Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Celebrate this as a festival to the LORD for seven days each year. This is to be a lasting ordinance for the generations to come; celebrate it in the seventh month. New Living Translation You must observe this festival to the LORD for seven days every year. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed in the appointed month from generation to generation. English Standard Version You shall celebrate it as a feast to the LORD for seven days in the year. It is a statute forever throughout your generations; you shall celebrate it in the seventh month. Berean Standard Bible You are to celebrate this as a feast to the LORD for seven days each year. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come; you are to celebrate it in the seventh month. King James Bible And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month. New King James Version You shall keep it as a feast to the LORD for seven days in the year. It shall be a statute forever in your generations. You shall celebrate it in the seventh month. New American Standard Bible So you shall celebrate it as a feast to the LORD for seven days in the year. It shall be a permanent statute throughout your generations; you shall celebrate it in the seventh month. NASB 1995 You shall thus celebrate it as a feast to the LORD for seven days in the year. It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations; you shall celebrate it in the seventh month. NASB 1977 ‘You shall thus celebrate it as a feast to the LORD for seven days in the year. It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations; you shall celebrate it in the seventh month. Legacy Standard Bible You shall thus celebrate it as a feast to Yahweh for seven days in the year. It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations; you shall celebrate it in the seventh month. Amplified Bible You shall celebrate it as a feast to the LORD for seven days in the year. It shall be a permanent statute throughout your generations; you shall celebrate it in the seventh month. Christian Standard Bible You are to celebrate it as a festival to the LORD seven days each year. This is a permanent statute for you throughout your generations; celebrate it in the seventh month. Holman Christian Standard Bible You are to celebrate it as a festival to the LORD seven days each year. This is a permanent statute for you throughout your generations; you must celebrate it in the seventh month. American Standard Version And ye shall keep it a feast unto Jehovah seven days in the year: it is a statute for ever throughout your generations; ye shall keep it in the seventh month. Contemporary English Version I command you and all of your descendants to celebrate this festival during the seventh month of each year. English Revised Version And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year: it is a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall keep it in the seventh month. GOD'S WORD® Translation It is the LORD's festival. Celebrate it for seven days each year. This is a permanent law for generations to come. Celebrate this festival in the seventh month. Good News Translation Celebrate it for seven days. This regulation is to be kept by your descendants for all time to come. International Standard Version Observe it as a pilgrimage festival in the presence of the LORD for seven days of the year. This is to be an eternal ordinance throughout your generations. Observe the festival during the seventh month. Majority Standard Bible You are to celebrate this as a feast to the LORD for seven days each year. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come; you are to celebrate it in the seventh month. NET Bible You must celebrate it as a pilgrim festival to the LORD for seven days in the year. This is a perpetual statute throughout your generations; you must celebrate it in the seventh month. New Heart English Bible You shall keep it a feast to the LORD seven days in the year: it is a statute forever throughout your generations; you shall keep it in the seventh month. Webster's Bible Translation And ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations; ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month. World English Bible You shall keep it as a feast to Yahweh seven days in the year. It is a statute forever throughout your generations. You shall keep it in the seventh month. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd you have kept it [as] a celebration to YHWH, seven days in a year—a continuous statute throughout your generations; in the seventh month you keep it [as] a celebration. Young's Literal Translation 'And ye have kept it a feast to Jehovah, seven days in a year -- a statute age-during to your generations; in the seventh month ye keep it a feast. Smith's Literal Translation And keep it a festival to Jehovah seven days in the year: a law forever to your generations; in the seventh month shall ye keep it. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd you shall keep the solemnity thereof seven days in the year. It shall be an everlasting ordinance in your generations. In the seventh month shall you celebrate this feast. Catholic Public Domain Version And you shall celebrate its solemnity for seven days each year. This shall be an everlasting ordinance in your generations. In the seventh month, you shall celebrate the feast, New American Bible You shall keep this feast of the LORD for one whole week in the year. By perpetual statute throughout your generations in the seventh month of the year, you shall keep it. New Revised Standard Version You shall keep it as a festival to the LORD seven days in the year; you shall keep it in the seventh month as a statute forever throughout your generations. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd you shall keep this feast to the LORD seven days in the year. It is a statute for ever throughout your generations; you shall celebrate it in the seventh month. