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11 You shall rejoice before him[a]—you, your son, your daughter, your male and female slaves, the Levites in your villages,[b] the resident foreigners,[c] the orphans, and the widows among you—in the place where the Lord chooses to locate his name.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 16:11 tn Heb “the Lord your God.” See note on “he” in 16:1.
  2. Deuteronomy 16:11 tn Heb “gates.”
  3. Deuteronomy 16:11 sn The ger (גֵּר) “foreign resident” or “naturalized citizen,” (see Exod 12:19 and Deut 29:10-13) could make sacrifices (Lev 17:8; 22:18; Num 15:14) and participate in Israel’s religious festivals: Passover Exod 12:48; Day of Atonement Lev 16:29; Feast of Weeks Deut 16:10-14; Feast of Tabernacles Deut 31:12.