Succot: Its meaning and significance

The Original Command

Lev. 23:34-44.

[34] Speak to the people of Israel, saying: On the fifteenth day of this seventh month, and lasting seven days, there shall be the festival of booths to the LORD.

[35] The first day shall be a holy convocation; you shall not work at your occupations.

[36] Seven days you shall present the Lord's offerings by fire; on the eighth day you shall observe a holy convocation and present the Lord's offerings by fire; it is a solemn assembly; you shall not work at your occupations.

[37] These are the appointed festivals of the LORD, which you shall celebrate as times of holy convocation, for presenting to the LORD offerings by fire -- burnt offerings and grain offerings, sacrifices and drink offerings, each on its proper day--

[38] apart from the sabbaths of the LORD, and apart from your gifts, and apart from all your votive offerings, and apart from all your freewill offerings, which you give to the LORD.

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