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The Appointed Festivals
The Lord said to Moses,
The Lord said to Moses,
Feasts of the Lord
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘These are my appointed festivals, the appointed festivals of the Lord, which you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies.
“Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, These are the appointed feasts of the Lord that you shall proclaim as holy convocations; they are my appointed feasts.
The Sabbath
“ ‘There are six days when you may work, but the seventh day is a day of sabbath rest, a day of sacred assembly. You are not to do any work; wherever you live, it is a sabbath to the Lord.
“ ‘There are six days when you may work, but the seventh day is a day of sabbath rest, a day of sacred assembly. You are not to do any work; wherever you live, it is a sabbath to the Lord.
The Sabbath
“Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work. It is a Sabbath to the Lord in all your dwelling places.
“Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work. It is a Sabbath to the Lord in all your dwelling places.
The Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread
“ ‘These are the Lord’s appointed festivals, the sacred assemblies you are to proclaim at their appointed times:
“ ‘These are the Lord’s appointed festivals, the sacred assemblies you are to proclaim at their appointed times:
The Passover
“These are the appointed feasts of the Lord, the holy convocations, which you shall proclaim at the time appointed for them.
“These are the appointed feasts of the Lord, the holy convocations, which you shall proclaim at the time appointed for them.
The Lord’s Passover begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month.
On the fifteenth day of that month the Lord’s Festival of Unleavened Bread begins; for seven days you must eat bread made without yeast.
And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the Lord; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread.
On the first day hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work.
On the first day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall not do any ordinary work.
For seven days present a food offering to the Lord. And on the seventh day hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work.’ ”
But you shall present a food offering to the Lord for seven days. On the seventh day is a holy convocation; you shall not do any ordinary work.”
Offering the Firstfruits
The Lord said to Moses,
The Lord said to Moses,
The Feast of Firstfruits
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter the land I am going to give you and you reap its harvest, bring to the priest a sheaf of the first grain you harvest.
“Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land that I give you and reap its harvest, you shall bring the sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest to the priest,
He is to wave the sheaf before the Lord so it will be accepted on your behalf; the priest is to wave it on the day after the Sabbath.
and he shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, so that you may be accepted. On the day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it.
On the day you wave the sheaf, you must sacrifice as a burnt offering to the Lord a lamb a year old without defect,
And on the day when you wave the sheaf, you shall offer a male lamb a year old without blemish as a burnt offering to the Lord.
You must not eat any bread, or roasted or new grain, until the very day you bring this offering to your God. This is to be a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, wherever you live.
And you shall eat neither bread nor grain parched or fresh until this same day, until you have brought the offering of your God: it is a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
The Festival of Weeks
“ ‘From the day after the Sabbath, the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering, count off seven full weeks.
“ ‘From the day after the Sabbath, the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering, count off seven full weeks.
The Feast of Weeks
“You shall count seven full weeks from the day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering.
“You shall count seven full weeks from the day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering.
Count off fifty days up to the day after the seventh Sabbath, and then present an offering of new grain to the Lord.
You shall count fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath. Then you shall present a grain offering of new grain to the Lord.
From wherever you live, bring two loaves made of two-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour, baked with yeast, as a wave offering of firstfruits to the Lord.
You shall bring from your dwelling places two loaves of bread to be waved, made of two tenths of an ephah. They shall be of fine flour, and they shall be baked with leaven, as firstfruits to the Lord.
Present with this bread seven male lambs, each a year old and without defect, one young bull and two rams. They will be a burnt offering to the Lord, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings — a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.
And you shall present with the bread seven lambs a year old without blemish, and one bull from the herd and two rams. They shall be a burnt offering to the Lord, with their grain offering and their drink offerings, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
And you shall offer one male goat for a sin offering, and two male lambs a year old as a sacrifice of peace offerings.
The priest is to wave the two lambs before the Lord as a wave offering, together with the bread of the firstfruits. They are a sacred offering to the Lord for the priest.
And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits as a wave offering before the Lord, with the two lambs. They shall be holy to the Lord for the priest.
