Leviticus 23
1 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, The set feasts of Jehovah, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my set feasts.3 Six days shall work be done: but on the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of work: it is a sabbath unto Jehovah in all your dwellings.
4 These are the set feasts of Jehovah, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their appointed season.5 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, is Jehovah’s passover.6 And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto Jehovah: seven days ye shall eat unleavened bread.7 In the first day ye shall have a holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work.8 But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto Jehovah seven days: in the seventh day is a holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work.
9 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring the sheaf of the first-fruits of your harvest unto the priest:11 and he shall wave the sheaf before Jehovah, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.12 And in the day when ye wave the sheaf, ye shall offer a he-lamb without blemish a year old for a burnt-offering unto Jehovah.13 And the meal-offering thereof shall be two tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto Jehovah for a sweet savor; and the drink-offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of a hin.14 And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched grain, nor fresh ears, until this selfsame day, until ye have brought the oblation of your God: it is a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
15 And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave-offering; seven sabbaths shall there be complete:16 even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meal-offering unto Jehovah.17 Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave-loaves of two tenth parts of an ephah: they shall be of fine flour, they shall be baken with leaven, for first-fruits unto Jehovah.18 And ye shall present with the bread seven lambs without blemish a year old, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be a burnt-offering unto Jehovah, with their meal-offering, and their drink-offerings, even an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.19 And ye shall offer one he-goat for a sin-offering, and two he-lambs a year old for a sacrifice of peace-offerings.20 And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the first-fruits for a wave-offering before Jehovah, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to Jehovah for the priest.21 And ye shall make proclamation on the selfsame day; there shall be a holy convocation unto you; ye shall do no servile work: it is a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.
22 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them for the poor, and for the sojourner: I am Jehovah your God.
23 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,24 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, shall be a solemn rest unto you, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation.25 Ye shall do no servile work; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.
26 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,27 Howbeit on the tenth day of this seventh month is the day of atonement: it shall be a holy convocation unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.28 And ye shall do no manner of work in that same day; for it is a day of atonement, to make atonement for you before Jehovah your God.29 For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day; he shall be cut off from his people.30 And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any manner of work in that same day, that soul will I destroy from among his people.31 Ye shall do no manner of work: it is a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.32 It shall be unto you a sabbath of solemn rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye keep your sabbath.
33 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,34 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto Jehovah.35 On the first day shall be a holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work.36 Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto Jehovah: on the eighth day shall be a holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto Jehovah: it is a solemn assembly; ye shall do no servile work.
37 These are the set feasts of Jehovah, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto Jehovah, a burnt-offering, and a meal-offering, a sacrifice, and drink-offerings, each on its own day;38 besides the sabbaths of Jehovah, and besides your gifts, and besides all your vows, and besides all your freewill-offerings, which ye give unto Jehovah.
39 Howbeit on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruits of the land, ye shall keep the feast of Jehovah seven days: on the first day shall be a solemn rest, and on the eighth day shall be a solemn rest.40 And ye shall take you on the first day the fruit of goodly trees, branches of palm-trees, and boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before Jehovah your God seven days.41 And ye shall keep it a feast unto Jehovah seven days in the year: it is a statute for ever throughout your generations; ye shall keep it in the seventh month.42 Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are home-born in Israel shall dwell in booths;43 that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am Jehovah your God.44 And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the set feasts of Jehovah.
Leviticus 23
Regulations for Israel’s Appointed Times
1 The Lord spoke to Moses:
2 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them, ‘These are the Lord’s appointed times which you must proclaim as holy assemblies – my appointed times:ts
The Weekly Sabbath
3 “‘Six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there must be a Sabbath of complete rest,t a holy assembly. You must not do any work; it is a Sabbath to the Lord in all the places where you live.
The Festival of Passover and Unleavened Bread
4 “‘These are the Lord’s appointed times, holy assemblies, which you must proclaim at their appointed time.5 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at twilight,ts is a Passover offering to the Lord.6 Then on the fifteenth day of the same montht will be the festival of unleavened bread to the Lord; seven days you must eat unleavened bread.7 On the first day there will be a holy assembly for you; you must not do any regular work.t
8 You must present a gift to the Lord for seven days, and the seventh day is a holy assembly; you must not do any regular work.’”
