Leviticus 23:42
What does Leviticus 23:42 mean?
A plain-English look at Leviticus 23:42 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are home-born in Israel shall dwell in booths;
KJV
King James Version · 1611Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are home-born in Israel shall dwell in booths;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949For seven days you will be living in tents; all those who are Israelites by birth are to make tents their living-places:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`In booths ye dwell seven days; all who are natives in Israel dwell in booths,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And you shall dwell in bowers seven days. Every one that is of the race of Israel, shall dwell in tabernacles:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890In booths shall ye dwell seven days; all born in Israel shall dwell in booths;
Context
v.41And 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.
v.42This passage
v.43that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am Jehovah your God.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 33:17
And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him a house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
- Jeremiah 35:10
but we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
- Hebrews 11:13
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
- Numbers 24:5
How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, Thy tabernacles, O Israel!
- Nehemiah 8:14
And they found written in the law, how that Jehovah had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month;
- 2 Corinthians 5:1
For we know that if the earthly house of our tabernacle be dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.
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