Leviticus 23 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Yahweh’s Appointed Times

And Yahweh^H3068 spoke^H1696 again to Moses^H4872, saying^H559,

Lev 23:2“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘The appointed times of Yahweh which you shall proclaim as holy convocations—My appointed times are these:

The Sabbath

Lev 23:3

‘For six^H8337 days^H3117 work^H4399 may be done^H6213, but on the seventh^H7637 day^H3117 there is a sabbath^H7676 of complete^H7677 rest^H7677, a holy^H6944 convocation^H4744. You shall not do^H6213 any^H3605 work^H4399; it is a sabbath^H7676 to Yahweh^H3068 in all^H3605 your places of habitation^H4186.

The Passover

(Num 28:16–25 )

Lev 23:4

‘These^H428 are the appointed^H4150 times^H4150 of Yahweh^H3068, holy^H6944 convocations^H4744 which^H834 you shall proclaim^H7121 at the times^H4150 appointed^H4150 for them.

Lev 23:5

Lev 23:5‘In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month [fn]at twilight is the Passover of Yahweh.

Lev 23:6

Lev 23:6‘Then on the fifteenth day of the same month there is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to Yahweh; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread.

Lev 23:7

Lev 23:7‘On the first day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall not do any laborious work.

Lev 23:8

Lev 23:8‘But for seven days you shall bring near an offering by fire to Yahweh. On the seventh day is a holy convocation; you shall not do any laborious work.’”

The Feast of the Harvest

Lev 23:9

Then Yahweh^H3068 spoke^H1696 to Moses^H4872, saying^H559,

Lev 23:10

Lev 23:10“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you enter the land which I am going to give to you and reap its harvest, then you shall bring in the sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest.

Lev 23:11

Lev 23:11‘And he shall wave the sheaf before Yahweh for you to be accepted; on the day after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.

Lev 23:12

Lev 23:12‘Now on the day when you wave the sheaf, you shall offer a male lamb one year old without blemish for a burnt offering to Yahweh.

Lev 23:13

Lev 23:13‘Its grain offering shall then be two-tenths of an [fn]ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, an offering by fire to Yahweh for a soothing aroma, with its drink offering, a fourth of a [fn]hin of wine.

Lev 23:14

Lev 23:14‘Until this same day, until you have brought in the offering of your God, you shall eat neither bread nor roasted grain nor new growth. It is to be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your places of habitation.

The Feast of Weeks

(Exo 34:22; Num 28:26–31; Deu 16:9, 10 )

Lev 23:15

‘You shall also count^H5608 for yourselves from the day^H4283 after^H4283 the sabbath^H7676, from the day^H3117 when you brought^H935 in^H935 the sheaf^H6016 of the wave^H8573 offering^H8573; there shall be seven^H7651 complete^H8549 sabbaths^H7676.

Lev 23:16

Lev 23:16‘You shall count fifty days to the day after the seventh sabbath; then you shall bring a new grain offering near to Yahweh.

Lev 23:17

Lev 23:17‘You shall bring in from your places of habitation two loaves of bread for a wave offering, made of two-tenths of an [fn]ephah; they shall be of a fine flour, baked with leaven as first fruits to Yahweh.

Lev 23:18

Lev 23:18‘Along with the bread you shall bring near seven one year old male lambs without blemish and a bull from the herd and two rams; they shall be a burnt offering to Yahweh, with their grain offering and their drink offerings, an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to Yahweh.

Lev 23:19

Lev 23:19‘You shall also offer one male goat for a sin offering and two male lambs one year old for a sacrifice of peace offerings.

Lev 23:20

Lev 23:20‘The priest shall then wave them with the bread of the first fruits for a wave offering with two lambs before Yahweh; they shall be holy to Yahweh for the priest.

Lev 23:21

Lev 23:21‘On this same day you shall make a proclamation as well; it shall be a holy convocation for you. You shall do no laborious work. It is to be a perpetual statute in all your places of habitation throughout your generations.

