NASB — Leviticus 23 — KJV

Laws of Religious Festivals

1 The LORD° spoke° again to Moses°, saying°, 2 “Speak° to the sons° of Israel° and say° to them, ‘aThe LORDS° appointed° times° which° you shall bproclaim° as holy° convocations°—My appointed° times° are these°:

[2] aLv 23:4, 37, 44; Nu 29:39 bLv 23:21

3 ¶ ‘aFor six° days° work° may be done°, but on the seventh° day° there is a sabbath° of complete° rest°, a holy° convocation°. You shall not do° any° work°; it is a sabbath° to the LORD° in all° your dwellings°.

[3] aEx 20:9, 10; 23:12; 31:13-17; 35:2, 3; Lv 19:3; Dt 5:13, 14

4 ¶ ‘These° are the aappointed° times° of the LORD°, holy° convocations° which° you shall proclaim° at the times° appointed° for them. 5 aIn the first° month°, on the fourteenth°° day of the month° Iat twilight° is the LORDS° Passover°. 6 Then on the fifteenth°° day° of the same° month° there is the aFeast° of Unleavened° Bread° to the LORD°; for seven° days° you shall eat° unleavened° bread°. 7 On the first° day° you shall have° a holy° convocation°; you shall anot do° any° laborious° work°. 8 But for seven° days° you shall present° an offering° by fire° to the LORD°. On the seventh° day° is a holy° convocation°; you shall not do° any° laborious° work°.’”

[4] aEx 23:14; Lv 23:2
[5] ILit between the two evenings aEx 12:18, 19; Nu 28:16-25; Dt 16:1; Jsh 5:10
[6] aEx 12:14-20; 23:15; 34:18; Dt 16:3-8
[7] aLv 23:8, 21, 25, 35, 36

9 ¶ Then the LORD° spoke° to Moses°, saying°, 10 “Speak° to the sons° of Israel° and say° to them, ‘When° you enter° the land° which° I am going to give° to you and areap° its harvest°, then you shall bring° in the sheaf° of the first° fruits° of your harvest° to the priest°. 11 He shall wave° the sheaf° before° the LORD° for you to be accepted°; on the day° after° the sabbath° the priest° shall wave° it. 12 Now on the day° when you wave° the sheaf°, you shall offer° a male° lamb° one year° old° without° defect° for a burnt° offering° to the LORD°. 13 Its agrain offering° shall then be two-tenths°° [of an ephah] of fine° flour° mixed° with oil°, an offering° by fire° to the LORD° [for] a soothing° aroma°, with its drink° offering°, a fourth° of a Ihin° of wine°. 14 Until° this° same° day°, until° you have brought° in the offering° of your God°, ayou shall eat° neither° bread° nor° roasted° grain° nor° new° growth°. It is to be a perpetual° statute° throughout your generations° in all° your dwelling° places°.

[10] aEx 23:19; 34:26
[13] II.e. Approx one gal. aLv 6:20
[14] aEx 34:26; Nu 15:20, 21

15 ¶ ‘aYou shall also count° for yourselves from the day° after° the sabbath°, from the day° when you brought° in the sheaf° of the wave° offering°; there shall be seven° complete° sabbaths°. 16 You shall count° fifty° days° to the day° after° the seventh° sabbath°; then you shall present° a anew° grain offering° to the LORD°. 17 You shall bring° in from your dwelling° places° two° [loaves] of bread° for a wave° offering°, made of two-tenths°° [of an] I[ephah]; they shall be of a fine° flour°, baked° awith leaven° as first° fruits° to the LORD°. 18 Along° with the bread° you shall present° seven° one year° old° male° lambs° without° defect°, and a bull°°° of the herd° and two° rams°; they are to be a burnt° offering° to the LORD°, with their grain offering° and their drink° offerings°, an offering° by fire° of a soothing° aroma° to the LORD°. 19 You shall also offer° aone° male° goat° for a sin° offering° and two° male° lambs° one year° old° for a sacrifice° of peace° offerings°. 20 The priest° shall then wave° them with the bread° of the first° fruits° for a wave° offering° with two° lambs° before° the LORD°; they are to be holy° to the LORD° for the priest°. 21 On this° same° day° you shall amake° a proclamation° as well; you are to have° a holy° convocation°. You shall do° no°° laborious° bwork°. It is to be a perpetual° statute° in all° your dwelling° places° throughout your generations°.

