Deuteronomy 16
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Deuteronomy 16:7-17

7And thou shalt roastH1310 and eatH398 it in the placeH4725 which YhwhH3068 thy GodH430 shall chooseH977: and thou shalt turnH6437 in the morningH1242, and goH1980 unto thy tentsH168. 8SixH8337 daysH3117 thou shalt eatH398 unleavened breadH4682: and on the seventhH7637 dayH3117 shall be a solemn assemblyH6116 to YhwhH3068 thy GodH430: thou shalt doH6213 no workH4399 therein.1

9SevenH7651 weeksH7620 shalt thou numberH5608 unto thee: beginH2490 to numberH5608 the sevenH7651 weeksH7620 from such time as thou beginnestH2490 to put the sickleH2770 to the grainH7054. 10And thou shalt keepH6213 the feastH2282 of weeksH7620 unto YhwhH3068 thy GodH430 with a tributeH4530 of a freewill offeringH5071 of thine handH3027, which thou shalt giveH5414 unto the Lord thy God, according as YhwhH3068 thy GodH430 hath blessedH1288 thee:2 11And thou shalt rejoiceH8055 beforeH6440 YhwhH3068 thy GodH430, thou, and thy sonH1121, and thy daughterH1323, and thy manservantH5650, and thy maidservantH519, and the LeviteH3881 that is within thy gatesH8179, and the strangerH1616, and the fatherlessH3490, and the widowH490, that are amongH7130 you, in the placeH4725 which YhwhH3068 thy GodH430 hath chosenH977 to placeH7931 his nameH8034 there. 12And thou shalt rememberH2142 that thou wast a bondmanH5650 in EgyptH4714: and thou shalt observeH8104 and doH6213 these statutesH2706.

13Thou shalt observeH6213 the feastH2282 of tabernaclesH5521 sevenH7651 daysH3117, after that thou hast gatheredH622 in thy threshingfloorH1637 and thy wineH3342:3 14And thou shalt rejoiceH8055 in thy feastH2282, thou, and thy sonH1121, and thy daughterH1323, and thy manservantH5650, and thy maidservantH519, and the LeviteH3881, the strangerH1616, and the fatherlessH3490, and the widowH490, that are within thy gatesH8179. 15SevenH7651 daysH3117 shalt thou keep a solemn feastH2287 unto YhwhH3068 thy GodH430 in the placeH4725 which YhwhH3068 shall chooseH977: because YhwhH3068 thy GodH430 shall blessH1288 thee in all thine increaseH8393, and in all the worksH4639 of thine handsH3027, therefore thou shalt surely rejoiceH8056.

16ThreeH7969 timesH6471 in a yearH8141 shall all thy malesH2138 appearH7200 beforeH6440 YhwhH3068 thy GodH430 in the placeH4725 which he shall chooseH977; in the feastH2282 of unleavened breadH4682, and in the feastH2282 of weeksH7620, and in the feastH2282 of tabernaclesH5521: and they shall not appearH7200 beforeH6440 YhwhH3068 emptyH7387: 17Every manH376 shall give as he is ableH3027H4979, according to the blessingH1293 of YhwhH3068 thy GodH430 which he hath givenH5414 thee.4

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Notes

  1. 1. Deuteronomy 16:8 solemn…: Heb. restraint. ↩
  2. 2. Deuteronomy 16:10 a tribute: or, sufficiency. ↩
  3. 3. Deuteronomy 16:13 corn…: Heb. floor, and thy winepress. ↩
  4. 4. Deuteronomy 16:17 as…: Heb. according to the gift of his hand. ↩

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