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Leviticus 23:42

23:41 And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month.
Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:

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You shall dwell in temporary shelters seven days. All who are native-born in Israel shall dwell in temporary shelters,

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

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

23:43 That 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 the LORD your God.

What does Leviticus 23:42 mean?

Leviticus 23:42 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָשַׁב (yâshab), סֻכָּה (çukkâh), שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ).

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Ye
shall
dwellיָשַׁבyâshab/yaw-shab'/H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
in
boothsסֻכָּהçukkâh/sook-kaw'/H5521a hut or lair
sevenשֶׁבַעshebaʻ/sheh'-bah/H7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
days;יוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
all
that
are
IsraelitesיִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêl/yis-raw-ale'/H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
bornאֶזְרָחʼezrâch/ez-rawkh'/H249a spontaneous growth, i.e. native (tree or persons)
shall
dwellיָשַׁבyâshab/yaw-shab'/H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
in
booths:סֻכָּהçukkâh/sook-kaw'/H5521a hut or lair

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 23:42.

Leviticus 23:34

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.

Exodus 12:40

Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.

Exodus 12:6

And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening. in: Heb. between the two evenings

Exodus 16:1

And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.

Exodus 16:3

And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

Exodus 2:23

And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.

Exodus 29:35

And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all things which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them.

Exodus 5:19

And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 23:42 say?

Leviticus 23:42 (King James Version) reads: "Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:"

Is Leviticus 23:42 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 23:42 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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