Leviticus 23:42
Leviticus 23:42 in Multiple Translations
You are to dwell in booths for seven days. All the native-born of Israel must dwell in booths,
Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:
Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are home-born in Israel shall dwell in booths;
For seven days you will be living in tents; all those who are Israelites by birth are to make tents their living-places:
You are to live in temporary shelters for seven days. Every Israelite born in the country must live in shelters,
Ye shall dwell in boothes seuen daies: all that are Israelites borne, shall dwel in boothes,
'In booths ye dwell seven days; all who are natives in Israel dwell in booths,
You shall dwell in temporary shelters for seven days. All who are native-born in Israel shall dwell in temporary shelters,
Ye shall dwell in booths seven days: all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:
And you shall dwell in bowers seven days: every one that is of the race of Israel, shall dwell in tabernacles:
During the seven days of that festival, all of you people who have been Israelis your entire lives must live in shelters/huts.
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Leviticus 23:42 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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בַּ/סֻּכֹּ֥ת
תֵּשְׁב֖וּ
שִׁבְעַ֣ת
יָמִ֑ים
כָּל
הָֽ/אֶזְרָח֙
בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
יֵשְׁב֖וּ
בַּ/סֻּכֹּֽת
בַּ/סֻּכֹּ֥ת
çukkâh
H5521
booth
Prep | N-fp
תֵּשְׁב֖וּ
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
V-Qal-Imperf-2mp
שִׁבְעַ֣ת
shebaʻ
H7651
seven
Adj
יָמִ֑ים
yôwm
H3117
day
N-mp
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
N-ms
הָֽ/אֶזְרָח֙
ʼezrâch
H249
born
Art | N-ms
בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
Prep | N-proper
יֵשְׁב֖וּ
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
V-Qal-Imperf-3mp
בַּ/סֻּכֹּֽת
çukkâh
H5521
booth
Prep | N-fp
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Hebrew Word Reference — Leviticus 23:42
בַּ/סֻּכֹּ֥ת
çukkâh
H5521
"booth"
Prep | N-fp
This word describes a small, temporary shelter or booth. It is used to describe a thicket or covert, as seen in the KJV translations. In the Bible, it is used to describe the tabernacles or tents of the Israelites.
Definition: 1) thicket, covert, booth 1a) thicket 1b) booth (rude or temporary shelter)
Usage: Occurs in 29 OT verses. KJV: booth, cottage, covert, pavilion, tabernacle, tent. See also: Genesis 33:17; Nehemiah 8:15; Psalms 18:12.
תֵּשְׁב֖וּ
yâshab
H3427
"to dwell"
V-Qal-Imperf-2mp
This verb means to sit or dwell, and can also mean to remain or abide. It's used in the Bible to describe people living in a place or staying with someone, like in the book of Genesis.
Definition: 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell Aramaic equivalent: ye.tiv (יְתִב "to dwell" H3488)
Usage: Occurs in 977 OT verses. KJV: (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry. See also: Genesis 4:16; Leviticus 25:18; Joshua 13:6.
שִׁבְעַ֣ת
shebaʻ
H7651
"seven"
Adj
This word means the number seven, which was considered a special or sacred number. It can also mean seven times or a week, and is used in the Bible to describe completeness or perfection. The KJV translates it as seven or sevenfold.
Definition: 1) seven (cardinal number) 1a) as ordinal number 1b) in combination-17, 700 etc Aramaic equivalent: shiv.ah (שִׁבְעָה "seven" H7655)
Usage: Occurs in 344 OT verses. KJV: ([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare H7658 (שִׁבְעָנָה). See also: Genesis 4:24; Leviticus 23:15; 2 Samuel 21:6.
יָמִ֑ים
yôwm
H3117
"day"
N-mp
The Hebrew word 'yom' refers to a day, which can be a literal 24-hour period or a figurative space of time. It is used in the Bible to describe a wide range of time periods, from a single day to a year or a lifetime. The word 'yom' is used in many different contexts throughout the Bible.
Definition: : day/when/time/period 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow
Usage: Occurs in 1930 OT verses. KJV: age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger. See also: Genesis 1:5; Genesis 33:13; Exodus 23:15.
כָּל
kôl
H3605
"all"
N-ms
The Hebrew word for 'all' or 'everything' is used throughout the Bible, like in Genesis 1:31, where God sees all He has made as very good. It encompasses the entirety of something, whether people, things, or situations.
Definition: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)
Usage: Occurs in 4242 OT verses. KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). See also: Genesis 1:21; Genesis 17:10; Genesis 41:40.
הָֽ/אֶזְרָח֙
ʼezrâch
H249
"born"
Art | N-ms
This word refers to something or someone that is native or born in a place, like a tree that grows naturally or a person born in a certain country, as seen in the Bible when describing native Israelites.
