Leviticus 23
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Leviticus 23:33-42

33And the LORDH3068 saidH1696 toH413 MosesH4872H559, 34“SpeakH1696 toH413 the IsraelitesH1121H3478 and sayH559, ‘On the fifteenthH2568H6240 dayH3117 of theH2088 seventhH7637 monthH2320 the FeastH2282 of TabernaclesH55211 to the LORDH3068 begins, and it continues for sevenH7651 daysH3117. 35On the firstH7223 dayH3117 there shall be a sacredH6944 assemblyH4744. You must notH3808 doH6213 anyH3605 regular workH4399H5656. 36For sevenH7651 daysH3117 you are to presentH7126 a food offeringH801 to the LORDH3068. On the eighthH8066 dayH3117 you are to holdH1961 a sacredH6944 assemblyH4744 and presentH7126 a food offeringH801 to the LORDH3068. ItH1931 is a solemn assemblyH6116; you must notH3808 doH6213 anyH3605 regular workH4399H5656.

37TheseH428 are the LORD’sH3068 appointed feastsH4150, whichH834 you are to proclaimH7121 as sacredH6944 assembliesH4744 for presentingH7126 food offeringsH801 to the LORDH3068—burnt offeringsH5930 and grain offeringsH4503, sacrificesH2077 and drink offeringsH5262, each onH1697 its designatedH3117 dayH3117. 38These offerings are in addition toH905 the offerings for the LORD’sH3068H905 SabbathsH7676, and in addition to your giftsH4979H905, to allH3605 your vow offeringsH5088H905, and to allH3605 the freewill offeringsH5071 you giveH5414 to the LORDH3068.

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On the fifteenthH2568H6240 dayH3117 of the seventhH7637 monthH2320, after you have gatheredH622 the produceH8393 of the landH776, you are to celebrateH2287 a feastH2282 to the LORDH3068 for sevenH7651 daysH3117. There shall be complete restH7677 on the firstH7223 dayH3117 andH7677 also on the eighthH8066 dayH3117.

40On the firstH7223 dayH3117 you are to gatherH3947 the fruitH6529 of majesticH1926 treesH6086, the branchesH3709 of palm treesH8558, and the boughsH6057 of leafyH5687 treesH6086 and of willowsH61552 of the brookH5158. And you are to rejoiceH8055 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068 your GodH430 for sevenH7651 daysH3117. 41You are to celebrateH2287 thisH853 as a feastH2282 to the LORDH3068 for sevenH7651 daysH3117 each yearH8141. This is a permanentH5769 statuteH2708 for the generations to comeH1755; you are to celebrateH2287 itH853 in the seventhH7637 monthH2320.

42You are to dwellH3427 in boothsH55213 for sevenH7651 daysH3117. AllH3605 the native-bornH249 of IsraelH3478 must dwellH3427 in boothsH5521,

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Notes

  1. 1. Leviticus 23:34 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). ↩
  2. 2. Leviticus 23:40 Or poplars ↩
  3. 3. Leviticus 23:42 Or tabernacles or shelters; twice in this verse, and also in verse 43; see the footnote for verse 34. ↩

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