Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 16:13–17

13You are to celebrate the Feast of Tabernaclesc for seven days after you have gathered the produce of your threshing floor and your winepress. 14And you shall rejoice in your feast— you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.

15For seven days you shall celebrate a feast to the LORD your God in the place He will choose, because the LORD your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that your joy will be complete.

16Three times a year all your men are to appear before the LORD your God in the place He will choose: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread,d the Feast of Weeks,e and the Feast of Tabernacles.f No one should appear before the LORD empty-handed. 17Everyone must appear with a gift as he is able, according to the blessing the LORD your God has given you.

Footnotes

  • c 16:13 Or Booths or Shelters; see footnotes for verse 16.
  • d 16:16 That is, the seven-day period after the Passover during which no leaven may be eaten; see Exodus 12:14–20|EXO 12:14-20.
  • e 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|EXO 23:16) or the Feast of Pentecost(see Acts 2:1|ACT 2:1).
  • f 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|EXO 23:16and Exodus 34:22).

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Deuteronomy 16:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You are to celebrateתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta·‘ă·śehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH6213 do, make
the Feastחַ֧גḥaḡNoun - masculine singular constructH2282 festival-gathering, feast, pilgrim-feast
of Tabernaclesהַסֻּכֹּ֛תhas·suk·kōṯArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH5521 thicket, booth
for sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תšiḇ·‘aṯNumber - masculine singular constructH7651 seven
daysיָמִ֑יםyā·mîmNoun - masculine pluralH3117 day
after you have gatheredבְּאָ֨סְפְּךָ֔bə·’ā·sə·pə·ḵāPreposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singularH622 gather, remove
your threshing floorמִֽגָּרְנְךָ֖mig·gā·rə·nə·ḵāPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1637 threshing-floor
and your winepressוּמִיִּקְבֶֽךָ׃ū·mî·yiq·ḇe·ḵāConjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH3342 wine-vat

Deuteronomy 16:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And you shall rejoiceוְשָׂמַחְתָּ֖wə·śā·maḥ·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH8055 rejoice, be glad
in your feastבְּחַגֶּ֑ךָbə·ḥag·ge·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH2282 festival-gathering, feast, pilgrim-feast
youאַתָּ֨ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
your sonsוּבִנְךָ֤ū·ḇin·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1121 son
and daughtersוּבִתֶּ֙ךָ֙ū·ḇit·te·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1323 daughter
your menservantsוְעַבְדְּךָ֣wə·‘aḇ·də·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
and maidservantsוַאֲמָתֶ֔ךָwa·’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH519 maid, handmaid
and the Leviteוְהַלֵּוִ֗יwə·hal·lê·wîConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3881 Levite
as well as the foreignerוְהַגֵּ֛רwə·hag·gêrConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH1616 sojourner
the fatherlessוְהַיָּת֥וֹםwə·hay·yā·ṯō·wmConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3490 orphan
and the widowsוְהָאַלְמָנָ֖הwə·hā·’al·mā·nāhConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singularH490 widow
among youבִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃biš·‘ā·re·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH8179 gate

Deuteronomy 16:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
For sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תšiḇ·‘aṯNumber - masculine singular constructH7651 seven
daysיָמִ֗יםyā·mîmNoun - masculine pluralH3117 day
you shall celebrate a feastתָּחֹג֙tā·ḥōḡVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH2287 make pilgrimage, keep a pilgrim-feast
to the LORDלַיהוָ֣הYah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God
in the placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםbam·mā·qō·wmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4725 standing, spot, condition
Heיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
will chooseיִבְחַ֣רyiḇ·ḥarVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH977 choose
becauseכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God
will blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֞yə·ḇā·reḵ·ḵāVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singularH1288 kneel, bless
you in allבְּכֹ֤לbə·ḵōlPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
your produceתְּבוּאָֽתְךָ֙tə·ḇū·’ā·ṯə·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH8393 product, revenue
and in allוּבְכֹל֙ū·ḇə·ḵōlConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma·‘ă·śêhNoun - masculine singular constructH4639 deed, work
of your handsיָדֶ֔יךָyā·ḏe·ḵāNoun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singularH3027 hand
so that your joyשָׂמֵֽחַ׃śā·mê·aḥAdjective - masculine singularH8056 glad, joyful, merry
will beוְהָיִ֖יתָwə·hā·yî·ṯāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
completeאַ֥ךְ’aḵAdverbH389 surely