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And make this festival to LORD JEHOVAH seven days in a year: the Written Law to eternity for your generations; make it in the seventh month. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year; it is a statute for ever in your generations; ye shall keep it in the seventh month. Brenton Septuagint Translation It is a perpetual statute for your generations: in the seventh month ye shall keep it. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Feast of Tabernacles…40On the first day you are to gather the fruit of majestic trees, the branches of palm trees, and the boughs of leafy trees and of willows of the brook. And you are to rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days. 41You are to celebrate this as a feast to the LORD for seven days each year. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come; you are to celebrate it in the seventh month. 42You are to dwell in booths for seven days. All the native-born of Israel must dwell in booths,… Cross References Nehemiah 8:14-18 And they found written in the Law, which the LORD had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month, / and that they should proclaim this message and spread it throughout their towns and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the hill country and bring back branches of olive, wild olive, myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees, to make booths, as it is written.” / And the people went out, brought back branches, and made booths on their own rooftops, in their courtyards, in the courts of the house of God, and in the squares by the Water Gate and by the Gate of Ephraim. ... Deuteronomy 16:13-15 You are to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days after you have gathered the produce of your threshing floor and your winepress. / And 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. / For 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. Zechariah 14:16-19 Then all the survivors from the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. / And should any of the families of the earth not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, then the rain will not fall on them. / And if the people of Egypt will not go up and enter in, then the rain will not fall on them; this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes the nations who do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. ... John 7:2 However, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near. Numbers 29:12-40 On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work, and you shall observe a feast to the LORD for seven days. / As a pleasing aroma to the LORD, you are to present a food offering, a burnt offering of thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all unblemished, / along with the grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil with each of the thirteen bulls, two-tenths of an ephah with each of the two rams, ... 1 Kings 8:2 And all the men of Israel came together to King Solomon at the feast in the seventh month, the month of Ethanim. 2 Chronicles 7:8-10 So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a very great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast for seven days. / On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar had lasted seven days, and the feast seven days more. / On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, Solomon sent the people away to their homes, joyful and glad of heart for the good things that the LORD had done for David, for Solomon, and for His people Israel. Exodus 23:16 You are also to keep the Feast of Harvest with the firstfruits of the produce from what you sow in the field. And keep the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather your produce from the field. Exodus 34:22 And you are to celebrate the Feast of Weeks with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the turn of the year. Deuteronomy 31:10-13 Then Moses commanded them, “At the end of every seven years, at the appointed time in the year of remission of debt, during the Feast of Tabernacles, / when all Israel comes before the LORD your God at the place He will choose, you are to read this law in the hearing of all Israel. / Assemble the people—men, women, children, and the foreigners within your gates—so that they may listen and learn to fear the LORD your God and to follow carefully all the words of this law. ... 1 Kings 12:32-33 And Jeroboam ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the feast that was in Judah, and he offered sacrifices on the altar; he made this offering in Bethel to sacrifice to the calves he had set up, and he installed priests in Bethel for the high places he had set up. / On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a month of his own choosing, Jeroboam offered sacrifices on the altar he had set up in Bethel. So he ordained a feast for the Israelites, offered sacrifices on the altar, and burned incense. Ezra 3:4 They also celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles in accordance with what is written, and they offered burnt offerings daily based on the number prescribed for each day. 2 Chronicles 8:13 He observed the daily requirement for offerings according to the commandment of Moses for Sabbaths, New Moons, and the three annual appointed feasts—the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. Deuteronomy 16:16-17 Three 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, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. No one should appear before the LORD empty-handed. / Everyone must appear with a gift as he is able, according to the blessing the LORD your God has given you. Leviticus 23:33-36 And the LORD said to Moses, / “Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month the Feast of Tabernacles to the LORD begins, and it continues for seven days. / On the first day there shall be a sacred assembly. You must not do any regular work. ... Treasury of Scripture And you shall keep