The Meaning of Deuteronomy 16:13 Explained

Deuteronomy 16:13

KJV: Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine:

YLT: 'The feast of booths thou dost make for thee seven days, in thine in-gathering of thy threshing-floor, and of thy wine-vat;

Darby: The feast of tabernacles shalt thou hold seven days, when thou hast gathered in the produce of thy floor and of thy winepress.

ASV: Thou shalt keep the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in from thy threshing-floor and from thy winepress:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thou shalt observe  the feast  of tabernacles  seven  days,  after that thou hast gathered  in thy corn  and thy wine: 

What does Deuteronomy 16:13 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 16

1  The feast of the Passover
9  of weeks
13  of tabernacles
16  Every male must offer, as he is able, at these three feasts
18  Of judges and justice
21  Asherah poles and images are forbidden

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 16:13 mean?

The Feast of Tabernacles shall observe You seven days when you have gathered from your threshing floor and from your winepress
חַ֧ג הַסֻּכֹּ֛ת תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה לְךָ֖ שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים בְּאָ֨סְפְּךָ֔ מִֽגָּרְנְךָ֖ וּמִיִּקְבֶֽךָ

חַ֧ג  The  Feast 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: חַג  
Sense: festival, feast, festival-gathering, pilgrim-feast.
הַסֻּכֹּ֛ת  of  Tabernacles 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: סֻכָּה  
Sense: thicket, covert, booth.
תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה  shall  observe 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
שִׁבְעַ֣ת  seven 
Parse: Number, masculine singular construct
Root: שֶׁבַע  
Sense: seven (cardinal number).
יָמִ֑ים  days 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
בְּאָ֨סְפְּךָ֔  when  you  have  gathered 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אָסַף 
Sense: to gather, receive, remove, gather in.
מִֽגָּרְנְךָ֖  from  your  threshing  floor 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: גֹּרֶן  
Sense: threshing-floor.
וּמִיִּקְבֶֽךָ  and  from  your  winepress 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: יֶקֶב  
Sense: wine vat, wine-press.