The view that the lamb was slaughtered at the start of Nisan 14 is consistent with the direction to the Israelites recorded at Deuteronomy 16: 6 that “the passover ” was to be sacrificed“ in the evening as soon as the sun sets, at the appointed time of your coming out of Egypt. ” ​ — Ex. 30: 8; Num.
وَهٰذَا ٱلشَّرْحُ ٱلَّذِي يَبْدُو أَنَّهُ ٱلْأَكْثَرُ مَنْطِقِيَّةً يَتَبَنَّاهُ أَيْضًا ٱلْقَرَّاؤُونَ وَٱلسَّامِرِيُّونَ وَكَثِيرُونَ غَيْرُهُمْ » .‏