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The Feast of Booths

33 Then[a] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 34 “Speak to the Israelites,[b] saying, ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, this shall be the Feast of Booths for seven days for Yahweh. 35 On the first day there shall be a holy assembly; you must not do any regular work.[c] 36 For seven days you must present an offering made by fire to Yahweh. On the eighth day it shall be a holy assembly for you, and you shall present an offering made by fire to Yahweh; it is a celebration; you must not do any regular work.[d]

Summary

37 “‘These are Yahweh’s festivals, which you must proclaim, holy assemblies to present an offering made by fire to Yahweh—burnt offering and grain offering, sacrifice and libations, each on its proper day[e] 38 besides[f] Yahweh’s Sabbaths and besides[g] your gifts and besides[h] your vows and besides[i] all your freewill offerings that you give to Yahweh.

39 “‘Surely on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, at your gathering the land’s produce, you shall hold Yahweh’s festival for seven days; on the first day there shall be a rest period and on the eighth day a rest period. 40 And on the first day you shall take for yourselves the first fruit of majestic trees, branches of palm trees and branches[j] of a leafy tree and of a brook’s poplar trees, and you shall rejoice before[k] Yahweh your God for seven days. 41 And you must hold it as a festival for Yahweh for seven days in the year; it shall be a lasting statute[l] throughout your generations; in the seventh month you must hold it. 42 You must live in the booths for seven days; all the natives in Israel must live in the booths, 43 so that your generations shall know that I made the Israelites[m] live in booths when I brought them from the land of Egypt; I am Yahweh your God.’”

44 Thus[n] Moses announced to the Israelites[o] Yahweh’s appointed times.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 23:33 Or “And”
  2. Leviticus 23:34 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  3. Leviticus 23:35 Literally “work of labor”
  4. Leviticus 23:36 Literally “all work of labor”
  5. Leviticus 23:37 Literally “a thing of a day on its day”
  6. Leviticus 23:38 Literally “from to alone”
  7. Leviticus 23:38 Literally “from to alone”
  8. Leviticus 23:38 Literally “from to alone”
  9. Leviticus 23:38 Literally “from to alone”
  10. Leviticus 23:40 Collective singular
  11. Leviticus 23:40 Literally “to the faces of”
  12. Leviticus 23:41 Literally “a statute of eternity” or “a statute of long duration”
  13. Leviticus 23:43 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  14. Leviticus 23:44 Or “And”
  15. Leviticus 23:44 Literally “sons/children of Israel”

33 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 34 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say, ‘On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the feast of booths[a] for seven days to Yahweh. 35 On the first day shall be a holy convocation. You shall do no regular work. 36 Seven days you shall offer an offering made by fire to Yahweh. On the eighth day shall be a holy convocation to you. You shall offer an offering made by fire to Yahweh. It is a solemn assembly; you shall do no regular work.

37 “‘These are the appointed feasts of Yahweh which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire to Yahweh, a burnt offering, a meal offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, each on its own day— 38 in addition to the Sabbaths of Yahweh, and in addition to your gifts, and in addition to all your vows, and in addition to all your free will offerings, which you give to Yahweh.

39 “‘So on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the fruits of the land, you shall keep the feast of Yahweh seven days. On the first day shall be a solemn rest, and on the eighth day shall be a solemn rest. 40 You shall take on the first day the fruit of majestic trees, branches of palm trees, and boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and you shall rejoice before Yahweh your God seven days. 41 You shall keep it as a feast to Yahweh seven days in the year. It is a statute forever throughout your generations. You shall keep it in the seventh month. 42 You shall dwell in temporary shelters[b] for seven days. All who are native-born in Israel shall dwell in temporary shelters,[c] 43 that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in temporary shelters[d] when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I am Yahweh your God.’”

44 So Moses declared to the children of Israel the appointed feasts of Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. 23:34 or, feast of tents, or Succoth
  2. 23:42 or, booths
  3. 23:42 or, booths
  4. 23:43 or, booths