Berean Standard Bible
Deuteronomy 16:14-20
14And you shall rejoiceH8055 in your feastH2282—youH859, your sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323, your menservantsH5650 and maidservantsH519, and the LeviteH3881, as well as the foreignerH1616, the fatherlessH3490, and the widowsH490 among youH8179.
15For sevenH7651 daysH3117 you shall celebrate a feastH2287 to the LORDH3068 your GodH430 in the placeH4725 HeH3068 will chooseH977, becauseH3588 the LORDH3068 your GodH430 will blessH1288 you in allH3605 your produceH8393 and in allH3605 the workH4639 of your handsH3027, so that your joyH8056 will beH1961 completeH389.
16ThreeH7969 timesH6471 a yearH8141 allH3605 your menH2138H854 are to appearH7200 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068 your GodH430 in the placeH4725 He will chooseH977: at the FeastH2282 of Unleavened BreadH4682,1 the FeastH2282 of WeeksH7620,2 and the FeastH2282 of TabernaclesH5521.3 No oneH3808 should appearH7200H854 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068 empty-handedH7387. 17EveryoneH376 must appear with a giftH4979 as he is ableH3027, according to the blessingH1293 the LORDH3068 your GodH430 has givenH5414 you.
18You are to appointH5414 judgesH8199 and officialsH7860 for your tribesH7626 in everyH3605 townH8179 thatH834 the LORDH3068 your GodH430 is givingH5414 you. They are to judgeH8199 the peopleH5971 with righteousH6664 judgmentH4941.
19Do notH3808 denyH5186 justiceH4941 or show partialityH5234H6440H3808. Do notH3808 acceptH3947 a bribeH7810, forH3588 a bribeH7810 blindsH5786 the eyesH5869 of the wiseH2450 and twistsH5557 the wordsH1697 of the righteousH6662.
20PursueH7291 justiceH6664, and justice aloneH6664, so thatH4616 you may liveH2421, and you may possessH3423 the landH776 thatH834 the LORDH3068 your GodH430 is givingH5414 you.
Notes
- 1. Deuteronomy 16:16 That is, the seven-day period after the Passover during which no leaven may be eaten; see Exodus 12:14–20. ↩
- 2. Deuteronomy 16:16 That is, Shavuot, the late spring feast of pilgrimage to Jerusalem; it is also known as the Feast of Harvest (see Exodus 23:16) or the Feast of Pentecost (see Acts 2:1). ↩
- 3. Deuteronomy 16:16 That is, Sukkot, the autumn feast of pilgrimage to Jerusalem; also translated as the Feast of Booths or the Feast of Shelters and originally called the Feast of Ingathering (see Exodus 23:16 and Exodus 34:22). ↩
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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