Deuteronomy 26:11

King James Version

And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you.

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
And you shall rejoice in all the good that the Lord your God has given to you and to your house, you, and the Levite, and the sojourner who is among you.

Update Bible Version
and you shall rejoice in all the good which Yahweh your God has given to you, and to your house, you, and the Levite, and the sojourner that is in the midst of you.

English Revised Version
and thou shalt rejoice in all the good which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is in the midst of thee.

New Century Version
Then you and the Levites and foreigners among you should rejoice, because the Lord your God has given good things to you and your family.

New English Translation
You will celebrate all the good things that the Lord your God has given you and your family, along with the Levites and the resident foreigners among you.

Webster's Bible Translation
And thou shalt rejoice in every good [thing] which the LORD thy God hath given to thee, and to thy house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that [is] among you.

World English Bible
and you shall rejoice in all the good which Yahweh your God has given to you, and to your house, you, and the Levite, and the sojourner who is in the midst of you.

Amplified Bible
and you and the Levite and the stranger (resident alien, foreigner) among you shall rejoice in all the good which the LORD your God has given you and your household.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
thou schalt ete in alle the goodis whiche thi Lord God yaf to thee and to thin hows, thou, and the dekene, and the comelyng which is with thee.

Young's Literal Translation
and rejoiced in all the good which Jehovah thy God hath given to thee, and to thy house, thou, and the Levite, and the sojourner who [is] in thy midst.

Berean Standard Bible
So you shall rejoice-you, the Levite, and the foreigner dwelling among you-in all the good things the LORD your God has given to you and your household.

Contemporary English Version
Then you and your family must celebrate by eating a meal at the place of worship to thank the Lord your God for giving you such a good harvest. And remember to invite the Levites and the foreigners who live in your town.

American Standard Version
and thou shalt rejoice in all the good which Jehovah thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thy house, thou, and the Levite, and the sojourner that is in the midst of thee.

Bible in Basic English
And you will have joy in every good thing which the Lord your God has given to you and to your family; and the Levite, and the man from a strange land who is with you, will take part in your joy.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And reioyce in all the good thynges whiche the Lorde thy God hath geuen vnto thee and vnto thyne house, thou and the Leuite, and the straunger that it among you.

Complete Jewish Bible
and take joy in all the good that Adonai your God has given you, your household, the Levi and the foreigner living with you.

Darby Translation
And thou shalt rejoice in all the good that Jehovah thy God hath given to thee, and to thy house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is in thy midst.

Easy-to-Read Version
Then you must have a meal together and enjoy all the good things that the Lord your God has given to you and your family. You must share them with the Levites and the foreigners living among you.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And thou shalt rejoice in all the good which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thy house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is in the midst of thee.

King James Version (1611)
And thou shalt reioyce in euery good thing, which the Lord thy God hath giuen vnto thee, and vnto thine house, thou, and the Leuite, and the stranger that is among you.

New Life Bible
You and the Levite and the stranger who is among you will be full of joy because of all the good the Lord your God has given you and those of your house.

New Revised Standard
Then you, together with the Levites and the aliens who reside among you, shall celebrate with all the bounty that the Lord your God has given to you and to your house.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and shalt rejoice in all the good things which Yahweh thy God, hath given unto thee, and unto thy house, - thou and the Levite, and the sojourner who is in thy midst.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And thou shalt reioyce in all the good things which the Lord thy God hath giuen vnto thee & to thine houshold, thou and the Leuite, and the stranger that is among you.

George Lamsa Translation
And you shall rejoice in every good thing which the LORD your God has given to you and to your house, you and the Levite and the sojourner that is among you.

Good News Translation
Be grateful for the good things that the Lord your God has given you and your family; and let the Levites and the foreigners who live among you join in the celebration.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou shalt feast in all the good things which the Lord thy God hath given thee, and thy house, thou and the Levite, and the stranger that is with thee.

Revised Standard Version
and you shall rejoice in all the good which the LORD your God has given to you and to your house, you, and the Levite, and the sojourner who is among you.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and thou shalt rejoice in all the good things, which the Lord thy God has given thee, thou and thy family, and the Levite, and the stranger that is within thee.

Christian Standard Bible®
You, the Levites, and the resident aliens among you will rejoice in all the good things the Lord your God has given you and your household.

Hebrew Names Version
and you shall rejoice in all the good which the LORD your God has given to you, and to your house, you, and the Levite, and the sojourner who is in the midst of you.

Lexham English Bible
And you shall celebrate with all of the bounty that Yahweh your God gave to you and to your family, you and the Levite and the alien who is in your midst.

Literal Translation
and rejoice in all the good which Jehovah your God has given to you, and to your house, you, and the Levite, and the alien who is in your midst.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and reioyse ouer all the good, that the LORDE yi God hath geuen the, and thyne house: thou and the Leuite, and the straunger that is with the.

