For seven days you must live outside in little shelters. All native-born Israelites must live in shelters.
Parallel translations
- WEB You shall dwell in temporary shelters seven days. All who are native-born in Israel shall dwell in temporary shelters,
- KJV Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:
- BSB You are to dwell in booths for seven days. All the native-born of Israel must dwell in booths,
- NKJV You shall dwell in booths for seven days. All who are native Israelites shall dwell in booths,
- NASB You shall live in booths for seven days; all the native-born in Israel shall live in booths,
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All native-born Israelites are to live in temporary shelters for seven days.
Overview
Dwelling in booths physically reenacted the wilderness journey, when Israel lived without permanent homes under God's care. This embodied remembrance kept the nation mindful of its dependence on the Lord. Such pilgrim living reminds believers that they too are sojourners looking for the city God has prepared (Hebrews 11:9-10).
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- Neh 8:14–17They found written in the law how Yahweh had commanded by Moses that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month;
- Heb 11:13–16These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and embraced them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
- Jer 35:10but we have lived in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
- Num 24:5How goodly are your tents, Jacob, and your tents, Israel!
- Gen 33:17Jacob traveled to Succoth, built himself a house, and made shelters for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
- Num 24:2Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came on him.
- 2 Cor 5:1For we know that if the earthly house of our tent is dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.
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