Ulangan 16:5

16:5 You may not sacrifice the Passover in just any of your villages ¹  that the Lord your God is giving you,

Ulangan 16:7

16:7 You must cook ²  and eat it in the place the Lord your God chooses; you may return the next morning to your tents.

Ulangan 23:16

23:16 Indeed, he may live among you in any place he chooses, in whichever of your villages ³  he prefers; you must not oppress him.

Ulangan 26:9

26:9 Then he brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.

Ulangan 31:11

31:11 when all Israel comes to appear before the Lord your God in the place he chooses, you must read this law before them ⁴  within their hearing.

[16:5]  ¹ tn Heb “gates.”

[16:7]  ² tn The rules that governed the Passover meal are found in Exod 12:1-51, and Deut 16:1-8. The word translated “cook” (בָּשַׁל, bashal) here is translated “boil” in other places (e.g. Exod 23:19, 1 Sam 2:13-15). This would seem to contradict Exod 12:9 where the Israelites are told not to eat the Passover sacrifice raw or boiled. However, 2 Chr 35:13 recounts the celebration of a Passover feast during the reign of Josiah, and explains that the people “cooked (בָּשַׁל, bashal) the Passover sacrifices over the open fire.” The use of בָּשַׁל (bashal) with “fire” (אֵשׁ, ’esh) suggests that the word could be used to speak of boiling or roasting.

[23:16]  ³ tn Heb “gates.”

[31:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “before all Israel.”