Deuteronomy 16:14

And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
rejoice	וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֖ ve.sa.mach.Ta	H8055	probably to brighten up · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
feast	בְּחַגֶּ֑ךָ be.cha.Ge.kha	H2282	a festival · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
son	וּבִנְךָ֤ u.vin.Kha	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
daughter	וּבִתֶּ֙ךָ֙ u.vi.Te.kha	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
manservant	וְעַבְדְּךָ֣ ve.'av.de.Kha	H5650	a servant · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
maidservant	וַאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ va.'a.ma.Te.kha	H519	a maidservant or female slave · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
Levite	וְהַלֵּוִ֗י ve.ha.le.Vi	H3881	a Levite or descendant of Levi · conjunction + definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
stranger	וְהַגֵּ֛ר ve.ha.Ger	H1616	properly · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
fatherless	וְהַיָּת֥וֹם ve.hai.ya.Tom	H3490	a bereaved person · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
widow	וְהָאַלְמָנָ֖ה ve.ha.'al.ma.Nah	H490	a widow · conjunction + definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
gates	בִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ bish.'a.Rei.kha	H8179	an opening · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Nehemiah 8:9-12 And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This…
Deuteronomy 16:11 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…
Deuteronomy 26:11 And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the…
Ecclesiastes 9:7 Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
Isaiah 12:1-6 And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst…
Isaiah 25:6-8 And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of…
Isaiah 30:29 Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the m…
Isaiah 35:10 And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladn…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 16:1-17

Much of the communion between God and his people Israel was kept up, and a face of religion preserved in the nation, by the three yearly feasts, the institution of which, and the laws concerning them, we have several times met with already; and here they are repeated. I. The law of the passover, so great a solemnity that it made the whole month, in the midst of which it was placed, considerable: Observe the month Abib, Deu 16:1. Though one week only of this month was to be kept as a festival, yet their preparations before must be so solemn, and their reflections upon it and improvements of it afterwards so serious, as to amount to an observance of the whole month. The month of Abib, or of ne…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 16:13

Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days--(See on Exo 23:14; Lev 23:34; Num 29:12). Various conjectures have been formed to account for the appointment of this feast at the conclusion of the whole harvest. Some imagine that it was designed to remind the Israelites of the time when they had no cornfields to reap but were daily supplied with manna; others think that it suited the convenience of the people better than any other period of the year for dwelling in booths; others that it was the time of Moses' second descent from the mount; while a fourth class are of opinion that this feast was fixed to the time of the year when the Word was made flesh and dwelt--literally, "taberna…

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John Gill on Deuteronomy 16:14

And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast,.... At this feast of tabernacles and ingathering of the fruits of the earth, in token of gratitude and thankfulness for the goodness of God bestowed on them; the Targum of Jonathan adds, with the flute and the pipe, making use of instrumental music to increase the joy on this occasion: thou and thy son, &c. See Gill on Deuteronomy 16:11

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 16:3-17

Dictionary and topics

Citizenship — The rights and privileges of a citizen in distinction from a foreigner (Luke 15:15; 19:14; Acts 21:39). Under the Mosaic law non-Israelites, with the exception of the Moabites and the Ammonites and…
Entertain — Entertainments, “feasts,” were sometimes connected with a public festival (Deut. 16:11, 14), and accompanied by offerings (1 Sam. 9:13), in token of alliances (Gen. 26:30); sometimes in connection…
Poor — The Mosaic legislation regarding the poor is specially important. (1.) They had the right of gleaning the fields (Lev. 19:9, 10; Deut. 24:19, 21). (2.) In the sabbatical year they were to have their…
Proselyte — Is used in the LXX. for “stranger” (1 Chr. 22:2), i.e., a comer to Palestine; a sojourner in the land (Ex. 12:48; 20:10; 22:21), and in the New Testament for a convert to Judaism. There were such…
Widows — To be treated with kindness (Ex. 22:22; Deut. 14:29; 16:11, 14; 24:17, 19-21; 26:12; 27:19, etc.). In the New Testament the same tender regard for them is inculcated (Acts 6:1-6; 1 Tim. 5:3-16) and…
Feast Of Tabernacles, The · To be observed: With rejoicing — To be observed: With rejoicing
Levites, The · The Jews to be kind and benevolent to — The Jews to be kind and benevolent to
Orphan · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Servants · Slaves or bond: To participate in all national rejoicings — Slaves or bond: To participate in all national rejoicings
Strangers In Israel · Laws respecting: To participate in the rejoicings of the people — Laws respecting: To participate in the rejoicings of the people
Widows

Deuteronomy 16:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 16:1-17

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 16:13

John Gill on Deuteronomy 16:14

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 16:3-17

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 16:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 16:1-17

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 16:13

John Gill on Deuteronomy 16:14

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 16:3-17

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 16:1-17

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 16:13-17

Rashi on Deuteronomy 16:13