Deuteronomy 16
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Deuteronomy 16:7-17

7You shall 1cookH1310 and eatH398 it in the placeH4725 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 choosesH977. In the morningH1242 you are to returnH6437H1980 to your tentsH168. 8For sixH8337 daysH3117 you shall eatH398 unleavenedH4682 breadH4682, and 2on the seventhH7637 dayH3117 there shall be 3a festiveH6116 assemblyH6116 to the LordH3068 your GodH430; you shall doH6213 noH3808 workH4399 on it.

9“4You shall countH5608 sevenH7651 weeksH7620 for yourself; you shall beginH2490 to countH5608 sevenH7651 weeksH7620 from the time you beginH2490 to put the sickleH2770 to the standingH7054 grainH7054. 10Then you shall 5celebrateH6213 the FeastH2282 of WeeksH7620 to the LordH3068 your GodH430 with a 6voluntaryH5071 offeringH5071 of your handH3027 in a proportionalH4530 amountH4530, whichH834 you shall giveH5414 justH3512 asH3512 the LordH3068 your GodH430 blessesH1288 you; 11and you shall 7rejoiceH8055 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 your GodH430, you, your sonH1121 and your daughterH1323, and your maleH5650 and femaleH519 slavesH5650H519, and 8the LeviteH3881 whoH834 is in your 9townH8179, and 10the strangerH1616, the 11orphanH3490, and the widowH490 whoH834 are in your midstH7130, at the placeH4725 whereH834H8033 the LordH3068 your GodH430 choosesH977 to establishH7931 His nameH8034. 1212You shall also rememberH2142 that you were a slaveH5650 in EgyptH4714, and you shall beH8104 carefulH8104 and 13complyH6213 withH6213 theseH428 statutesH2706.

13“14You shall 15celebrateH6213 the FeastH2282 of 16BoothsH5521 for sevenH7651 daysH3117 when you have gatheredH622 inH622 from your threshingH1637 floorH1637 and your wineH3342 vatH3342; 14and you shall 17rejoiceH8055 in your feastH2282, you, your sonH1121 and your daughterH1323, and your maleH5650 and femaleH519 slavesH5650H519, and the LeviteH3881, the strangerH1616, the 18orphanH3490, and the widowH490 whoH834 are in your 19townsH8179. 15For sevenH7651 daysH3117 you shall celebrateH2287 aH2287 feastH2287 to the LordH3068 your GodH430 in the placeH4725 whichH834 the LordH3068 choosesH977, becauseH3588 the LordH3068 your GodH430 will blessH1288 you in allH3605 your produceH8393 and in allH3605 the workH4639 of your handsH3027, so that you will be altogetherH389 joyfulH8056.

16“20ThreeH7969 timesH6471 a yearH8141 allH3605 your malesH2138 shall appearH7200 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 your GodH430 at the placeH4725 whichH834 He choosesH977: at the FeastH2282 of UnleavenedH4682 BreadH4682, at the FeastH2282 of WeeksH7620, and at the FeastH2282 of BoothsH5521; and 21they are not to appearH7200 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 empty-handedH7387. 17EveryoneH376 22shall giveH4979 as he is ableH3027, in accordance with the blessingH1293 of the LordH3068 your GodH430 whichH834 He has givenH5414 you.

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Notes

  1. 1. Deuteronomy 16:7 Ex 12:8; 2 Chr 35:13 ↩
  2. 2. Deuteronomy 16:8 Num 28:25 ↩
  3. 3. Deuteronomy 16:8 Ex 12:16; 13:6; Lev 23:8, 36 ↩
  4. 4. Deuteronomy 16:9 Ex 23:16; 34:22; Lev 23:15; Num 28:26 ↩
  5. 5. Deuteronomy 16:10 Lit perform ↩
  6. 6. Deuteronomy 16:10 Or freewill offering ↩
  7. 7. Deuteronomy 16:11 Deut 12:7 ↩
  8. 8. Deuteronomy 16:11 Deut 12:12 ↩
  9. 9. Deuteronomy 16:11 Lit gates ↩
  10. 10. Deuteronomy 16:11 Deut 14:29 ↩
  11. 11. Deuteronomy 16:11 Or fatherless ↩
  12. 12. Deuteronomy 16:12 Deut 15:15 ↩
  13. 13. Deuteronomy 16:12 Lit perform these ↩
  14. 14. Deuteronomy 16:13 Lev 23:34-43 ↩
  15. 15. Deuteronomy 16:13 Lit perform ↩
  16. 16. Deuteronomy 16:13 Or Tabernacles ↩
  17. 17. Deuteronomy 16:14 Deut 16:11 ↩
  18. 18. Deuteronomy 16:14 Or fatherless ↩
  19. 19. Deuteronomy 16:14 Lit gates ↩
  20. 20. Deuteronomy 16:16 Ex 23:14-17; 34:23, 24 ↩
  21. 21. Deuteronomy 16:16 Ex 34:20 ↩
  22. 22. Deuteronomy 16:17 Lit according to the gift of his hand ↩

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