Leviticus 23:40
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40 Now on the first day you shall take for yourselves the [a]foliage of beautiful trees, palm branches and branches of trees with thick branches and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days.
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- Leviticus 23:40 Lit products; or fruit
Deuteronomy 12:12
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12 And you shall (A)rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your sons and daughters, your male and female slaves, and the (B)Levite who is within your gates, since (C)he has no portion or inheritance with you.
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Deuteronomy 12:18
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18 But (A)you shall eat them before the Lord your God in (B)the place which the Lord your God will choose, you and your son and daughter, and your male and female slaves, and the (C)Levite who is within your gates; and you shall (D)rejoice before the Lord your God in all [a]your undertakings.
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- Deuteronomy 12:18 Lit the putting forth of your hand
Deuteronomy 14:26
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26 And you may spend the money on whatever your [a]heart desires: on oxen, sheep, wine, other strong drink, or whatever your [b]heart [c]desires; and (A)there you shall eat in the presence of the Lord your God and rejoice, you and your household.
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- Deuteronomy 14:26 Lit soul
- Deuteronomy 14:26 Lit soul
- Deuteronomy 14:26 Lit asks of you
Deuteronomy 28:47
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47 “(A)Since you did not serve the Lord your God with joy and a cheerful heart, in gratitude for the abundance of all things,
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Ecclesiastes 3:12-13
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12 I know that there is (A)nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good in one’s lifetime; 13 moreover, that every person who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor—this is the (B)gift of God.
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Ecclesiastes 5:18-20
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18 Here is what I have seen to be (A)good and [a]fitting: to eat, to drink, and [b]enjoy oneself in all one’s labor in which he labors under the sun during the few [c]years of his life which God has given him; for this is his [d](B)reward. 19 Furthermore, as for every person to whom (C)God has given riches and wealth, He has also (D)given him the opportunity to [e]enjoy them and to receive his [f]reward and rejoice in his labor; this is the (E)gift of God. 20 For he will not often call to mind the [g]years of his life, because (F)God keeps [h]him busy with the joy of his heart.
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- Ecclesiastes 5:18 Lit beautiful
- Ecclesiastes 5:18 Lit see good
- Ecclesiastes 5:18 Or days
- Ecclesiastes 5:18 Or share
- Ecclesiastes 5:19 Lit eat from it
- Ecclesiastes 5:19 Or share
- Ecclesiastes 5:20 Or days
- Ecclesiastes 5:20 As in LXX
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