[15] aNu 28:26-31; Dt 16:9-12
[16] aNu 28:26
[17] II.e. Approx one bu aLv 2:12; 7:13
[19] aLv 4:23; Nu 28:30
[21] aLv 23:2, 4 bLv 23:7

22 ¶ ‘aWhen you reap° the harvest° of your land°, moreover, you shall not reap° to the very corners° of your field° nor° gather° the gleaning° of your harvest°; you are to leave° them for the needy° and the alien°. I am the LORD° your God°.’”

[22] aLv 19:9, 10; Dt 24:19; Ru 2:15f

23 ¶ Again the LORD° spoke° to Moses°, saying°, 24 “Speak° to the sons° of Israel°, saying°, ‘aIn the seventh° month° on the first° of the month° you shall have° a Irest°, a breminder° by blowing° [of trumpets], a holy° convocation°. 25 You shall anot do° any° laborious° work°, but you shall present° an offering° by fire° to the LORD°.’”

[24] ILit sabbath rest aNu 29:1 bNu 10:9, 10
[25] aLv 23:21

The Day of Atonement

26 ¶ The LORD° spoke° to Moses°, saying°, 27 “On exactly° athe tenth° day of this° seventh° month° is bthe day° of atonement°; it shall be a holy° convocation° for you, and you shall humble° your souls° and present° an offering° by fire° to the LORD°. 28 You shall not do° any° work° on this° same° day°, for it is a aday° of atonement°, bto make° atonement° on your behalf° before° the LORD° your God°. 29 If° there is any° Iperson° who° will not humble° himself on this° same° day°, ahe shall be cut° off° from his people°. 30 As for any° person° who° does° any° work° on this° same° day°, that person° I will destroy° from among° his people°. 31 You shall do° no°° work° at all°. It is to be a perpetual° statute° throughout your generations° in all° your dwelling° places°. 32 It is to be a sabbath° of complete° rest° to you, and you shall humble° your souls°; on the ninth° of the month° at evening°, from evening° until° evening° you shall keep° your sabbath°.”

[27] aLv 16:29; 25:9; Nu 29:7 bEx 30:10; Lv 16:30; 23:28; Nu 29:7-11
[28] aLv 23:27 bLv 16:34
[29] ILit soul aGn 17:14; Lv 13:46; Nu 5:2

33 ¶ Again the LORD° spoke° to Moses°, saying°, 34 “Speak° to the sons° of Israel°, saying°, ‘On athe fifteenth°° of this° seventh° month° is the bFeast° of Booths° for seven° days° to the LORD°. 35 On the first° day° is a holy° convocation°; you shall do° ano°° laborious° work° of any° kind. 36 aFor seven° days° you shall present° an offering° by fire° to the LORD°. On bthe eighth° day° you shall have° a holy° convocation° and present° an offering° by fire° to the LORD°; it is an assembly°. You shall do° no°° laborious° work°.

[34] aNu 29:12 bLv 23:42, 43; Dt 16:13, 16; Ezr 3:4; Ne 8:14; Zc 14:16; Jn 7:2
[35] aLv 23:25
[36] aNu 29:12-34 bNu 29:35-38

37 ¶ ‘These° are athe appointed° times° of the LORD° which° you shall proclaim° as holy° convocations°, to present° offerings° by fire° to the LORD°—burnt° offerings° and grain offerings°, sacrifices° and drink° offerings°, b[each] day’s° matter° on its own day°38 besides°° [those of] the sabbaths° of the LORD°, and besides°° your gifts° and besides°° all° your Ivotive° and freewill° offerings°, which° you give° to the LORD°.

