Leviticus 23:40

KJV1611 – Modern English

And you shall take for yourselves on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּלְקַחְתֶּ֨ם לָכֶ֜ם בַּיּ֣וֹם הָרִאשׁ֗וֹן פְּרִ֨י עֵ֤ץ הָדָר֙ כַּפֹּ֣ת תְּמָרִ֔ים וַעֲנַ֥ף עֵץ־עָבֹ֖ת וְעַרְבֵי־נָ֑חַל וּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗ם לִפְנֵ֛י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִֽים׃

Transliteration

And-you-shall-leqaḥtem for-yourselves on-the-yôm the-rîʾšôn perî ʿêṣ hādār kappōt temārîm and-ʿanap ʿêṣ-ʿāḇōt and-ʿarḇê-nāḥal, and-you-shall-śemaḥtem before YHWH your-ʾĕlōhîm šiḇʿat yāmîm.

Grammar Details

• *leqaḥtem*: Qal perfect with waw consecutive, 2nd person plural - and you shall take
• *yôm*: noun, masculine singular - day
• *rîʾšôn*: adjective, masculine singular - first
• *perî*: noun, masculine singular construct - fruit of
• *ʿêṣ*: noun, masculine singular construct - tree of
• *hādār*: adjective, masculine singular - splendid/beautiful/majestic
• *kappōt*: noun, feminine plural construct - branches/fronds of
• *temārîm*: noun, masculine plural - palm trees
• *ʿanap*: noun, masculine singular construct - branch of
• *ʿêṣ-ʿāḇōt*: noun phrase - leafy/thick tree
• *ʿarḇê-nāḥal*: construct phrase - willows of the brook/stream
• *śemaḥtem*: Qal perfect with waw consecutive, 2nd person plural - and you shall rejoice
• *YHWH*: divine name
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine plural with 2nd person plural suffix - your God
• *šiḇʿat*: number, feminine construct - seven of
• *yāmîm*: noun, masculine plural - days

Word Meanings

• *perî ʿêṣ hādār*: fruit of beautiful trees/citron/splendid tree-fruit
• *kappōt temārîm*: palm branches/date palm fronds
• *ʿanap ʿêṣ-ʿāḇōt*: branches of leafy trees/boughs of thick trees/foliage of thick trees
• *ʿarḇê-nāḥal*: willows of the brook/stream/valley
• *śemaḥtem*: rejoice/be glad/celebrate

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  On the first day, you shall take for yourselves the fruit of splendid trees, palm branches, leafy tree boughs, and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And ye shall take{H3947} you on the first{H7223} day{H3117} the fruit{H6529} of goodly{H1926} trees,{H6086} branches{H3709} of palm-trees,{H8558} and boughs{H6057} of thick{H5687} trees,{H6086} and willows{H6155} of the brook;{H5158} and ye shall rejoice{H8055} before{H6440} Jehovah{H3068} your God{H430} seven{H7651} days.{H3117}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And ye shall take{H3947}{(H8804)} you on the first{H7223} day{H3117} the boughs{H6529} of goodly{H1926} trees{H6086}, branches{H3709} of palm{H8558} trees, and the boughs{H6057} of thick{H5687} trees{H6086}, and willows{H6155} of the brook{H5158}; and ye shall rejoice{H8055}{(H8804)} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068} your God{H430} seven{H7651} days{H3117}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And ye shall take you the first daye, the frutes of goodly trees and the braunches off palme trees and the bowes of thicke trees, ad wylowes of the broke, and shall reioyse before the Lorde.vij. dayes.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And vpon the first daie ye shal take of ye goodly frutefull trees, braunches of palme trees, & bowes of thicke trees, and Wyllies of the broke, and seue dayes shal ye be mery before ye LORDE youre God:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And yee shall take you in the first day the fruite of goodly trees, branches of palme trees, & the boughes of thicke trees, and willowes of the brooke, and shall reioyce before the Lorde your God seuen daies.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And ye shall take you in the first day the fruites of goodly trees, braunches of palme trees, and the bowes of thicke trees, and willowes of the brooke, and shall reioyce before the Lord your God seuen dayes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You shall take on the first day the fruit of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and you shall rejoice before Yahweh your God seven days.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and ye have taken to yourselves on the first day the fruit of beautiful trees, branches of palms, and boughs of thick trees, and willows of a brook, and have rejoiced before Jehovah your God seven days.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And ye shall take you on the first day the fruit of goodly trees, branches of palm-trees, and boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before Jehovah your God seven days.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And ye shall take you on the first day the fruit of goodly trees, branches of palm-trees, and boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before Jehovah your God seven days.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  On the first day, take the fruit of fair trees, branches of palm-trees, and branches of thick trees and trees from the riverside, and be glad before the Lord for seven days.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You shall take on the first day the fruit of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and you shall rejoice before Yahweh your God seven days.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  On the first day you must take for yourselves branches from majestic trees– palm branches, branches of leafy trees, and willows of the brook– and you must rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 16:14-15 : 14 And you shall rejoice in your feast, you, and your son, and your daughter, and your manservant, and your maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within your gates. 15 Seven days you shall keep a solemn feast to the LORD your God in the place which the LORD shall choose: because the LORD your God shall bless you in all your increase, and in all the works of your hands, therefore you shall surely rejoice.
• Neh 8:14-17 : 14 And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month: 15 And that they should announce and proclaim in all their cities and in Jerusalem, saying, Go to the mountain and bring olive branches, pine branches, myrtle branches, palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written. 16 So the people went out and brought them, and made themselves booths, each one on the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the Water Gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim. 17 And all the congregation of those who had returned from captivity made booths and sat under the booths; for since the days of Joshua the son of Nun until that day, the children of Israel had not done so. And there was very great gladness.
• Ps 92:12 : 12 The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree; he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
• Isa 35:10 : 10 And the ransomed of the LORD shall return and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads; they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
• Isa 66:10 : 10 Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all you that love her: rejoice with joy with her, all you that mourn for her:
• Matt 21:8 : 8 And a very great multitude spread their garments on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
• John 12:13 : 13 took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, and cried, Hosanna! Blessed is the King of Israel who comes in the name of the Lord.
• John 16:22 : 22 And now you have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.
• Rom 5:11 : 11 And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
• Phil 3:3 : 3 For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
• Phil 4:4 : 4 Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.
• 1 Pet 1:8 : 8 Whom having not seen you love; in whom, though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,
• Rev 7:9 : 9 After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no one could number, of all nations, and tribes, and peoples, and languages, stood before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palm branches in their hands;