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Leviticus 23:34

““Speak to the sons of Israel, saying: On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the Feast of Booths, seven days to YHWH.”

Leviticus 23:34 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Theme · John 7:2

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John 7:2 names the Feast of Booths; Leviticus 23:34 sets it: seven days from the fifteenth day of the seventh month.

The same term appears in both passages.

  • סֻּכּוֹתsukotH5521σκηνοπηγίαskēnopēgiaG4634“booth, shelter”

Booths (Feast of)סֻכּוֹת / σκηνοπηγίαסכות skēnopēgia

A seven-day feast from the fifteenth day of the seventh month, at the end of the harvest. During it people lived in booths to remember that Israel lived in booths when it came out of Egypt (Leviticus 23:34, 39-43).

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Leviticus 23:34, word by word

“Speakדַּבֵּרdaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “daber” appears
to the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “bene” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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On the fifteenthחֲמִשָּׁהchamisha

five

Five.

Where else “chamisha” appears
On the fifteenthעָשָׂרasar

-teen (ten)

Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".

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dayיוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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seventhשְּׁבִיעִיshevii

seventh

Seventh.

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monthחֹדֶשׁchodesh

month

A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.

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is the Feastחַגchag

festival

Festival in honor of God, with pilgrimage.

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of Boothsסֻּכּוֹתsukot

booth

A cover of branches, as at the feast.

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sevenשִׁבְעַתshivat

seven

Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".

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to YHWHיהֹוָהyhova

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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Translation note

At this feast Jesus stood up and said: “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink” (John 7:2, 37).

The context

33And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,

34 · This verse (above)

35On the first day is a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work at all.

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