[37] aLv 23:2 bNu 28:1-29:38
[38] ILit vows, and besides all your

39 ¶ ‘On exactly° the fifteenth°° day° of the seventh° month°, awhen you have gathered° in the crops° of the land°, you shall celebrate° the feast° of the LORD° for seven° days°, with a Irest° on the first° day° and a Irest° on the eighth° day°. 40 Now on the first° day° you shall take° for yourselves the Ifoliage° of beautiful° trees°, palm° branches° and boughs° of leafy° trees° and willows° of the brook°, and you shall rejoice° before° the LORD° your God° for seven° days°. 41 You shall thus celebrate° it [as] a feast° to the LORD° for seven° days° in the year°. It [shall be] a perpetual° statute° throughout your generations°; you shall celebrate° it in the seventh° month°. 42 You shall Ilive° ain booths° for seven° days°; all° the native-born° in Israel° shall Ilive° in booths°, 43 so° that ayour generations° may know° that I had the sons° of Israel° live° in booths° when I brought° them out from the land° of Egypt°. I am the LORD° your God°.’” 44 So Moses° declared° to the sons° of Israel° athe appointed° times° of the LORD°.

[39] ILit sabbath rest aEx 23:16
[40] ILit products, fruit
[42] ILit dwell aLv 23:34
[43] aDt 31:13; Ps 78:5f
[44] aLv 23:37


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The feasts of the LORD.

1 ¶ And the LORDº spakeºª unto² Moses,º saying,ºª 2 Speakºª unto² the childrenº of Israel,º and sayºª unto² them, [Concerning] the feastsº of the LORD,º which²² ye shall proclaimºª [to be] holyº convocations,º [even] these² [are] my feasts.º

[2] Ex 23:14; 32:5; 34:22; Lv 23:4, 24, 37; Nu 10:2, 10; 2K 10:20; 2Ch 30:5; Ps 81:3; Is 1:13; 33:20; Lm 1:4; Ho 2:11; Jol 1:14; 2:15; Jna 3:5; Na 1:15; Jn 5:1; 10:22; Col 2:1.

The Sabbath.

3 Sixº daysº shall workº be done:ºª but the seventhº dayº [is] the sabbathº of rest,º an holyº convocation;º ye shall doºª no²² workº [therein]: it² [is] the sabbathº of the LORDº in all² your dwellings.º

[3] Ex 16:23, 29; 20:8; 23:12; 31:15; 34:21; 35:2; Lv 19:3; Dt 5:13; Is 56:2, 6; 58:13; Lk 13:14; 23:56; Ac 15:21; Rv 1:10.

The Passover.

4 ¶ These² [are] the feastsº of the LORD,º [even] holyº convocations,º which² ye shall proclaimºª in their seasons.º 5 In the fourteenthºº [day] of the firstº monthº at² evenº [is] the LORD'Sº passover.º 6 And on the fifteenthºº dayº of the same² monthº [is] the feastº of unleavened breadº unto the LORD:º sevenº daysº ye must eatºª unleavened bread.º 7 In the firstº dayº ye shall have² an holyº convocation:º ye shall doºª no²² servileº workº therein. 8 But ye shall offerºª an offering made by fireº unto the LORDº sevenº days:º in the seventhº dayº [is] an holyº convocation:º ye shall doºª no²² servileº workº [therein].

[4] Ex 23:14; Lv 23:2, 37.
[5] Ex 12:2, 18; 13:3; 23:15; Nu 9:2; 28:16; Dt 16:1; Jsh 5:10; 2Ch 35:18; Mt 26:17; Mk 14:12; Lk 22:7; 1Co 5:7.
[6] Ex 12:15; 13:6; 34:18; Nu 28:17; Dt 16:8; Ac 12:3.
[7] Nu 28:18.

