Deuteronomy 16:12

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10 Then you shall keep the ^aFeast of Weeks to the Lord your God with the tribute of a freewill offering from your hand, which you shall give ^bas the Lord your God blesses you.

11 ^aYou shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, the Levite who is within your gates, the stranger and the fatherless and the widow who are among you, at the place where the Lord your God chooses to make His name abide.

12 ^aAnd you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and you shall be careful to observe these statutes.

The Feast of Tabernacles Reviewed

13 ^a“You shall observe the Feast of Tabernacles seven days, when you have gathered from your threshing floor and from your winepress.

14 And ^ayou shall rejoice in your feast, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant and the Levite, the stranger and the fatherless and the widow, who are within your¹ gates.

15 ^aSeven days you shall keep a sacred feast to the Lord your God in the place which the Lord chooses, because the Lord your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that you surely rejoice.

16 ^a“Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord your God in the place which He chooses: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks, and at the Feast of Tabernacles; and ^bthey shall not appear before the Lord empty-handed.

Verse Comparison: Deuteronomy 16:12

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American Standard Version
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes.

Amplified® Bible
And you shall [earnestly] remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and you shall be watchful and obey these statutes.

Contemporary English Version
Remember that you used to be slaves in Egypt, so obey these laws.

Darby English Version
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and thou shalt keep and do these statutes.

Good News Bible
Be sure that you obey these commands; do not forget that you were slaves in Egypt.

King James Version
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes.

New American Standard Bible
"You shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and you shall be careful to observe these statutes.

New International Version
Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and follow carefully these decrees.

New King James Version
And you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and you shall be careful to observe these statutes.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" You shall remember that you served as a slave in Egypt, and you shall carefully observe these statutes.

Revised Standard Version
You shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt; and you shall be careful to observe these statutes.

Young's Literal Translation
and thou hast remembered that a servant thou hast been in Egypt, and hast observed and done these statutes.

New English Translation
Furthermore, remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and so be careful to observe these statutes.

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