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Leviticus 23:40
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Leviticus 23:40
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40 On the first day you must take for yourselves branches from majestic trees[a]—palm branches, branches of leafy trees, and willows of the brook—and you must rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days.
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- Leviticus 23:40 tn Heb “fruit of majestic trees,” but the following terms and verses define what is meant by this expression. For extensive remarks on the celebration of this festival in history and tradition see B. A. Levine, Leviticus (JPSTC), 163; J. E. Hartley, Leviticus (WBC), 389-90; and P. J. Budd, Leviticus (NCBC), 328-29.
Nehemiah 8:15
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Nehemiah 8:15
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15 and that they should make a proclamation and disseminate this message[a] in all their cities and in Jerusalem: “Go to the hill country and bring back olive branches and branches of wild olive trees, myrtle trees, date palms, and other leafy trees to construct temporary shelters, as it is written.”
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- Nehemiah 8:15 tn Heb “a voice.”
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