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passover

Meaning of “passover”

Sense 1: The Lord's memorial feast commemorating Israel's deliverance from Egypt and the passing over of its houses. Sense 2: The sacrifice offered for that feast.

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76 occurrences71 verses15 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 12:11

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Deuteronomy 16:1
OBSERVE the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the Lord thy God: for in the month of Abib the Lord thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 16:1 · retained source text

¶ Obserue the moneth of Abib, and keepe the Passeouer vuto the LORD thy God: for in the moneth of Abib the LORD thy God brought thee foorth out of Egypt by night.

1611 marginal noteExod. 12.2. &c.

1611 marginal noteExod. 13.4.

Deuteronomy 16:2
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 16:2 · retained source text

Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the Passeouer vnto the LORD thy God, of the flocke and the heard, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there.

1611 marginal noteChap. 12.5.

Deuteronomy 16:5
Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover within any of thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 16:5 · retained source text

Thou mayest not sacrifice the Passeouer within any of the gates, which the LORD thy God giueth thee.

1611 marginal noteOr, kill.

Deuteronomy 16:6
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.
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 16:6 · retained source text

But at the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his Name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the Passeouer at Euen, at the going downe of the Sunne, at the season that thou camest foorth out of Egypt.

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