Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then celebrate the Festival of Weeks to the LORD your God by giving a freewill offering in proportion to the blessings the LORD your God has given you. New Living Translation Then celebrate the Festival of Harvest to honor the LORD your God. Bring him a voluntary offering in proportion to the blessings you have received from him. English Standard Version Then you shall keep the Feast of Weeks to the LORD your God with the tribute of a freewill offering from your hand, which you shall give as the LORD your God blesses you. Berean Standard Bible And you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks to the LORD your God with a freewill offering that you give in proportion to how the LORD your God has blessed you, Berean Literal Bible And you shall keep the Feast of Weeks to YHWH your God with the tribute of a freewill offering from your hand, which you shall give as YHWH your God blesses you. King James Bible And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the LORD thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto the LORD thy God, according as the LORD thy God hath blessed thee: New King James Version Then you shall keep the Feast of Weeks to the LORD your God with the tribute of a freewill offering from your hand, which you shall give as the LORD your God blesses you. New American Standard Bible Then you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks to the LORD your God with a voluntary offering of your hand in a proportional amount, which you shall give just as the LORD your God blesses you; NASB 1995 “Then you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks to the LORD your God with a tribute of a freewill offering of your hand, which you shall give just as the LORD your God blesses you; NASB 1977 “Then you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks to the LORD your God with a tribute of a freewill offering of your hand, which you shall give just as the LORD your God blesses you; Legacy Standard Bible Then you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks to Yahweh your God with a tribute of a freewill offering of your hand, which you shall give just as Yahweh your God blesses you; Amplified Bible Then you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks to the LORD your God with a tribute of a freewill offering from your hand, which you shall give [to Him] just as the LORD your God blesses you; Berean Annotated Bible And you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks (Shavuot) to the LORD your God {YHWH Eloheka} with a freewill offering that you give in proportion to how the LORD your God has blessed you, Christian Standard Bible You are to celebrate the Festival of Weeks to the LORD your God with a freewill offering that you give in proportion to how the LORD your God has blessed you. Holman Christian Standard Bible You are to celebrate the Festival of Weeks to the LORD your God with a freewill offering that you give in proportion to how the LORD your God has blessed you. American Standard Version And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto Jehovah thy God with a tribute of a freewill-offering of thy hand, which thou shalt give, according as Jehovah thy God blesseth thee: English Revised Version And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the LORD thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give, according as the LORD thy God blesseth thee: GOD'S WORD® Translation Then celebrate the Festival of Weeks to the LORD your God. Bring a freewill offering in proportion to the blessings the LORD your God has given you. Good News Translation and then celebrate the Harvest Festival, to honor the LORD your God, by bringing him a freewill offering in proportion to the blessing he has given you. International Standard Version Then observe the Festival of Weeks in the presence of the LORD your God by giving your tribute and the freewill offering of your hands in proportion to the manner in which the LORD your God blessed you. NET Bible Then you are to celebrate the Festival of Weeks before the LORD your God with the voluntary offering that you will bring, in proportion to how he has blessed you. New Heart English Bible You shall keep the feast of weeks to the LORD your God with a tribute of a freewill offering of your hand, which you shall give, according as the LORD your God blesses you: Webster's Bible Translation And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks to the LORD thy God with a tribute of a free-will-offering of thy hand, which thou shalt give to the LORD thy God, according as the LORD thy God hath blessed thee: Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleAnd you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks to the LORD your God with a freewill offering that you give in proportion to how the LORD your God has blessed you, World English Bible You shall keep the feast of weeks to Yahweh your God with a tribute of a free will offering of your hand, which you shall give according to how Yahweh your God blesses you. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand you have observed the Celebration of Weeks to your God YHWH, a tribute of a free-will offering of your hand, which you give as your God YHWH blesses you. Berean Literal Bible And you shall keep the Feast of Weeks to YHWH your God with the tribute of a freewill offering from your hand, which you shall give as YHWH your God blesses you. Young's Literal Translation and thou hast made the feast of weeks to Jehovah thy God, a tribute of a free-will offering of thy hand, which thou dost give, as Jehovah thy God doth bless thee. Smith's Literal Translation And do thou the festival of weeks to Jehovah thy God according to the willingness of thy hand which thou shalt give as Jehovah thy God shall bless thee. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd thou shalt celebrate the festival of weeks to the Lord thy God, a voluntary oblation of thy hand, which thou shalt offer according to the blessing of the Lord thy God. Catholic Public Domain Version And you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks, to the Lord your God, with a voluntary oblation from your hand, which you shall offer according to the blessing of the Lord your God. New American Bible You shall then keep the feast of Weeks for the LORD, your God, and the measure of your own voluntary offering which you will give shall be in proportion to the blessing the LORD, your God, has given you. New Revised Standard Version Then you shall keep the festival of weeks to the LORD your God, contributing a freewill offering in proportion to the blessing that you have received from the LORD your God. