40 Now on the first day you shall take for yourselves the [a]foliage of beautiful trees, palm branches and branches of trees with thick branches and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days.

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  1. Leviticus 23:40 Lit products; or fruit

40 On the first day you are to take branches(A) from luxuriant trees—from palms, willows and other leafy trees(B)—and rejoice(C) before the Lord your God for seven days.

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12 And you shall (A)rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your sons and daughters, your male and female slaves, and the (B)Levite who is within your gates, since (C)he has no portion or inheritance with you.

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12 And there rejoice(A) before the Lord your God—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levites(B) from your towns who have no allotment or inheritance(C) of their own.

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18 But (A)you shall eat them before the Lord your God in (B)the place which the Lord your God will choose, you and your son and daughter, and your male and female slaves, and the (C)Levite who is within your gates; and you shall (D)rejoice before the Lord your God in all [a]your undertakings.

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  1. Deuteronomy 12:18 Lit the putting forth of your hand

18 Instead, you are to eat(A) them in the presence of the Lord your God at the place the Lord your God will choose(B)—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levites from your towns—and you are to rejoice(C) before the Lord your God in everything you put your hand to.

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26 And you may spend the money on whatever your [a]heart desires: on oxen, sheep, wine, other strong drink, or whatever your [b]heart [c]desires; and (A)there you shall eat in the presence of the Lord your God and rejoice, you and your household.

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  1. Deuteronomy 14:26 Lit soul
  2. Deuteronomy 14:26 Lit soul
  3. Deuteronomy 14:26 Lit asks of you

26 Use the silver to buy whatever you like: cattle, sheep, wine or other fermented drink,(A) or anything you wish. Then you and your household shall eat there in the presence of the Lord your God and rejoice.(B)

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47 (A)Since you did not serve the Lord your God with joy and a cheerful heart, in gratitude for the abundance of all things,

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47 Because you did not serve(A) the Lord your God joyfully and gladly(B) in the time of prosperity,

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12 I know that there is (A)nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good in one’s lifetime; 13 moreover, that every person who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor—this is the (B)gift of God.

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12 I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live. 13 That each of them may eat and drink,(A) and find satisfaction(B) in all their toil—this is the gift of God.(C)

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18 Here is what I have seen to be (A)good and [a]fitting: to eat, to drink, and [b]enjoy oneself in all one’s labor in which he labors under the sun during the few [c]years of his life which God has given him; for this is his [d](B)reward. 19 Furthermore, as for every person to whom (C)God has given riches and wealth, He has also (D)given him the opportunity to [e]enjoy them and to receive his [f]reward and rejoice in his labor; this is the (E)gift of God. 20 For he will not often call to mind the [g]years of his life, because (F)God keeps [h]him busy with the joy of his heart.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 5:18 Lit beautiful
  2. Ecclesiastes 5:18 Lit see good
  3. Ecclesiastes 5:18 Or days
  4. Ecclesiastes 5:18 Or share
  5. Ecclesiastes 5:19 Lit eat from it
  6. Ecclesiastes 5:19 Or share
  7. Ecclesiastes 5:20 Or days
  8. Ecclesiastes 5:20 As in LXX

18 This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink(A) and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labor(B) under the sun during the few days of life God has given them—for this is their lot. 19 Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions,(C) and the ability to enjoy them,(D) to accept their lot(E) and be happy in their toil—this is a gift of God.(F) 20 They seldom reflect on the days of their life, because God keeps them occupied with gladness of heart.(G)

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