it a feast to the LORD seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations: you shall celebrate it in the seventh month. Numbers 29:12 And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: Nehemiah 8:18 Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner. Jump to Previous Age-During Celebrate Everlasting Feast Festival Forever Generation Generations Kept Lasting Month Ordinance Perpetual Rule Seven Seventh Statute ThroughoutJump to Next Age-During Celebrate Everlasting Feast Festival Forever Generation Generations Kept Lasting Month Ordinance Perpetual Rule Seven Seventh Statute ThroughoutLeviticus 23 1. The feasts of the Lord3. the Sabbath 4. The Passover 9. The sheaf of firstfruits 15. The feast of Pentecost 22. Gleanings to be left for the poor 23. The feast of trumpets 26. The day of atonement 33. The feast of tabernacles You are to celebrate this as a feast to the LORD for seven days each year. This command refers to the Feast of Tabernacles, also known as Sukkot. It is one of the three major pilgrimage festivals in the Jewish calendar, alongside Passover and Shavuot. The feast commemorates the Israelites' 40 years of wandering in the desert after their exodus from Egypt, during which they lived in temporary shelters. The seven-day duration signifies completeness and perfection in biblical numerology, reflecting the fullness of God's provision and protection. The celebration involves dwelling in booths, which serves as a reminder of the transient nature of life and the dependence on God's providence. This feast is a time of joy and thanksgiving for the harvest, symbolizing God's continued faithfulness and blessings. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come; you are to celebrate it in the seventh month. Persons / Places / Events 1. The IsraelitesThe primary audience of the Levitical laws, including the instructions for the Feast of Tabernacles. 2. The LORD (Yahweh) The one who commands the observance of the feast, emphasizing His covenant relationship with Israel. 3. The Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) A seven-day festival celebrated in the seventh month, commemorating the Israelites' journey through the wilderness and God's provision. 4. The Seventh Month (Tishrei) The time of year when the Feast of Tabernacles is observed, following the Day of Atonement. 5. The Wilderness Journey The historical context for the feast, reminding the Israelites of their dependence on God during their 40 years in the desert. Teaching Points Obedience to God's CommandsThe observance of the Feast of Tabernacles is a reminder of the importance of obeying God's statutes as an act of worship and devotion. Remembrance and Gratitude The feast serves as a time to remember God's provision and faithfulness during the Israelites' wilderness journey, encouraging believers to reflect on God's faithfulness in their own lives. Community and Inclusion The celebration involves the entire community, including foreigners and the less fortunate, teaching the value of inclusivity and hospitality. Joyful Celebration The feast is characterized by joy and thanksgiving, reminding believers to cultivate a spirit of joy in their worship and daily lives. Anticipation of Future Fulfillment The prophetic aspect of the feast points to the ultimate fulfillment in Christ and the coming kingdom, encouraging believers to live with hope and expectation.(41) Seven days in the year.--These seven days denote the feast of Tabernacles proper, whilst the eight days in Leviticus 23:39 include the concluding festival of the last day. (See Leviticus 23:36.) In your generations.--Better, throughout your generations, as the Authorised version renders it in Leviticus 23:14; Leviticus 23:21; Leviticus 23:31 of this very chapter. (See Leviticus 3:17.) . . . Hebrew You are to celebrateוְחַגֹּתֶ֤ם (wə·ḥag·gō·ṯem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 2287: To make a pilgrimage, keep a pilgrim feast this אֹתוֹ֙ (’ō·ṯōw) Direct object marker | third person masculine singular Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case as a feast חַ֣ג (ḥaḡ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2282: A festival gathering, feast, pilgrim feast to the LORD לַֽיהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel for seven שִׁבְעַ֥ת (šiḇ·‘aṯ) Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number days יָמִ֖ים (yā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day each year. בַּשָּׁנָ֑ה (baš·šā·nāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8141: A year This is a permanent עוֹלָם֙ (‘ō·w·lām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always statute חֻקַּ֤ת (ḥuq·qaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 2708: Something prescribed, an enactment, statute for the generations to come; לְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם (lə·ḏō·rō·ṯê·ḵem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 1755: A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling you are to celebrate תָּחֹ֥גּוּ (tā·ḥōg·gū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 2287: To make a pilgrimage, keep a pilgrim feast it אֹתֽוֹ׃ (’ō·ṯōw) Direct object marker | third person masculine singular Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case in the seventh הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י (haš·šə·ḇî·‘î) Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Strong's 7637: Seventh (an ordinal number) month. בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ (ba·ḥō·ḏeš) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2320: The new moon, a month Links Leviticus 23:41 NIVLeviticus 23:41 NLT Leviticus 23:41 ESV Leviticus 23:41 NASB Leviticus 23:41 KJV Leviticus 23:41 BibleApps.com Leviticus 23:41 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 23:41 Chinese Bible Leviticus 23:41 French Bible Leviticus 23:41 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 23:41 You shall keep it a feast (Le Lv Lev.) |
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