New American Standard Bible
and you, the Levite, and the stranger who is among you shall rejoice in all the good which the LORD your God has given you and your household.

New King James Version
So you shall rejoice in every good thing which the LORD your God has given to you and your house, you and the Levite and the stranger who is among you.

New Living Translation
Afterward you may go and celebrate because of all the good things the Lord your God has given to you and your household. Remember to include the Levites and the foreigners living among you in the celebration.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
and you and the Levite and the alien who is among you shall rejoice in all the good which the LORD your God has given you and your household.

Legacy Standard Bible
and you and the Levite and the sojourner who is among you shall be glad in all the good which Yahweh your God has given you and your household.

Contextual Overview

¹ And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein; ² That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the Lord thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to place his name there. ³ And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the Lord thy God, that I am come unto the country which the Lord sware unto our fathers for to give us. ⁴ And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the Lord thy God. ⁵ And thou shalt speak and say before the Lord thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous: ⁶ And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage: ⁷ And when we cried unto the Lord God of our fathers, the Lord heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression: ⁸ And the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders: ⁹ And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land that floweth with milk and honey. ¹⁰ And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O Lord , hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the Lord thy God, and worship before the Lord thy God:

Bible Verse Review
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rejoice: Deuteronomy 12:7, Deuteronomy 12:12, Deuteronomy 12:18, Deuteronomy 16:11, Deuteronomy 28:47, Psalms 63:3-5, Psalms 100:1, Psalms 100:2, Isaiah 65:14, Zechariah 9:17, Acts 2:46, Acts 2:47, Philippians 4:4, 1 Timothy 6:17, 1 Timothy 6:18

the Levite: 1 Corinthians 9:11

Reciprocal: Numbers 13:27 - General Deuteronomy 14:26 - eat Deuteronomy 16:14 - General Deuteronomy 27:7 - rejoice 2 Chronicles 15:15 - rejoiced Nehemiah 8:10 - send Ecclesiastes 3:22 - nothing Joel 2:26 - and praise

Cross-References

Genesis 20:6
And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

Psalms 105:15
Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

Proverbs 6:29
So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

Zechariah 2:8
For thus saith the Lord of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And thou shalt rejoice in every good [thing],.... In all the blessings of goodness and mercies of life, which God in his kind providence had favoured them with:

which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house; to them and their families, by which they were comfortably provided for:

thou and the Levite, and the stranger that [is] among you; by which it seems that not only a basket of firstfruits was brought and presented to the Lord, which is the perquisite of the priest, but there were others also brought, or bought with their money at Jerusalem, and a sort of a kept, which the Levite, and stranger or proselyte, of along with the owner; see Deuteronomy 12:11; though Jarchi understands it of the Levite and stranger being obliged to bring the firstfruits: the Levite, he says, is bound to the firstfruits of the plants in the midst of his cities, though he had no part in the division of the land; and the same writer says, the stranger brings the firstfruits, but does not proclaim, because he cannot say, "which he sware to our fathers", Deuteronomy 26:3; but it is said f, if his mother was an Israelitess he might proclaim; yea, Maimonides g says, on account of what is said of Abraham, Genesis 17:5; who is the father of the whole world; see Romans 4:10; because mention is made of rejoicing; hence it is concluded, as Jarchi says, that the proclamation of the firstfruits was only made in the time of joy, from Pentecost unto the feast that a man gathers in his increase, and his fruits, and his wine, and his oil; though from that feast and onward he may bring, but not proclaim; to the same purpose, says the Misnah h, from Pentecost to the feast of tabernacles a man may bring the firstfruits, and proclaim; and even from the feast of tabernacles to the dedication of the temple, he may bring, but not proclaim; the reason given in Siphri i is, because proclamation is only to be performed in time of joy--and the joy of the year is finished at the end of the feast of tabernacles, as in

Leviticus 23:40.

f Misn. Biccurim, c. 1. sect. 4. g Maimon. Hilchot Biccurim, c. 4. sect. 3. h Ut supra, (f) sect. 6. i Apud Maimon. Hilchot Biccurim, c. 4. sect. 6.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Deuteronomy 26:11. Thou shalt rejoice — God intends that his followers shall be happy; that they shall eat their bread with gladness and singleness of heart, praising him. Those who eat their meat grudgingly, under the pretence of their unworthiness, &c., profane God's bounties and shall have no thanks for their voluntary humility.

Thou, and the Levite, and the stranger — They were to take care to share God's bounties among all those who were dependent on them. The Levite has no inheritance, let him rejoice with thee. The stranger has no home, let him feel thee to be his friend and his father.