Leviticus 23:42

You are to dwell in booths for seven days. All the native-born of Israel must dwell in booths,

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:

In Context

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.

43so that your descendants may know that I made the Israelites dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’”

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Cross References

Numbers 24:2When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came upon him,

Nehemiah 8:14And 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,

Hosea 12:10I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.

Hebrews 11:13All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 23:34-44

33 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 34 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the Lord . 35 On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. 36 Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord : on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord : it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile… Read the whole commentary →

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