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Leviticus 23:40
New English Translation
Leviticus 23:40
New English Translation
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.
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