which originally came into use while as yet Israel had no settled abodes in Canaan, came afterwards to be used as a general designation of a man's home or usual place of abode (cf. <a href="/1_samuel/13-2.htm">1 Samuel 13:2</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/20-1.htm">2 Samuel 20:1</a>; <a href="/1_kings/8-66.htm">1 Kings 8:66</a>, etc.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/16-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And you shall roast</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבִשַּׁלְתָּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇiš·šal·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1310.htm">Strong's 1310: </a> </span><span class="str2">To boil up, cooking, to ripen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and eat it</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָ֣כַלְתָּ֔</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·ḵal·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the place</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמָּק֕וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bam·mā·qō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing, a spot, a condition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will choose,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִבְחַ֛ר</span> <span class="translit">(yiḇ·ḥar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_977.htm">Strong's 977: </a> </span><span class="str2">To try, select</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and in the morning</span><br /><span class="heb">בַבֹּ֔קֶר</span> <span class="translit">(ḇab·bō·qer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dawn, morning</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you shall return</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָלַכְתָּ֖</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·laḵ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to your tents.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאֹהָלֶֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’ō·hā·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tent</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/16-7.htm">Deuteronomy 16:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/16-7.htm">Deuteronomy 16:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/16-7.htm">Deuteronomy 16:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/16-7.htm">Deuteronomy 16:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/16-7.htm">Deuteronomy 16:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/16-7.htm">Deuteronomy 16:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/16-7.htm">Deuteronomy 16:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/16-7.htm">Deuteronomy 16:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/16-7.htm">Deuteronomy 16:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/16-7.htm">Deuteronomy 16:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/16-7.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 16:7 You shall roast and eat it (Deut. 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