Deuteronomy 16 · Verse 11

Deuteronomy 16:11

And thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen to place his name there.
Deuteronomy 16:11, King James Version

Deuteronomy 16:11 in other translations

BSBand you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.
WEBYou shall rejoice before the LORD your God: you, your son, your daughter, your male servant, your female servant, the Levite who is within your gates, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow who are among you, in the place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there.
ASVand thou shalt rejoice before Jehovah thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the sojourner, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are in the midst of thee, in the place which Jehovah thy God shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there.
YLTAnd thou hast rejoiced before Jehovah thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy handmaid, and the Levite who is within thy gates, and the sojourner, and the fatherless, and the widow, who are in thy midst, in the place which Jehovah thy God doth choose to cause His name to tabernacle there,
DARBYand thou shalt rejoice before Jehovah thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy bondman, and thy handmaid, and the Levite that is in thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow that are in thy midst in the place that Jehovah thy God will choose to cause his name to dwell there.
BBEThen you are to be glad before the Lord your God, you and your son and your daughter, your man-servant and your woman-servant, and the Levite who is with you, and the man from a strange country, and the child without a father, and the widow, who are living among you, in the place marked out by the Lord your God as a resting-place for his name.
WebsterAnd thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there.

What does Deuteronomy 16:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 16:9-12

9-12. Seven weeks shalt thou number--The feast of weeks, or a WEEK OF WEEKS: the feast of pentecost (see on Le 23:10; also see Ex 34:22; Ac 2:1). As on the second day of the passover a sheaf of new barley, reaped on purpose, was offered, so on the second day of pentecost a sheaf of new wheat was presented as first-fruits (Ex 23:16; Nu 28:26), a freewill, spontaneous tribute of gratitude to God for His temporal…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 Thou shalt rejoice - The offerings of the Israelites were to be eaten with festivity, communicated to their friends with liberality, and bestowed on the poor with great generosity, that they might partake with them in these repasts with joy before the Lord. To answer these views it was necessary to eat the flesh while it was fresh, as in that climate putrefaction soon took place; therefore they were commanded to let nothing remain until the morning, Deu 16:4. This consideration is sufficient to account for the command here, without having recourse to those moral and evangelical reasons that are assigned by the learned and devout Mr. Ainsworth for the command. How beneficent and cheerful is the design of this institution! - Harmer, vol. i., p. 396.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 16:1-17

The laws for the three yearly feasts are here repeated; that of the Passover, that of the Pentecost, that of Tabernacles; and the general law concerning the people's attendance. Never should a believer forget his low estate of guilt and misery, his deliverance, and the price it cost the Redeemer; that gratitude and joy in the Lord may be mingled with sorrow for sin, and patience under the tribulations in his way to…

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Deuteronomy 16:11 in the original Hebrew

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וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֞ve.sa.mach.Taand you will rejoiceH8055
לִפְנֵ֣י\׀lif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
אַתָּ֨ה'a.TahyouH859
וּבִנְךָ֣u.vin.Khaand son yourH1121
וּבִתֶּךָ֮u.vi.te.Khaand daughter yourH1323
וְעַבְדְּךָ֣ve.'av.de.Khaand [male] servant yourH5650
וַאֲמָתֶךָ֒va.'a.ma.te.Khaand female servant yourH519
וְהַלֵּוִי֙ve.ha.le.Viand the LeviteH3881
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhoH834
בִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָbish.'a.Rei.kha[is] in gates yourH8179
וְהַגֵּ֛רve.ha.Gerand the sojournerH1616
וְהַיָּת֥וֹםve.hai.ya.Tomand the fatherless oneH3490
וְהָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.ha.'al.ma.Nahand the widowH490
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhoH834
בְּקִרְבֶּ֑ךָbe.kir.Be.cha[are] in midst yourH7130
בַּמָּק֗וֹםba.ma.Komin the placeH4725
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhereH834
יִבְחַר֙yiv.Charhe will chooseH977
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
לְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.Kento cause to dwellH7931
שְׁמ֖וֹshe.Moname hisH8034
שָֽׁם\׃ShamthereH8033

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 16:11

  • Deuteronomy 12:12

    And ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you.

  • Deuteronomy 12:7

    And there ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed thee.

  • Deuteronomy 12:18

    But thou must eat them before the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands unto.

  • Philippians 4:4

    Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.

  • Romans 5:11

    And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.

  • Isaiah 64:5

    Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.

  • Deuteronomy 16:14

    And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.

  • 2 Corinthians 1:24

    Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.

  • Isaiah 66:10-14

    Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her: That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory. For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees. As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem. …

  • Habakkuk 3:18

    Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
14; 12:7,12,18; Isa 64:5; 66:10-14; Hab 3:18; Ro 5:11; 2Co 1:24
Php 4:4

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 16:10

    And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the Lord thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto the Lord thy God, according as the Lord thy God hath blessed thee:

  • Deuteronomy 16:11

    And thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen to place his name there.

  • Deuteronomy 16:12

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

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Deuteronomy 16:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y te alegrarás delante de Jehová tu Dios, tú, y tu hijo, y tu hija, y tu siervo, y tu sierva, y el Levita que estuviere en tus ciudades, y el extranjero, y el huérfano, y la viuda, que estuvieren en medio de ti, en el lugar que Jehová tu Dios hubiere escogido para hacer habitar allí su nombre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et tu te réjouiras devant l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, toi, et ton fils, et ta fille, et ton serviteur, et ta servante, et le Lévite qui est dans tes portes, et l’étranger, et l’orphelin, et la veuve, qui sont au milieu de toi, au lieu que l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, aura choisi pour y faire habiter son nom.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und du sollst dich vor Jehova, deinem Gott, freuen, du und dein Sohn und deine Tochter, und dein Knecht und deine Magd, und der Levit, der in deinen Toren ist, und der Fremdling und die Waise und die Witwe, die in deiner Mitte sind, an dem Orte, den Jehova, dein Gott, erwählen wird, um seinen Namen daselbst wohnen zu lassen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et epulaberis coram Domino Deo tuo, tu, filius tuus et filia tua, servus tuus et ancilla tua, et Levites qui est intra portas tuas, advena ac pupillus et vidua, qui morantur vobiscum: in loco quem elegerit Dominus Deus tuus, ut habitet nomen ejus ibi.