KJV King James Version
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.
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Leviticus 23:43
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
so 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.’”
WEB World English Bible
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 Yahweh your God.’”
ASV American Standard Version
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 Jehovah your God.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
so that your generations do know that in booths I caused the sons of Israel to dwell; in my bringing them out of the land of Egypt; I, Jehovah, am your God.’
Surrounding context — Leviticus 23
40 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.
41 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.
42 Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:
43 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.
44 And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD.
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לְמַעַן֮H4616 · ma.anbecauseיֵדְע֣וּH3045 · ya.dato knowדֹרֹֽתֵיכֶם֒H1755 · dorgenerationכִּ֣יH3588 · kiforבַסֻּכּ֗וֹתH5521 · suk.kahboothהוֹשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙H3427 · ya.shavto dwellאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]בְּנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelבְּהוֹצִיאִ֥יH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeאוֹתָ֖םH853 · et[Obj.]מֵאֶ֣רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetמִצְרָ֑יִםH4714 · mits.ra.yimEgyptאֲנִ֖יH589 · a.niIיְהוָ֥הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃H430 · e.lo.himGod
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 31:10-13And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of [every] seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,Exodus 13:14And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What [is] this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:Psalm 78:5-6For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:
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