Key Verse Spotlight
Leviticus 23:42 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:”
Leviticus 23:42
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days. {boughs of goodly trees: Heb. fruit of, etc}
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:
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.
And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD.
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