Deuteronomy 16:1-8

Common English Bible

Passover celebration

16 Wait for the month of Abib,^[a] at which time you must perform the Passover for the Lord your God, because the Lord your God brought you out of Egypt at nighttime during the month of Abib. ² Offer a Passover sacrifice from the flock or herd to the Lord your God at the location the Lord selects for his name to reside. ³ You must not eat anything containing yeast along with it.^[b] Instead, for seven days you must eat unleavened bread, bread symbolizing misery, along with it because you fled Egypt in a great hurry. Do this so you remember the day you fled Egypt for as long as you live. ⁴ No dough with yeast should appear in any of your territory for seven days. Furthermore, none of the meat that you sacrificed on the first night should remain until morning. ⁵ You are not permitted to offer the Passover sacrifice in any of the cities that the Lord your God is giving you. ⁶ Instead, you must offer the Passover sacrifice at the location the Lord your God selects for his name to reside, at evening time, when the sun sets, which was the time you fled Egypt. ⁷ Cook it and eat it in the location that the Lord your God selects. The next morning you can return to your tents. ⁸ For six days you will eat unleavened bread. The seventh day will be a celebration for the Lord your God. Don’t do any work.