Definition: 1) a native (one rising from the soil) 1a) of man, native Israelites 1b) of tree, native (to Israel)
Usage: Occurs in 17 OT verses. KJV: bay tree, (home-) born (in the land), of the (one's own) country (nation). See also: Exodus 12:19; Leviticus 24:16; Psalms 37:35.
בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
"Israel"
Prep | N-proper
Israel is the symbolic name of Jacob, also referring to his descendants. Jacob, son of Isaac and Rebekah, had 12 sons who became the tribes of Israel, as told in Genesis 25:26. His story is crucial to the Bible's narrative.
Definition: A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.26; son of: Isaac (H3327) and Rebekah (H7259); brother of: Esau (H6215); married to Rachel (H7354), Leah (H3812), Zilpah (H2153) and Bilhah (H1090A); father of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074), Dinah (H1783), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); also called Jacob frequently § Israel = "God prevails" 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob 2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split 2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah 2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile
Usage: Occurs in 2231 OT verses. KJV: Israel. See also: Genesis 32:29; Exodus 13:18; Exodus 40:38.
יֵשְׁב֖וּ
yâshab
H3427
"to dwell"
V-Qal-Imperf-3mp
This verb means to sit or dwell, and can also mean to remain or abide. It's used in the Bible to describe people living in a place or staying with someone, like in the book of Genesis.
Definition: 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell Aramaic equivalent: ye.tiv (יְתִב "to dwell" H3488)
Usage: Occurs in 977 OT verses. KJV: (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry. See also: Genesis 4:16; Leviticus 25:18; Joshua 13:6.
בַּ/סֻּכֹּֽת
çukkâh
H5521
"booth"
Prep | N-fp
This word describes a small, temporary shelter or booth. It is used to describe a thicket or covert, as seen in the KJV translations. In the Bible, it is used to describe the tabernacles or tents of the Israelites.
Definition: 1) thicket, covert, booth 1a) thicket 1b) booth (rude or temporary shelter)
Usage: Occurs in 29 OT verses. KJV: booth, cottage, covert, pavilion, tabernacle, tent. See also: Genesis 33:17; Nehemiah 8:15; Psalms 18:12.
Study Notes — Leviticus 23:42
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- Context
- Cross References
- Leviticus 23:42 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Leviticus 23:42
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 23:42
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Leviticus 23:42
- Trapp's Commentary on Leviticus 23:42
- Ellicott's Commentary on Leviticus 23:42
- Cambridge Bible on Leviticus 23:42
- Barnes' Notes on Leviticus 23:42
- Whedon's Commentary on Leviticus 23:42
- Sermons on Leviticus 23:42
Context — The Feast of Tabernacles
40On the first day you are to gather the fruit of majestic trees, the branches of palm trees, and the boughs of leafy trees and of willows of the brook. And you are to rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days.
41You are to celebrate this as a feast to the LORD for seven days each year. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come; you are to celebrate it in the seventh month.
42You are to dwell in booths for seven days. All the native-born of Israel must dwell in booths,
43so that your descendants may know that I made the Israelites dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’” 44So Moses announced to the Israelites the appointed feasts of the LORD.Cross References
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| 1 | Nehemiah 8:14–17 | And they found written in the Law, which the LORD had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month. So they proclaimed this message and spread it throughout their towns and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the hill country and bring back branches of olive, wild olive, myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees, to make booths, as it is written.” And the people went out, brought back branches, and made booths on their own rooftops, in their courtyards, in the court of the house of God, and in the squares by the Water Gate and by the Gate of Ephraim. The whole assembly who had returned from exile made booths and lived in them. From the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day, the Israelites had not celebrated like this. And there was great rejoicing. |
| 2 | Genesis 33:17 | but Jacob went on to Succoth, where he built a house for himself and shelters for his livestock; that is why the place was called Succoth. |
| 3 | Numbers 24:5 | How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, your dwellings, O Israel! |
| 4 | Jeremiah 35:10 | But we have lived in tents and have obeyed and done exactly as our forefather Jonadab commanded us. |
| 5 | Numbers 24:2 | When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came upon him, |
| 6 | Hebrews 11:13–16 | All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own. If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them. |
| 7 | 2 Corinthians 5:1 | Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. |
Leviticus 23:42 Summary
This verse is telling the Israelites to live in temporary shelters, called booths, for seven days to remember how God took care of them when they were traveling through the wilderness after leaving Egypt, as mentioned in Leviticus 23:43. It's like a big celebration to thank God for His provision and care, similar to how we celebrate Thanksgiving (Deuteronomy 8:10). By living in booths, the Israelites were reminded that God is their true home and provider, just like Psalm 23:1-4 says. This helps us trust God for our daily needs and be content with what we have, just like the Israelites were supposed to do.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the purpose of dwelling in booths for seven days?
