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The Feast of Booths

33 Again Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 34 “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘On (A)the fifteenth of this seventh month is the (B)Feast of Booths for seven days to Yahweh. 35 On the first day is a holy convocation; you shall do (C)no laborious work of any kind. 36 (D)For seven days you shall bring an offering by fire near to Yahweh. On (E)the eighth day you shall have a holy convocation and bring an offering by fire near to Yahweh; it is a solemn assembly. You shall do no laborious work.

37 ‘These are (F)the appointed times of Yahweh which you shall proclaim as holy convocations, to bring offerings by fire near to Yahweh—burnt offerings and grain offerings, sacrifices and drink offerings, (G)each day’s matter on its own day— 38 besides those of the sabbaths of Yahweh and besides your gifts and besides all your [a]votive and freewill offerings, which you give to Yahweh.

39 ‘On exactly the fifteenth day of the seventh month, (H)when you have gathered in the produce of the land, you shall celebrate the feast of Yahweh for seven days, with a [b]rest on the first day and a [c]rest on the eighth day. 40 And on the first day you shall take for yourselves the [d]foliage of beautiful trees, palm branches and boughs of leafy trees and willows of the brook, and you shall be glad before Yahweh your God for seven days. 41 You shall thus celebrate it as a feast to Yahweh for seven days in the year. It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations; you shall celebrate it in the seventh month. 42 You shall [e]live (I)in booths for seven days; all the native-born in Israel shall [f]live in booths, 43 so that (J)your generations may know that I had the sons of Israel live in booths when I brought them out from the land of Egypt. I am Yahweh your God.’” 44 So Moses spoke to the sons of Israel (K)the appointed times of Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 23:38 Lit vows, and besides all your
  2. Leviticus 23:39 Lit sabbath rest
  3. Leviticus 23:39 Lit sabbath rest
  4. Leviticus 23:40 Lit products, fruit
  5. Leviticus 23:42 Lit dwell
  6. Leviticus 23:42 Lit dwell

33 Again the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 34 “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘On (A)the fifteenth of this [a]seventh month is the (B)Feast of Booths for seven days to the Lord. 35 On the first day is a holy convocation; you shall (C)not do any laborious work. 36 (D)For seven days you shall present an offering by fire to the Lord. On (E)the eighth day you shall have a holy convocation and present an offering by fire to the Lord; it is an assembly. You shall not do any laborious work.

37 ‘These are (F)the appointed times of the Lord which you shall proclaim as holy convocations, to present offerings by fire to the Lord—burnt offerings and grain offerings, sacrifices and drink offerings, (G)each day’s matter on its own day— 38 besides those of the Sabbaths of the Lord, and besides your gifts and besides all your [b]vowed and [c]voluntary offerings, which you give to the Lord.

39 ‘On exactly the fifteenth day of the seventh month, (H)when you have gathered in the crops of the land, you shall celebrate the feast of the Lord for seven days, with a [d]rest on the first day and a [e]rest on the eighth day. 40 Now on the first day you shall take for yourselves the [f]foliage of beautiful trees, palm branches and branches of trees with thick branches and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days. 41 So you shall celebrate it as a feast to the Lord for seven days in the year. It shall be a permanent statute throughout your generations; you shall celebrate it in the seventh month. 42 You shall live (I)in booths for seven days; all the native-born in Israel shall live in booths, 43 so that (J)your generations may know that I had the sons of Israel live in booths when I brought them out from the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.’” 44 So Moses declared to the sons of Israel (K)the appointed times of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 23:34 I.e., Tishri = September/October
  2. Leviticus 23:38 Lit vows, and besides all your
  3. Leviticus 23:38 Or freewill offerings
  4. Leviticus 23:39 Lit Sabbath rest
  5. Leviticus 23:39 Lit Sabbath rest
  6. Leviticus 23:40 Lit products; or fruit