Deuteronomy 16:11

9 You are to count off seven weeks from the time you first put the sickle to the standing grain.

10 And you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks to the LORD your God with a freewill offering that you give in proportion to how the LORD your God has blessed you,

and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.

12 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and carefully follow these statutes.

13 You are to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days after you have gathered the produce of your threshing floor and your winepress.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.
KJV
And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there.
WEB
You shall rejoice before the LORD your God: you, your son, your daughter, your male servant, your female servant, the Levite who is within your gates, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow who are among you, in the place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there.
ASV
and thou shalt rejoice before Jehovah thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the sojourner, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are in the midst of thee, in the place which Jehovah thy God shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there.
DARBY
and thou shalt rejoice before Jehovah thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy bondman, and thy handmaid, and the Levite that is in thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow that are in thy midst in the place that Jehovah thy God will choose to cause his name to dwell there.
BLB
And you shall rejoice before the face of YHWH your God—you, and your son, and your daughter, and your manservant, and your maidservant, and the Levite who [is] within your gates, and the sojourner, and the fatherless, and the widow who [is] among you, at the place where YHWH your God chooses for His Name to dwell there.
ÅB
Og du skal være glad for Herrens, din Guds åsyn på det sted Herren din Gud utvelger for å la sitt navn bo der, både du og din sønn og din datter og din tjener og din tjenestepike og levitten som bor hos deg, og den fremmede og den farløse og enken som du har hos deg.
OTB
Gled deg for Herren din Gud—du, dine sønner og døtre, dine mannlige og kvinnelige tjenere, levittene i dine byer, og de fremmede, de farløse og enkene som bor blant deg, på det stedet Herren din Gud vil velge å etablere sitt navn.
B1930
Og du skal være glad for Herrens, din Guds åsyn på det sted Herren din Gud utvelger for å la sitt navn bo der, både du og din sønn og din datter og din tjener og din tjenestepike og levitten som bor hos dig, og den fremmede og den farløse og enken som du har hos dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 12:12

    And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.

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  • Deuteronomy 12:7

    There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.

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  • Deuteronomy 12:18

    Instead, you must eat them in the presence of the LORD your God at the place the LORD your God will choose—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates. Rejoice before the LORD your God in all you do,

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  • Philippians 4:4

    Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

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  • Romans 5:11

    Not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

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  • Isaiah 64:5

    You welcome those who gladly do right, who remember Your ways. Surely You were angry, for we sinned. How can we be saved if we remain in our sins?

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  • Deuteronomy 16:14

    And you shall rejoice in your feast—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.

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  • 2 Corinthians 1:24

    Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers with you for your joy, because it is by faith that you stand firm.

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