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd then you shall keep the feast of weeks to the LORD your God with sufficient of freewill offering of your hand, which you shall set aside as the LORD your God has blessed you; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And make a feast of weeks to LORD JEHOVAH your God, a sufficient offering of your hands that you designated, as LORD JEHOVAH your God blessed you: OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the LORD thy God after the measure of the freewill-offering of thy hand, which thou shalt give, according as the LORD thy God blesseth thee. Brenton Septuagint Translation And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks to the Lord thy God, accordingly as thy hand has power in as many things as the Lord thy God shall give thee. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Feast of Weeks9You are to count off seven weeks from the time you first put the sickle to the standing grain. 10And you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks to the LORD your God with a freewill offering that you give in proportion to how the LORD your God has blessed you, 11and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.… Cross References And you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks Leviticus 23:15-21 From the day after the Sabbath, the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering, you are to count off seven full weeks. / You shall count off fifty days until the day after the seventh Sabbath, and then present an offering of new grain to the LORD. / Bring two loaves of bread from your dwellings as a wave offering, each made from two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour, baked with leaven, as the firstfruits to the LORD. … Exodus 34:22 And you are to celebrate the Feast of Weeks with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the turn of the year. Numbers 28:26-31 On the day of firstfruits, when you present an offering of new grain to the LORD during the Feast of Weeks, you are to hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work. / Present a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old as a pleasing aroma to the LORD, / together with their grain offerings of fine flour mixed with oil—three-tenths of an ephah with each bull, two-tenths of an ephah with the ram, … to the LORD your God Exodus 23:17 Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord GOD. Deuteronomy 12:5-7 Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go. / To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks. / There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you. Psalm 96:8 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; bring an offering and enter His courts. with a freewill offering Deuteronomy 12:6 To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks. Leviticus 22:18-23 “Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the Israelites and tell them, ‘Any man of the house of Israel or any foreign resident who presents a gift for a burnt offering to the LORD, whether to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering, / must offer an unblemished male from the cattle, sheep, or goats in order for it to be accepted on your behalf. / You must not present anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf. … Numbers 15:3-4 and you present a food offering to the LORD from the herd or flock to produce a pleasing aroma to the LORD—either a burnt offering or a sacrifice, for a special vow or freewill offering or appointed feast— / then the one presenting his offering to the LORD shall also present a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a quarter hin of olive oil. that you give in proportion 2 Corinthians 8:12 For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have. 1 Corinthians 16:2 On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed. 2 Corinthians 9:6-7 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. / Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver. to how the LORD your God has blessed you, Deuteronomy 15:14 You are to furnish him liberally from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. You shall give to him as the LORD your God has blessed you. Deuteronomy 8:10 When you eat and are satisfied, you are to bless the LORD your God for the good land that He has given you. 1 Chronicles 29:14 But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You. Exodus 23:16 You are also to keep the Feast of Harvest with the firstfruits of the produce from what you sow in the field. And keep the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather your produce from the field. Treasury of Scripture And you shall keep the feast of weeks to the LORD your God with a tribute of a freewill offering of your hand, which you shall give to the LORD your God, according as the LORD your God has blessed you: a tribute. Deuteronomy 16:16 Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty: Leviticus 5:7 And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering. Leviticus 12:8 And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean. according Deuteronomy 16:17 Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee. Proverbs 10:22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. Joel 2:14 Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God? Jump to Previous Blessed Blesses Hand Measure Offering Proportion ring Tribute Voluntary-Offering Wealth WeeksJump to Next Blessed Blesses Hand Measure Offering Proportion ring Tribute Voluntary-Offering Wealth WeeksDeuteronomy 16 1. The feast of the Passover9. 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 And you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks The Feast of Weeks, also known as Shavuot or Pentecost, occurs seven weeks after the beginning of the grain harvest. It is a time of thanksgiving for the harvest and is one of the three pilgrimage festivals where Israelites were required to appear before the LORD in Jerusalem. This feast is significant in the New Testament as the day when the Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles (Acts 2:1-4), marking the birth of the Church. to the LORD your God with a freewill offering that you give in proportion to how the LORD your God has blessed you Persons / Places / Events 1. The LORD (Yahweh)The covenant God of Israel, who commands the observance of the Feast of Weeks. 2. Israelites The people of God who are instructed to celebrate the Feast of Weeks. 3. Feast of Weeks (Shavuot) A significant Jewish festival occurring seven weeks after Passover, celebrating the wheat harvest and the giving of the Torah at Sinai. 4. Freewill Offering A voluntary gift given to God, reflecting the individual's gratitude and recognition of God's blessings. 