The sheaf of firstfruits.

9 ¶ And the LORDº spakeºª unto² Moses,º saying,ºª 10 Speakºª unto² the childrenº of Israel,º and sayºª unto² them, When² ye be comeºª into² the landº which² I² giveºª unto you, and shall reapºª² the harvestº thereof, then ye shall bringºª² a sheafº of the firstfruitsº of your harvestº unto² the priest:º 11 And he shall waveºª² the sheafº beforeº the LORD,º to be acceptedº for you: on the morrowº² after the sabbathº the priestº shall waveºª it. 12 And ye shall offerºª that dayº when ye waveºª² the sheafº an he lambº without blemishº of the firstº yearº for a burnt offeringº unto the LORD.º 13 And the meat offeringº thereof [shall be] twoº tenth dealsº of fine flourº mingledºª with oil,º an offering made by fireº unto the LORDº [for] a sweetº savour:º and the drink offeringº thereof [shall be] of wine,º the fourthº [part] of an hin.º 14 And ye shall eatºª neither² bread,º nor parched corn,º nor green ears,º until² the selfsameºº dayº thatº ye have broughtºª² an offeringº unto your God:º [it shall be] a statuteº for everº throughout your generationsº in all² your dwellings.º

[10] Ex 22:29; 23:16, 19; 34:22, 26; Lv 2:12; 14:34; Nu 15:2, 18; 28:26; Dt 16:9; Jsh 3:15; Pv 3:9; Ezk 44:30; Ro 11:16; 1Co 15:20; Jm 1:18; Rv 14:4.
[11] Ex 29:24; Lv 9:21; 10:14.
[12] Lv 1:10; He 10:10; 1P 1:19.
[13] Ex 29:40; 30:9, 24; Lv 2:14; 14:10; Nu 15:3; 28:10; Ezk 4:11; 45:24; 46:14; Jol 1:9, 13; 2:14.
[14] Gn 4:4; Lv 3:17; 10:11; 19:23; 25:2; Dt 16:12; Jsh 5:11; Ne 9:14; Ps 19:8.

The feast of Pentecost.

15 ¶ And ye shall countºª unto you from the morrowº² after the sabbath,º from the dayº² that ye broughtºª² the sheafº of the wave offering;º sevenº sabbathsº shall beºª complete:º 16 Even untoº the morrowº² after the seventhº sabbathº shall ye numberºª fiftyº days;º and ye shall offerºª a newº meat offeringº unto the LORD.º 17 Ye shall bring² out¹ª of your habitationsº² twoº waveº loavesº of twoº tenth deals:º they shall be² of fine flour;º they shall be bakenºª with leaven;º [they are] the firstfruitsº unto the LORD.º 18 And ye shall offerºª with² the breadº sevenº lambsº without blemishº of the firstº year,º and oneº youngºº bullock,º and twoº rams:º they shall be² [for] a burnt offeringº unto the LORD,º with their meat offering,º and their drink offerings,º [even] an offering made by fire,º of sweetº savourº unto the LORD.º 19 Then ye shall sacrificeºª oneº kidº of the goatsº for a sin offering,º and twoº lambsº of the firstº yearº for a sacrificeº of peace offerings.º 20 And the priestº shall waveºª them with² the breadº of the firstfruitsº [for] a wave offeringº beforeº the LORD,º with² the twoº lambs:º they shall be² holyº to the LORDº for the priest.º 21 And ye shall proclaimºª on the selfsameº² day,º [that] it may be² an holyº convocationº unto you: ye shall doºª no²² servileº workº [therein: it shall be] a statuteº for everº in all² your dwellingsº throughout your generations.º

