13 (A)You shall [a]celebrate the Feast of [b]Booths for seven days when you have gathered in from your threshing floor and your wine vat; 14 and you shall (B)rejoice in your feast, you, your son and your daughter, and your male and female slaves, and the Levite, the stranger, the [c]orphan, and the widow who are in your [d]towns. 15 For seven days you shall celebrate a feast to the Lord your God in the place which the Lord chooses, 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 (C)Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord your God at the place which He chooses: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks, and at the Feast of Booths; and (D)they are not to appear before the Lord empty-handed. 17 Everyone [e]shall give as he is able, in accordance with the blessing of the Lord your God which He has given you.

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Notas al pie

  1. Deuteronomy 16:13 Lit perform
  2. Deuteronomy 16:13 Or Tabernacles
  3. Deuteronomy 16:14 Or fatherless
  4. Deuteronomy 16:14 Lit gates
  5. Deuteronomy 16:17 Lit according to the gift of his hand

Festival of Booths

13 Once you have collected the food and drink you need, perform the Festival of Booths for seven days. 14 Celebrate your festival: you, your sons, your daughters, your male and female servants, the Levites, the immigrants, the orphans, and the widows who live in your cities. 15 Seven days you must perform the festival for the Lord your God in the location the Lord selects because the Lord your God will bless you in all you do and in all your work. You will be overjoyed.

16 Three times a year every male among you must appear before the presence of the Lord your God in the location he will select: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Booths. They must not appear before the Lord’s presence empty-handed. 17 Each one should have his gift in hand, in precise measure with the blessing the Lord your God gives you.

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