The Presentation of First Fruits
9 The Lord spoke to Moses:10 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them, ‘When you enter the land that I am about to give to you and you gather in its harvest,t then you must bring the sheaf of the first portion of your harvestt to the priest,11 and he must wave the sheaf before the Lord to be accepted for your benefitt – on the day after the Sabbath the priest is to wave it.s12 On the day you wave the sheaf you must also offert a flawless yearling lambt for a burnt offering to the Lord,13 along with its grain offering, two tenths of an ephah ofs choice wheat flours mixed with olive oil, as a gift to the Lord, a soothing aroma,s and its drink offering, one fourth of a hin of wine.t
14 You must not eat bread, roasted grain, or fresh grain until this very day,t until you bring the offering of your God. This is a perpetual statute throughout your generationst in all the places where you live.
The Festival of Weeks
15 “‘You must count for yourselves seven weeks from the day after the Sabbath, from the day you bring the wave offering sheaf; they must be complete weeks.t16 You must count fifty days – until the day after the seventh Sabbath – and thent you must present a new grain offering to the Lord.17 From the places where you live you must bring two loaves ofs bread for a wave offering; they must be made from two tenths of an ephah of fine wheat flour, baked with yeast,t as first fruits to the Lord.18 Along with the loaves of bread,t you must also present seven flawless yearling lambs,t one young bull,t and two rams.s They are to be a burnt offering to the Lord along with their grain offeringt and drink offerings, a gift of a soothing aroma to the Lord.s19 You must also offert one male goatt for a sin offering and two yearling lambs for a peace offering sacrifice,
20 and the priest is to wave them – the two lambst – along with the bread of the first fruits, as a wave offering before the Lord; they will be holy to the Lord for the priest.
21 “‘On this very day you must proclaim an assembly; it is to be a holy assembly for you.t You must not do any regular work. This is a perpetual statute in all the places where you live throughout your generations.t
22 When you gather in the harvestt of your land, you must not completely harvest the corner of your field,t and you must not gather up the gleanings of your harvest. You must leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the Lord your God.’”s
The Festival of Horn Blasts
23 The Lord spoke to Moses:24 “Tell the Israelites, ‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you must have a complete rest, a memorial announced by loud horn blasts,t a holy assembly.
25 You must not do any regular work, butt you must present a gift to the Lord.’”
The Day of Atonement
26 The Lord spoke to Moses:27 “Thet tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement.s It is to be a holy assembly for you, and you must humble yourselvest and present a gift to the Lord.28 You must not do any work on this particular day,t because it is a day of atonement to make atonement for yourselvest before the Lord your God.29 Indeed,t any person who does not behave with humility on this particular day will be cut off from his people.t30 As for any persont who does any work on this particular day, I will exterminatet that person from the midst of his people!t31 You must not do any work. This is a perpetual statute throughout your generationst in all the places where you live.
32 It is a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you must humble yourselves on the ninth day of the month in the evening, from evening until evening you must observe your Sabbath.”t
The Festival of Booths
33 The Lord spoke to Moses:34 “Tell the Israelites, ‘On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the Festival of Temporary Shelterst for seven days to the Lord.35 On the first day is a holy assembly; you must do no regular work.t
36 For seven days you must present a gift to the Lord. On the eighth day there is to be a holy assembly for you, and you must present a gift to the Lord. It is a solemn assembly day;t you must not do any regular work.
37 “‘These are the appointed times of the Lord that you must proclaim as holy assemblies to present a gift to the Lord – burnt offering, grain offering, sacrifice, and drink offerings,t each day according to its regulation,t
38 besidest the Sabbaths of the Lord and all your gifts, votive offerings, and freewill offerings which you must give to the Lord.
39 “‘Ont the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you gather in the produce of the land, you must celebrate a pilgrim festival of the Lord for seven days. On the first day is a complete rest and on the eighth day is complete rest.40 On the first day you must take for yourselves branches from majestic treest – palm branches, branches of leafy trees, and willows of the brook – and you must rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days.41 You must celebrate it as a pilgrim festival to the Lord for seven days in the year. This is a perpetual statute throughout your generations;t you must celebrate it in the seventh month.42 You must live in temporary shelterst for seven days; every native citizen in Israel must live in temporary shelters,
43 so that your future generations may know that I made the Israelites live in temporary shelters when I brought them out from the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.’”
44 So Moses spoke to the Israelites about the appointed times of the Lord.s