[15] Ex 34:22; Lv 23:10; 25:8; Dt 16:9.
[16] Ac 2:1.
[17] Ex 22:29; 23:16, 19; 34:22, 26; Lv 7:13; 23:10; Nu 15:17, 19; 28:26; Dt 26:1; Pv 3:9; Mt 13:33; Ro 8:23; 1Co 15:20; Jm 1:18; Rv 14:4.
[18] Lv 23:12; Nu 15:4; 28:27; Mal 1:13.
[19] Lv 3:1; 4:23; 7:11; 16:15; Nu 15:24; 28:30; Ro 8:3; 2Co 5:21.
[20] Ex 29:24; Lv 7:29, 31; 8:29; 10:14; 23:17; Nu 18:8; Dt 18:4; Lk 2:14; 1Co 9:11; Ep 2:14.
[21] Gn 17:7; Ex 12:16, 17; Lv 23:2, 4, 14; Nu 18:23; Dt 16:11; Is 11:10.

Gleanings to be left for the poor.

22 ¶ And when ye reapºª² the harvestº of your land,º thou shalt not² make clean riddanceºª of the cornersº of thy fieldº when thou reapest,ºª neither² shalt thou gatherºª any gleaningº of thy harvest:º thou shalt leaveºª them unto the poor,º and to the stranger:º I² [am] the LORDº your God.º

[22] Lv 19:9; Dt 16:11; 24:19; Ru 2:3, 15, 16; Jb 31:16; Ps 41:1; 112:9; Pv 11:24; Is 58:7, 10; Lk 11:41; 2Co 9:5.

The feast of Trumpets.

23 ¶ And the LORDº spakeºª unto² Moses,º saying,ºª 24 Speakºª unto² the childrenº of Israel,º saying,ºª In the seventhº month,º in the firstº [day] of the month,º shall ye have² a sabbath,º a memorialº of blowing¹ of trumpets,² an holyº convocation.º 25 Ye shall doºª no²² servileº workº [therein]: but ye shall offerºª an offering made by fireº unto the LORD.º

[24] Ex 34:22; Lv 25:9; Nu 10:10; 29:1; 1Ch 15:28; 2Ch 5:13; Ezr 3:6; Jb 38:7; Ps 81:1; 98:6; Is 27:13; 1Co 15:52; 1Th 4:16.

The Day of Atonement.

26 ¶ And the LORDº spakeºª unto² Moses,º saying,ºª 27 Alsoº on the tenthº [day] of this² seventhº monthº [there shall be] a dayº of atonement:º it shall be² an holyº convocationº unto you; and ye shall afflictºª² your souls,º and offerºª an offering made by fireº unto the LORD.º 28 And ye shall doºª no²² workº in that² sameº day:º for² it² [is] a dayº of atonement,º to make an atonementºª for² you beforeº the LORDº your God.º 29 For² whatsoever² soulº [it be] that² shall not² be afflictedºª in that² sameº day,º he shall be cut offºª from among his people.º² 30 And whatsoever² soulº [it be] that² doethºª any² workº in that² sameº day,º² the same² soulº will I destroyºª from amongº² his people.º 31 Ye shall doºª no² manner² of work:º [it shall be] a statuteº for everº throughout your generationsº in all² your dwellings.º 32 It² [shall be] unto you a sabbathº of rest,º and ye shall afflictºª² your souls:º in the ninthº [day] of the monthº at even,º from evenº² unto² even,º shall ye celebrateºª your sabbath.º

[27] Lv 16:11, 15, 24, 29, 31; 25:9; Nu 29:7; Ezr 8:21; Ps 35:13; Is 58:5; Dn 10:2; Zc 12:10; Ac 2:37; 2Co 7:10; Jm 4:9.
[28] Lv 16:34; Is 53:10; Dn 9:24; Zc 3:9; Ro 5:10; He 9:12, 26; 10:10, 14; 1Jn 2:2; 4:10; 5:6.
[29] Gn 17:14; Lv 23:27, 32; Is 22:12; Jr 31:9; Ezk 7:16.
[30] Gn 17:14; Lv 20:3, 5; Jr 15:7; Ezk 14:9; Zp 2:5; 1Co 3:17.
[32] Lv 16:31; 23:27; Ps 35:13; 51:17; 69:10; 126:5; Is 57:15, 18; 58:3; 61:3; Mt 5:4; 11:28; 1Co 11:31; He 4:3, 11.

