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Deuteronomy 31:10

And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,

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וַיְצַ֥וvaytsavand appointצָוָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and appoint”, the next action in the storyH6680(intensively) to constitute, enjoinappoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.מֹשֶׁ֖הmoshehMosesמֹשֶׁהnoun, proper name — “Moses”H4872Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiverMoses.אוֹתָ֣םotamobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).לֵאמֹ֑רlemorto sayאָמַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to say”, the to-form of the verbH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…מִקֵּ֣ץmiqetsfrom borderקֵץpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from border”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7093an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after[phrase] after, (utmost) border, end, (in-) finite, [idiom] process.שֶׁ֣בַעshevasevenשֶׁבַעadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “seven”, the ordinary formH7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare H7658 (שִׁבְעָנָה).שָׁנִ֗יםshanimyearשָׁנֶהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “year”, the ordinary formH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).בְּמֹעֵ֛דbemoedin appointedמוֹעֵדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in appointed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4150properly, an appointment, i.e. a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally ayear; by implication, an assembly (as convened for a definite purpose); technically the congregation; by extension, the place of meeting; also a signal (as appointed beforehand)appointed (sign, time), (place of, solemn) assembly, congregation, (set, solemn) feast, (appointed, due) season, solemn(-ity), synogogue, (set) time (appointed).שְׁנַ֥תshenatyearשָׁנֶהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “year”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).הַשְּׁמִטָּ֖הhashmitahthe releaseשְׁמִטָּהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the release”, the ordinary formH8059remission (of debt) or suspension of labor)release.בְּחַ֥גbechagin feastחַגpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in feast”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2282a festival, or a victim therefor(solemn) feast (day), sacrifice, solemnity.הַסֻּכּֽוֹתhasukotthe boothסֻכָּהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the booth”, the ordinary formH5521a hut or lairbooth, cottage, covert, pavilion, tabernacle, tent.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Moses commanded them, saying: 'At the end of every seven years, in the set time of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the set time of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,

Young’s Literal Translation

and Moses commandeth them, saying, 'At the end of seven years, in the appointed time, the year of release, in the feast of booths,

World English Bible

Moses commanded them, saying, “At the end of every seven years, in the set time of the year of release, in the feast of booths,

Darby Translation

And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, at the set time of the year of release, at the feast of tabernacles,

Douay-Rheims

And he commanded them, saying: After seven years, in the year of remission, in the feast of tabernacles,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Moses commanded them, saying: 'At the end of every seven years, in the set time of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Moses charged them in that day, saying, After seven years, in the time of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐνετείλατο Μωυσῆς αὐτοῖς ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ, λέγων, μετὰ ἑπτὰ ἔτη ἐν καιρῷ ἐνιαυτοῦ ἀφέσεως ἐν ἑορτῇ σκηνοπηγίας,