⁴⁰ “On the first day, take branches from impressive fruit trees,^[a] branches from palm trees, boughs from thick trees, and poplars from the brooks. Then you are to rejoice in the presence of the Lord your God for seven days.

⁵ She regularly took her seat^[a] under the Palm Tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the mountainous region^[b] of Ephraim, where the Israelis would approach her for decisions.