John 7:2 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

Now it was almost time for the Jewish Festival of Tabernacles [Note: This was also called “Festival of Shelters,” and was one of three principal, annual Jewish festivals and commemorated the occasion of the Israelites living in tents or shelters during their forty year wandering in the desert].

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Now the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was drawing near.

American Standard Version (1901)

Now the feast of the Jews, the feast of tabernacles, was at hand.

Common English Bible

When it was almost time for the Jewish Festival of Booths,

Catholic Public Domain Version

Now the feast day of the Jews, the Feast of Tabernacles, was near.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand.

John 7:2 Cross References