Deuteronomy 26:11

Deuteronomy 26:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you.
• New International Version (NIV)Then you and the Levites and the foreigners residing among you shall rejoice in all the good things the Lord your God has given to you and your household.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you shall rejoice in all the good that the Lord your God has given to you and to your house, you, and the Levite, and the sojourner who is among you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So you shall rejoice in every good thing which the Lord your God has given to you and your house, you and the Levite and the stranger who is among you.

Context of Deuteronomy 26:11

9and He has brought us to this place, and has given us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. 10And now behold, I have brought the first of the produce of the ground which You, Lord have given me.’ Then you shall set it before the Lord your God, and worship before the Lord your God; and you, the Levite, and the stranger who is among you shall rejoice in all the good which the Lord your God has given you and your household. 12“When you have finished paying all the tithe of your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, then you shall give it to the Levite, to the stranger, to the orphan, and to the widow, so that they may eat in your towns and be satisfied. 13And you shall say before the Lord your God, ‘I have removed the sacred portion from my house, and have also given it to the Levite, the stranger, the orphan, and the widow, in accordance with all Your commandments which You have commanded me; I have not violated or forgotten any of Your commandments.

Deuteronomy 26:11 word by word

וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֣ בְכָל־הַטּ֗וֹב אֲשֶׁ֧ר נָֽתַן־לְךָ֛ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ וּלְבֵיתֶ֑ךָ אַתָּה֙ וְהַלֵּוִ֔י וְהַגֵּ֖ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃ סRead the interlinear

• the Leviteלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• and the strangerגֵּרgêr gêyr · sojournerH1616
• whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• is amongקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• rejoiceשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
• in allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the goodטוֹבţôb · goodH2896
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• has givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• you and your householdבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 26:11

• Deuteronomy 12:7There you and your households shall eat before the Lord your God, and rejoice in all your undertakings in which the Lord your God has blessed you.
• Deuteronomy 16:11and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you, your son and your daughter, and your male and female slaves, and the Levite who is in your town, and the stranger, the orphan, and the widow who are in your midst, at the place where the Lord your God chooses to establish His name.
• Deuteronomy 28:47“Since you did not serve the Lord your God with joy and a cheerful heart, in gratitude for the abundance of all things,
• Psalms 63:3Because Your favor is better than life, My lips will praise You.
• Psalms 100:1Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth.
• Isaiah 65:14Behold, My servants will shout joyfully with a glad heart, But you will cry out from a painful heart, And you will wail from a broken spirit.
• Zechariah 9:17For how great will their loveliness and beauty be! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the virgins.
• Acts 2:46Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart,
• Philippians 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!
• 1 Timothy 6:17Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to set their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.
• 1 Corinthians 9:11If we sowed spiritual things in you, is it too much if we reap material things from you?

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 26:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Thou shalt rejoice - God intends that his followers shall be happy; that they shall eat their bread with gladness and singleness of heart, praising him. Those who eat their meat grudgingly, under the pretense of their unworthiness, etc., profane God's bounties and shall have no thanks for their voluntary humility. Thou, and the Levite, and the stranger - They were to take care to share God's bounties among all those who were dependent on them. The Levite…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11In Israelite society, foreigners (literally sojourners) were resident aliens. A resident alien is a person who lives in a land that is not his or her native country. See also study note on 10:18.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. thou shalt rejoice--feasting with friends and the Levites, who were invited on such occasions to share in the cheerful festivities that followed oblations (De 12:7; 16:10-15).Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 26:11

• Levites
• Patriotism

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• God
• Levite
• Levi, Levite
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Heaven
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• Ready
• Stranger
• Tithe
• Atonement, Day of

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 26

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings