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.

14 And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy servant, and thy maid, and the Levite, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.

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Footnotes

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

12 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt,(A) and follow carefully these decrees.

The Festival of Tabernacles(B)

13 Celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles for seven days after you have gathered the produce of your threshing floor(C) and your winepress.(D) 14 Be joyful(E) at your festival—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levites, the foreigners, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns.

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