11 And thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God, thou and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy servant, and thy maid, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to place his Name there,

12 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a servant in Egypt: therefore thou shalt observe and do these ordinances.

13 ¶ Thou shalt [a]observe the feast of the Tabernacles seven days, when thou hast gathered in thy corn, and thy wine.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 16:13 That is, the 15th day of the seventh month, Lev. 23:34.

11 And rejoice(A) before the Lord your God at the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name(B)—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, the Levites(C) in your towns, and the foreigners,(D) the fatherless and the widows living among you.(E) 12 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt,(F) and follow carefully these decrees.

The Festival of Tabernacles(G)

13 Celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles for seven days after you have gathered the produce of your threshing floor(H) and your winepress.(I)

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