5. The Promised Land The land given to the Israelites, where they are to observe this feast as a sign of God's provision and faithfulness. Teaching Points Gratitude and GenerosityThe Feast of Weeks teaches us to express gratitude for God's blessings through generous giving. Our offerings should reflect the abundance we have received. Recognition of God's Provision This feast is a reminder to acknowledge God's provision in our lives. We are called to remember that all we have comes from Him. Spiritual Harvest Just as the Israelites celebrated the physical harvest, we are encouraged to consider the spiritual harvest in our lives and communities, seeking to bear fruit for God's kingdom. Voluntary Worship The concept of a freewill offering highlights the importance of voluntary worship and giving, which should stem from a heart of love and devotion to God. Community Celebration The Feast of Weeks was a communal event, reminding us of the importance of gathering together to celebrate God's goodness and faithfulness. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Deuteronomy 16:10?2. How can we joyfully give as instructed in Deuteronomy 16:10 today? 3. What does "freewill offering" in Deuteronomy 16:10 teach about our giving attitude? 4. How does Deuteronomy 16:10 connect with 2 Corinthians 9:7 on cheerful giving? 5. Why is it important to give "as the LORD your God has blessed"? 6. How can we ensure our offerings reflect God's blessings in our lives? 7. What is the significance of the "freewill offering" in Deuteronomy 16:10? 8. How does Deuteronomy 16:10 relate to the concept of gratitude in faith? 9. Why is the Feast of Weeks important in Deuteronomy 16:10? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 16? 11. What is the Feast of Tabernacles? 12. What defines a pilgrimage to Jerusalem? 13. What are the Appointed Times (Moedim) in Judaism? 14. What defines a free will offering? What Does Deuteronomy 16:10 Mean And you shall celebrate• God commands active, joyful participation, not passive observance (Leviticus 23:41). • Celebration affirms His past deliverance and ongoing faithfulness (Exodus 12:14; Psalm 100:1-2). • New-covenant believers echo this call through continual rejoicing in Christ (Philippians 4:4). the Feast of Weeks • Occurs seven weeks after Firstfruits, marking the wheat harvest (Leviticus 23:15-16). • Reminds Israel that every harvest is the Lord’s gracious gift (Exodus 34:22). • In Acts 2:1-4 this very feast becomes Pentecost, when the Spirit is poured out—God’s greater harvest of souls. to the LORD your God • Worship is directed exclusively to Yahweh, rejecting idolatry (Deuteronomy 6:13-15). • Personal pronouns (“your God”) stress covenant relationship (Exodus 19:5-6). • All celebration finds its meaning in honoring Him, not in self-indulgence (1 Corinthians 10:31). with a freewill offering • Beyond required tithes, Israel voluntarily gives from the heart (Exodus 35:29; 2 Corinthians 9:7). • Love, gratitude, and spontaneity characterize genuine worship. • The offering testifies that God owns everything and we steward His gifts (Psalm 24:1). that you give in proportion • Giving is measured, thoughtful, and personal (1 Corinthians 16:2). • Proportional giving safeguards against legalism on one hand and stinginess on the other (Romans 12:8, “with generosity”). • It aligns resources with responsibility—those blessed more can bless more (Luke 12:48). to how the LORD your God has blessed you • God’s past and present blessings set the standard for our generosity (Deuteronomy 8:17-18; James 1:17). • Gratitude fuels giving; we mirror His gracious character (Ephesians 5:1-2). • Looking back at harvest reminds us to look forward in faith for future provision (Malachi 3:10; Matthew 6:33). summary Deuteronomy 16:10 calls God’s people to a joyful, God-focused celebration that overflows into voluntary, proportional giving. The Feast of Weeks commemorates His abundant harvest and invites believers, then and now, to honor the Lord with gratitude-filled offerings that match the measure of His blessings. Verse 10. - This feast was to be kept with sacrificial gifts according to the measure of the free-will offerings of their hand, i.e. voluntary offerings which they gave as the Lord had blessed them; nothing was specially prescribed, each was to give of his own free-will as the Lord had prospered him. The word translated "tribute" in the Authorized Version (מִסַּת) occurs only here, and is of doubtful signification. The LXX. render it by καθὼς, as, according to; it is identical with the Aramaic מסת sufficiency, enough, and may be understood here of the full measure according to which their offerings were to be presented. The freewill offering of thine hand, here referred to, belonged to the gifts of burnt offerings, meat offerings, drink offerings, and thank offerings which might be offered at every feast along with the sacrifices prescribed (cf. Leviticus 23:38; Numbers 29:39). Of the latter no mention is made here, as the law regarding them was already sufficiently proclaimed (Numbers 28, and 29.); and in a popular address it was rather to what depended on the will of the people than to what was imperative by law, that attention had to be directed.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And you shall celebrateוְעָשִׂ֜יתָ (wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make the Feast חַ֤ג (ḥaḡ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2282: A festival gathering, feast, pilgrim feast of Weeks שָׁבֻעוֹת֙ (šā·ḇu·‘ō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 7620: A period of seven (days, years), heptad, week to the LORD לַיהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative with a freewill offering נִדְבַ֥ת (niḏ·ḇaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 5071: Spontaneity, spontaneous, a spontaneous, abundant gift that אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that you give תִּתֵּ֑ן (tit·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set in proportion to how כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative has blessed you, יְבָרֶכְךָ֖ (yə·ḇā·reḵ·ḵā) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse Links Deuteronomy 16:10 NIVDeuteronomy 16:10 NLT Deuteronomy 16:10 ESV Deuteronomy 16:10 NASB Deuteronomy 16:10 KJV Deuteronomy 16:10 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 16:10 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 16:10 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 16:10 French Bible Deuteronomy 16:10 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 16:10 You shall keep the feast of weeks (Deut. 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