Lev 23:22

‘When you reap^H7114 the harvest^H7105 of your land^H776, moreover, you shall not reap^H7114 to the very corners^H6285 of your field^H7704 nor^H3808 gather^H3950 the gleaning^H3951 of your harvest^H7105; you are to leave^H5800 them for the afflicted^H6041 and the sojourner^H1616. I am Yahweh^H3068 your God^H430.’”

The Feast of Trumpets

(Num 29:1–6 )

Lev 23:23

Again Yahweh^H3068 spoke^H1696 to Moses^H4872, saying^H559,

Lev 23:24

Lev 23:24“Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘In the seventh month on the first of the month you shall have a [fn]rest, a memorial by blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation.

Lev 23:25

Lev 23:25‘You shall not do any laborious work, but you shall bring an offering by fire near to Yahweh.’”

The Day of Atonement

(Num 29:7–11 )

Lev 23:26

And Yahweh^H3068 spoke^H1696 to Moses^H4872, saying^H559,

Lev 23:27

Lev 23:27“On exactly the tenth day of this seventh month is the day of atonement; it shall be a holy convocation for you, and you shall humble your souls and bring an offering by fire near to Yahweh.

Lev 23:28

Lev 23:28“And you shall not do any work on this same day, for it is a day of atonement, to make atonement on your behalf before Yahweh your God.

Lev 23:29

Lev 23:29“If there is any [fn]person who will not humble himself on this same day, he shall be cut off from his people.

Lev 23:30

Lev 23:30“And as for any person who does any work on this same day, that person I will cause to perish from among his people.

Lev 23:31

Lev 23:31“You shall do no work at all. It is to be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your places of habitation.

Lev 23:32

Lev 23:32“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.”

The Feast of Booths

(Num 29:12–40; Deu 16:13–17 )

Lev 23:33

Again Yahweh^H3068 spoke^H1696 to Moses^H4872, saying^H559,

Lev 23:34

Lev 23:34“Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘On the fifteenth of this seventh month is the Feast of Booths for seven days to Yahweh.

Lev 23:35

Lev 23:35‘On the first day is a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work of any kind.

Lev 23:36

Lev 23:36‘For seven days you shall bring an offering by fire near to Yahweh. On the eighth day you shall have a holy convocation and bring an offering by fire near to Yahweh; it is a solemn assembly. You shall do no laborious work.

Lev 23:37

‘These^H428 are the appointed^H4150 times^H4150 of Yahweh^H3068 which^H834 you shall proclaim^H7121 as holy^H6944 convocations^H4744, to bring^H7126 offerings^H801 by^H801 fire^H801 near^H7126 to Yahweh^H3068—burnt^H5930 offerings^H5930 and grain offerings^H4503, sacrifices^H2077 and drink^H5262 offerings^H5262, each day’s^H3117 matter^H1697 on its own day^H3117—

Lev 23:38

Lev 23:38besides those of the sabbaths of Yahweh and besides your gifts and besides all your [fn]votive and freewill offerings, which you give to Yahweh.

Lev 23:39

‘On exactly^H389 the fifteenth^H2568^H6240 day^H3117 of the seventh^H7637 month^H2320, when you have gathered^H622 in^H622 the produce^H8393 of the land^H776, you shall celebrate^H2287 the feast^H2282 of Yahweh^H3068 for seven^H7651 days^H3117, with a [fn]rest^H7677 on the first^H7223 day^H3117 and a [fn]rest^H7677 on the eighth^H8066 day^H3117.

Lev 23:40

Lev 23:40‘And on the first day you shall take for yourselves the [fn]foliage of beautiful trees, palm branches and boughs of leafy trees and willows of the brook, and you shall be glad before Yahweh your God for seven days.

Lev 23:41

Lev 23:41‘You shall thus celebrate it as a feast to Yahweh for seven days in the year. It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations; you shall celebrate it in the seventh month.

Lev 23:42

Lev 23:42‘You shall [fn]live in booths for seven days; all the native-born in Israel shall [fn]live in booths,

Lev 23:43

Lev 23:43so that your 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 Yahweh your God.’”

Lev 23:44