King James Version
Leviticus 23:44 in the King James Version says “And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD.” — study this verse from Leviticus chapter 23 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD.”
Leviticus 23:44 · KJV
Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:
That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“declared”
H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“the feasts”
H4150properly, an appointment, i.e., a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally a year; by implication, an assembly (as convened for
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“unto the children”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“of Israel”
H3478he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
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