Deuteronomy 16:12-14

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹² Remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and diligently observe these statutes.

The Festival of Booths Reviewed

¹³ You shall keep the festival of booths^[a] for seven days, when you have gathered in the produce from your threshing floor and your wine press. ¹⁴ Rejoice during your festival, you and your sons and your daughters, your male and female slaves, as well as the Levites, the strangers, the orphans, and the widows resident in your towns.