The feast of Tabernacles.

33 ¶ And the LORDº spakeºª unto² Moses,º saying,ºª 34 Speakºª unto² the childrenº of Israel,º saying,ºª The fifteenthºº dayº of this² seventhº monthº [shall be] the feastº of tabernaclesº [for] sevenº daysº unto the LORD.º 35 On the firstº dayº [shall be] an holyº convocation:º ye shall doºª no²² servileº workº [therein]. 36 Sevenº daysº ye shall offerºª an offering made by fireº unto the LORD:º on the eighthº dayº shall be² an holyº convocationº unto you; and ye shall offerºª an offering made by fireº unto the LORD:º it² [is] a solemn assembly;º [and] ye shall doºª no²² servileº workº [therein]. 37 These² [are] the feastsº of the LORD,º which²² ye shall proclaimºª [to be] holyº convocations,º to offerºª an offering made by fireº unto the LORD,º a burnt offering,º and a meat offering,º a sacrifice,º and drink offerings,º every thingº upon his¹ day:º 38 Beside²² the sabbathsº of the LORD,º and beside²² your gifts,º and beside²² all² your vows,º and beside²² all² your freewill offerings,º which² ye giveºª unto the LORD.º 39 Also² in the fifteenthºº dayº of the seventhº month,º when ye have gathered¹ª in²² the fruitº of the land,º ye shall keepºª² a feastº unto the LORDº sevenº days:º on the firstº dayº [shall be] a sabbath,º and on the eighthº dayº [shall be] a sabbath.º 40 And ye shall takeºª you on the firstº dayº the boughsº of goodlyº trees,º branchesº of palm¹ trees,² and the boughsº of thickº trees,º and willowsº of the brook;º and ye shall rejoiceºª beforeº the LORDº your Godº sevenº days.º 41 And ye shall keepºª it a feastº unto the LORDº sevenº daysº in the year.º [It shall be] a statuteº for everº in your generations:º ye shall celebrateºª it in the seventhº month.º 42 Ye shall dwellºª in boothsº sevenº days;º all² that are Israelitesº bornº shall dwellºª in booths:º 43 That² your generationsº may knowºª that² I made² the childrenº of Israelº to dwellºª in booths,º when I brought them outºª² of the landº² of Egypt:º I² [am] the LORDº your God.º 44 And Mosesº declaredºª unto² the childrenº of Israelº² the feastsº of the LORD.º

[34] Ex 23:16; 34:22; Nu 29:12; Dt 16:13; Ezr 3:4; Ne 8:14; Zc 14:16; Jn 1:14; 7:2; He 11:9, 13.
[35] Lv 23:7, 24.
[36] Nu 29:12; Dt 16:8; 2Ch 7:8; Ne 8:18; Jol 1:14; 2:15; Jn 7:37.
[37] Lv 23:2, 4; Dt 16:16; Ec 3:1.
[38] Gn 2:2; Ex 20:8; Lv 19:3; 23:3; Nu 29:39; Dt 12:6; 1Ch 29:3; 2Ch 35:7; Ezr 2:68.
[39] Ex 23:16; Lv 23:24, 34, 36; Dt 16:13.
[40] Dt 16:14; Ne 8:15; Ps 92:12; Is 35:10; 66:10; Mt 21:8; Jn 12:13; 16:22; Ro 5:11; Php 3:3; 4:4; 1P 1:8; Rv 7:9.
[41] Nu 29:12; Ne 8:18.
[42] Gn 33:17; Nu 24:2, 5; Ne 8:14; Jr 35:10; 2Co 5:1; He 11:13.
[43] Ex 13:14; Dt 31:10; Ps 78:5.
[44] Lv 21:24; 23:1; Mt 18:20.


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