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Deuteronomy 16:9-17:7
English Standard Version
Deuteronomy 16:9-17:7
English Standard Version
The Feast of Weeks
9 (A)“You shall count seven weeks. Begin to count the seven weeks from the time the sickle is first put to the standing grain. 10 Then you shall keep (B)the Feast of Weeks to the Lord your God with (C)the tribute of a freewill offering from your hand, which you shall give (D)as the Lord your God blesses you. 11 And (E)you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, the Levite who is within your towns, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow who are among you, at the place that the Lord your God will choose, to make his name dwell there. 12 (F)You shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt; and you shall be careful to observe these statutes.
The Feast of Booths
13 (G)“You shall keep the Feast of Booths seven days, when you have gathered in the produce from your threshing floor and your winepress. 14 (H)You shall rejoice in your feast, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, the Levite, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow who are within your towns. 15 For (I)seven days you shall keep the feast to the Lord your God at the place that the Lord will choose, because the Lord your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that you will be altogether joyful.
16 (J)“Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord your God at the place that he will choose: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks, and at the Feast of Booths. (K)They shall not appear before the Lord empty-handed. 17 Every man (L)shall give as he is able, (M)according to the blessing of the Lord your God that he has given you.
Justice
18 “You shall appoint (N)judges and officers in all your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment. 19 (O)You shall not pervert justice. (P)You shall not show partiality, (Q)and you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous. 20 Justice, and only justice, you shall follow, that you may live and inherit the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
Forbidden Forms of Worship
21 “You shall not plant any tree as (R)an Asherah beside the altar of the Lord your God that you shall make. 22 And you shall not set up a pillar, which the Lord your God hates.
17 (S)“You shall not sacrifice to the Lord your God an ox or a sheep in which is a blemish, any defect whatever, for that is an abomination to the Lord your God.
2 (T)“If there is found among you, within any of your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, a man or woman who does what is evil in the sight of the Lord your God, (U)in transgressing his covenant, 3 and has gone and served other gods and worshiped them, or (V)the sun or the moon or any of the host of heaven, (W)which I have forbidden, 4 and it is told you and you hear of it, then you shall inquire (X)diligently, and if it is true and certain that such an abomination has been done in Israel, 5 then you shall bring out to your gates that man or woman who has done this evil thing, and you (Y)shall stone that man or woman to death with stones. 6 (Z)On the evidence of two witnesses or of three witnesses the one who is to die shall be put to death; a person shall not be put to death on the evidence of one witness. 7 (AA)The hand of the witnesses shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So (AB)you shall purge[a] the evil[b] from your midst.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 17:7 Septuagint drive out; also verse 12
- Deuteronomy 17:7 Or evil person; also verse 12
Deuteronomy 16:9-17:7
New International Version
Deuteronomy 16:9-17:7
New International Version
The Festival of Weeks(A)
9 Count off seven weeks(B) from the time you begin to put the sickle to the standing grain.(C) 10 Then celebrate the Festival of Weeks to the Lord your God by giving a freewill offering in proportion to the blessings the Lord your God has given you. 11 And rejoice(D) before the Lord your God at the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name(E)—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, the Levites(F) in your towns, and the foreigners,(G) the fatherless and the widows living among you.(H) 12 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt,(I) and follow carefully these decrees.
The Festival of Tabernacles(J)
13 Celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles for seven days after you have gathered the produce of your threshing floor(K) and your winepress.(L) 14 Be joyful(M) 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(N) will be complete.
16 Three times a year all your men must appear(O) before the Lord your God at the place he will choose: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread,(P) the Festival of Weeks and the Festival of Tabernacles.(Q) No one should appear before the Lord empty-handed:(R) 17 Each of you must bring a gift in proportion to the way the Lord your God has blessed you.
Judges
18 Appoint judges(S) and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly.(T) 19 Do not pervert justice(U) or show partiality.(V) Do not accept a bribe,(W) for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the innocent. 20 Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the Lord your God is giving you.
Worshiping Other Gods
21 Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole(X) beside the altar you build to the Lord your God,(Y) 22 and do not erect a sacred stone,(Z) for these the Lord your God hates.
17 Do not sacrifice to the Lord your God an ox or a sheep that has any defect(AA) or flaw in it, for that would be detestable(AB) to him.(AC)
2 If a man or woman living among you in one of the towns the Lord gives you is found doing evil in the eyes of the Lord your God in violation of his covenant,(AD) 3 and contrary to my command(AE) has worshiped other gods,(AF) bowing down to them or to the sun(AG) or the moon or the stars in the sky,(AH) 4 and this has been brought to your attention, then you must investigate it thoroughly. If it is true(AI) and it has been proved that this detestable thing has been done in Israel,(AJ) 5 take the man or woman who has done this evil deed to your city gate and stone that person to death.(AK) 6 On the testimony of two or three witnesses a person is to be put to death, but no one is to be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.(AL) 7 The hands of the witnesses must be the first in putting that person to death,(AM) and then the hands of all the people.(AN) You must purge the evil(AO) from among you.
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