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14 This will be a happy time of rejoicing together with your family and servants. And don’t forget to include the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows of your town.

15 “This feast will be held at the sanctuary, which will be located at the place the Lord will designate. It is a time of deep thanksgiving to the Lord for blessing you with a good harvest and in so many other ways; it shall be a time of great joy.

16 “Every man in Israel shall appear before the Lord your God three times a year at the sanctuary for these festivals:

The Festival of Unleavened Bread,

The Festival of Weeks,

The Festival of Shelters.

“On each of these occasions bring a gift to the Lord.

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14 Be joyful(A) at your festival—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levites, the foreigners, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns. 15 For seven days celebrate the festival to the Lord your God at the place the Lord will choose. For the Lord your God will bless you in all your harvest and in all the work of your hands, and your joy(B) will be complete.

16 Three times a year all your men must appear(C) before the Lord your God at the place he will choose: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread,(D) the Festival of Weeks and the Festival of Tabernacles.(E) No one should appear before the Lord empty-handed:(F)

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