Deuteronomy 16:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Threeשָׁל֣וֹשׁšā·lō·wōšNumber - feminine singularH7969 a three, triad
timesפְּעָמִ֣ים׀pə·‘ā·mîmNoun - feminine pluralH6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence
a yearבַּשָּׁנָ֡הbaš·šā·nāhPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH8141 year
allכָל־ḵālNoun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
your menזְכוּרְךָ֜zə·ḵū·rə·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH2138 male
are to appearיֵרָאֶ֨הyê·rā·’ehVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7200 see
beforeפְּנֵ֣י׀pə·nêNoun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God
in the placeבַּמָּקוֹם֙bam·mā·qō·wmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4725 standing, spot, condition
He will chooseיִבְחָ֔רyiḇ·ḥārVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH977 choose
at the Feastבְּחַ֧גbə·ḥaḡPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH2282 festival-gathering, feast, pilgrim-feast
of Unleavened Breadהַמַּצּ֛וֹתham·maṣ·ṣō·wṯArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH4682 unleavened bread, or cake(s)
the Feastוּבְחַ֥גū·ḇə·ḥaḡConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH2282 festival-gathering, feast, pilgrim-feast
of Weeksהַשָּׁבֻע֖וֹתhaš·šā·ḇu·‘ō·wṯArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH7620 period of seven
and the Feastוּבְחַ֣גū·ḇə·ḥaḡConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH2282 festival-gathering, feast, pilgrim-feast
of Tabernaclesהַסֻּכּ֑וֹתhas·suk·kō·wṯArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH5521 thicket, booth
No oneוְלֹ֧אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
should appearיֵרָאֶ֛הyê·rā·’ehVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7200 see
beforeפְּנֵ֥יpə·nêNoun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
empty-handedרֵיקָֽם׃rê·qāmAdverbH7387 emptily, vainly

Deuteronomy 16:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Everyoneאִ֖ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
must appear with a giftכְּמַתְּנַ֣תkə·mat·tə·naṯPreposition-k; Noun - feminine singular constructH4979 gift
as he is ableיָד֑וֹyā·ḏōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3027 hand
according to the blessingכְּבִרְכַּ֛תkə·ḇir·kaṯPreposition-k; Noun - feminine singular constructH1293 blessing
the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God
has givenנָֽתַן־nā·ṯan-Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
youלָֽךְ׃סlāḵPreposition; second person masculine singular

Cross-references

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Deuteronomy 16:13 Exodus 23:16 · John 7:2 · Leviticus 23:34–36 · 2 Chronicles 5:3 · Exodus 34:22 · Numbers 29:12–40 · Zechariah 14:16–18

Deuteronomy 16:14 Nehemiah 8:9–12 · Deuteronomy 16:11

Deuteronomy 16:15 Deuteronomy 30:16 · Leviticus 23:36–42 · Deuteronomy 7:13 · Deuteronomy 16:10 · Deuteronomy 28:8–12

Deuteronomy 16:16 Psalm 96:8 · Proverbs 3:9–10 · Haggai 1:9 · Exodus 23:14–17 · Matthew 2:11 · Exodus 34:20 · 1 Chronicles 29:14–17 · 1 Chronicles 29:3–9 · 1 Kings 9:25 · Exodus 34:22–23 · Isaiah 60:6–9 · Isaiah 23:18

Deuteronomy 16:17 2 Corinthians 9:6–7 · 2 Corinthians 8:12 · Mark 12:41–44 · Deuteronomy 16:10 · Leviticus 27:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.