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gave it out to the priests, the sons of Levi
"gave it out to the Levites, who are the priests"
seven years
"7 years" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)
fixed for the cancellation of debts
"for canceling debts"
Festival of Shelters
Other names for this festival are "Feast of Tabernacles," "Festival of Booths," and "Feast of the Ingathering." During harvest, farmers would set up temporary shelters in the field. This festival took place after the last harvest of the year. See how you translated this in Deuteronomy 16:13.
Yahweh your God ... you will read
- Moses speaks to the Israelites as if they were one man, so the words "you" and "your" here are singular. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you)
in their hearing
"so that they can hear it"
translationWords
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lawofmoses
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/priest
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/levite
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/arkofthecovenant
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/elder
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/command
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/biblicaltimeyear
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/festival
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sanctuary