Leviticus 23:44

“So Moses declared the appointed times of YHWH to the sons of Israel.”

Leviticus 23:44 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 23:44, word by word

So Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

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declaredיְדַבֵּרyedaber

speak

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

Where else “yedaber” appears
the appointed timesמֹעֲדֵיmoade

festival

Literally "meeting time": days YHWH set for his people to meet him.

Where else “moade” appears
of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

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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the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

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

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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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The context

43so that your generations may know that I made the sons of Israel live in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I am YHWH your Elohim.”

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