On that same day you are to proclaim a sacred assembly and do no regular work. This is to be a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, wherever you live.
And you shall make a proclamation on the same day. You shall hold a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work. It is a statute forever in all your dwelling places throughout your generations.
“ ‘When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and for the foreigner residing among you. I am the Lord your God.’ ”
“And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, nor shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the Lord your God.”
The Festival of Trumpets
The Lord said to Moses,
The Lord said to Moses,
The Feast of Trumpets
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
“Say to the Israelites: ‘On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of sabbath rest, a sacred assembly commemorated with trumpet blasts.
“Speak to the people of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall observe a day of solemn rest, a memorial proclaimed with blast of trumpets, a holy convocation.
Do no regular work, but present a food offering to the Lord.’ ”
You shall not do any ordinary work, and you shall present a food offering to the Lord.”
The Day of Atonement
The Lord said to Moses,
The Lord said to Moses,
The Day of Atonement
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
Do not do any work on that day, because it is the Day of Atonement, when atonement is made for you before the Lord your God.
And you shall not do any work on that very day, for it is a Day of Atonement, to make atonement for you before the Lord your God.
Those who do not deny themselves on that day must be cut off from their people.
I will destroy from among their people anyone who does any work on that day.
And whoever does any work on that very day, that person I will destroy from among his people.
You shall do no work at all. This is to be a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, wherever you live.
You shall not do any work. It is a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwelling places.
It is a day of sabbath rest for you, and you must deny yourselves. From the evening of the ninth day of the month until the following evening you are to observe your sabbath.”
It shall be to you a Sabbath of solemn rest, and you shall afflict yourselves. On the ninth day of the month beginning at evening, from evening to evening shall you keep your Sabbath.”
The Festival of Tabernacles
The Lord said to Moses,
The Lord said to Moses,
The Feast of Booths
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
“Say to the Israelites: ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month the Lord’s Festival of Tabernacles begins, and it lasts for seven days.
The first day is a sacred assembly; do no regular work.
On the first day shall be a holy convocation; you shall not do any ordinary work.
For seven days present food offerings to the Lord, and on the eighth day hold a sacred assembly and present a food offering to the Lord. It is the closing special assembly; do no regular work.
For seven days you shall present food offerings to the Lord. On the eighth day you shall hold a holy convocation and present a food offering to the Lord. It is a solemn assembly; you shall not do any ordinary work.
(“ ‘These are the Lord’s appointed festivals, which you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies for bringing food offerings to the Lord — the burnt offerings and grain offerings, sacrifices and drink offerings required for each day.
“These are the appointed feasts of the Lord, which you shall proclaim as times of holy convocation, for presenting to the Lord food offerings, burnt offerings and grain offerings, sacrifices and drink offerings, each on its proper day,
besides the Lord’s Sabbaths and besides your gifts and besides all your vow offerings and besides all your freewill offerings, which you give to the Lord.
“ ‘So beginning with the fifteenth day of the seventh month, after you have gathered the crops of the land, celebrate the festival to the Lord for seven days; the first day is a day of sabbath rest, and the eighth day also is a day of sabbath rest.
“On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the produce of the land, you shall celebrate the feast of the Lord seven days. On the first day shall be a solemn rest, and on the eighth day shall be a solemn rest.
On the first day you are to take branches from luxuriant trees — from palms, willows and other leafy trees — and rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days.
And you shall take on the first day the fruit of splendid trees, branches of palm trees and boughs of leafy trees and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days.
Celebrate this as a festival to the Lord for seven days each year. This is to be a lasting ordinance for the generations to come; celebrate it in the seventh month.
You shall celebrate it as a feast to the Lord for seven days in the year. It is a statute forever throughout your generations; you shall celebrate it in the seventh month.
Live in temporary shelters for seven days: All native-born Israelites are to live in such shelters
You shall dwell in booths for seven days. All native Israelites shall dwell in booths,
so your descendants will know that I had the Israelites live in temporary shelters when I brought them out of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.’ ”
that your generations may know that I made the people of Israel dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.”