The purpose of dwelling in booths is to remember and celebrate how God provided for the Israelites when they lived in temporary shelters during their journey out of Egypt, as mentioned in Leviticus 23:43 and Deuteronomy 16:13-15.
Who is required to dwell in booths according to this verse?
All the native-born of Israel are required to dwell in booths, as stated in Leviticus 23:42, to observe this feast and remember God's provision and care for them.
How does this verse relate to the overall theme of the book of Leviticus?
This verse is part of the larger theme of Leviticus, which emphasizes the importance of obedience to God's commands and the celebration of His provision and care, as seen in Leviticus 23:40-44 and Numbers 29:12-38.
What can we learn from this verse about God's character?
From this verse, we can learn that God is a God who provides and cares for His people, and He wants us to remember and celebrate His goodness, as seen in Exodus 19:4 and Psalm 23:1-4.
Reflection Questions
- What are some ways I can remember and celebrate God's provision and care in my own life, just like the Israelites did in the wilderness?
- How can I apply the principle of dwelling in booths to my own life, in terms of trusting God for my daily needs and being content with what I have?
- What are some things that I can do to observe this feast and remember God's goodness, even if I'm not physically dwelling in a booth?
- How can I share the story of God's provision and care with others, just like the Israelites were commanded to tell their descendants in Leviticus 23:43?
Gill's Exposition on Leviticus 23:42
Ye shall dwell in booths seven days,.... So that it seems they were not obliged to dwell in them on the eighth day, which was an holy convocation, a sabbath in which no servile work was to be done as the first, Leviticus 23:36.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 23:42
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, The feast of tabernacles , [ chag (H2282) ha-Cukowt (H5521), festival of the booths (see the notes at Exodus 23:16; Exodus 34:22, where it is called, chag
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Leviticus 23:42
Booths were erected in their cities or towns, either in their streets or gardens, or the tops of their houses, , which were made flat, and therefore were proper and fit for that use.
Trapp's Commentary on Leviticus 23:42
Leviticus 23:42 Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:Ver. 42. Ye shall dwell in booths.] The siege of Jerusalem by the Romans lasted six months. It began at the passover, and ended at this feast of tabernacles. Ita festum illud fuit finis istius politiae.
Ellicott's Commentary on Leviticus 23:42
(42) Dwell in booths seven days.—Because the eighth day was a separate festival, when the booths were no more used. (See Leviticus 23:36.)
Cambridge Bible on Leviticus 23:42
39–43. An Appendix, dealing with the Feast of Booths (mainly H)
Barnes' Notes on Leviticus 23:42
Booths - According to Jewish tradition, what were used at the Feast of Tabernacles were strictly “tabernacula,” structures of boards, with a covering of boughs.
Whedon's Commentary on Leviticus 23:42
42. Ye shall dwell in booths — This command excludes a cloth or skin covering, according to the decisions of Jewish expounders, and every thing pertaining to the animal and mineral kingdoms.
Sermons on Leviticus 23:42
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(Genesis) Genesis 33:13-17 by J. Vernon McGee | In this sermon on Genesis 33:13, the preacher discusses the encounter between Jacob and his brother Esau. Jacob expresses concern about the safety of his family and livestock, as t |
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(Genesis) Genesis 32:1-8 by J. Vernon McGee | In this sermon, the speaker discusses the story of Jacob and his encounter with his brother Esau. Jacob, who had previously been deceitful, is now fearful and distressed upon heari |
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Jacob - Gods Unchanging Grace - Genesis 25 - Sermon 5 of 5 by Roy Hession | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the importance of being willing to be overcome and conquered by God in order to receive His grace. He refers to a hymn by George Matheson th |
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Righteous Prayer in an Unrighteous Time by Carter Conlon | This sermon emphasizes the importance of living a righteous life and engaging in fervent prayer in the midst of unrighteous times. Drawing from James chapter 5, the message calls f |
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(How to Understand the Kjv Bible) 21 Psalm 84 by Keith Simons | Keith Simons teaches on Psalm 84, emphasizing the deep longing for God's presence and the joy found in worshiping Him. He explains the significance of the tabernacles and the journ |
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The General Plan of the Tabernacle by George Warnock | George Warnock emphasizes the significance of the Tabernacle as the dwelling place of God among His people, illustrating how it symbolizes a new beginning and a holy nation set apa |
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The Blessings of the Coming Age by Arno Clemens Gaebelein | Arno Clemens Gaebelein preaches about the glorious blessings promised in the coming age of the kingdom, the millennium, as revealed in the prophetic Word. He emphasizes the true de |