e[See ver. 2 above]
m[See ver. 11 above]
v[See ver. 11 above]
wActs 2:1 (Gk.)
ab[See ver. 11 above]
bv[See ch. 28:30 above]
di[See ver. 10 above]

Leviticus 23

Feasts of the Lord

1The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, aThese are the appointed feasts of the Lord that you shall bproclaim as choly convocations; they are my appointed feasts.

The Sabbath

3 dSix 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

4 e“These are the appointed feasts of the Lord, the fholy convocations, which you shall proclaim at the time appointed for them. 5 gIn the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight,
Hebrew between the two evenings
is the Lord’s Passover.
6And 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. 7 iOn the first day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall not do any ordinary work. 8But 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.”

The Feast of Firstfruits

9And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 10Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, jWhen you come into the land that I give you and reap its harvest, you shall bring the sheaf of kthe firstfruits of your harvest to the priest, 11and he shall lwave the sheaf before the Lord, so that you may be accepted. On the day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it. 12And on the day when you mwave the sheaf, you shall offer a nmale lamb a year old without blemish as a burnt offering to the Lord. 13 oAnd the grain offering with it shall be two tenths of an ephah
An  ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters
of fine flour mixed with oil, a food offering to the Lord with a pleasing aroma, qand the drink offering with it shall be of wine, a fourth of a hin.
A  hin was about 4 quarts or 3.5 liters
14And you shall eat neither bread nor grain sparched or tfresh 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 Feast of Weeks

15 u“You shall count seven full weeks from the day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the vwave offering. 16You shall count wfifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath. Then you shall present a grain offering of xnew grain to the Lord. 17You 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 yfirstfruits to the Lord. 18And 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. 19And you shall offer one zmale goat for a sin offering, and two male lambs a year old as a sacrifice of aapeace offerings. 20And the priest shall abwave them with the bread of the firstfruits as a wave offering before the Lord, with the two lambs. acThey shall be holy to the Lord for the priest. 21And 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.

22“And adwhen 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 Feast of Trumpets

23And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 24Speak to the people of Israel, saying, In aethe seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall observe a day of solemn rest, afa memorial proclaimed with blast of trumpets, a holy convocation. 25You shall not do any ordinary work, and you shall present a food offering to the Lord.”

The Day of Atonement

26And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 27Now agon the tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. It shall be for you a time of holy convocation, and you shall afflict yourselves
Or  shall fast; also verse 32
and present a food offering to the Lord.
28And 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. 29For whoever is not afflicted on that very day aishall be cut off from his people. 30And whoever does any work on that very day, that person I will destroy from among his people. 31You shall not do any work. It is a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwelling places. 32It 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 Feast of Booths

33And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 34Speak to the people of Israel, saying, ajOn the fifteenth day of this seventh month and for seven days is the Feast of Booths
Or tabernacles
to the Lord.
35On the first day shall be a holy convocation; you shall not do any ordinary work. 36For seven days you shall present food offerings to the Lord. alOn the eighth day you shall hold a holy convocation and present a food offering to the Lord. It is a amsolemn assembly; you shall not do any ordinary work.

37 an“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, 38 aobesides 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.

39“On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have apgathered 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. 40And aqyou 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 aryou shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days. 41 asYou 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. 42 atYou shall dwell in booths for seven days. All native Israelites shall dwell in booths, 43that auyour 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.”

44Thus Moses avdeclared to the people of Israel the appointed feasts of the Lord.

Numbers 28

Daily Offerings

1The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2Command the people of Israel and say to them, ‘My offering, awmy food for my food offerings, my axpleasing aroma, you shall be careful to offer to me at its appointed time.’ 3 ayAnd you shall say to them, This is the food offering that you shall offer to the Lord: two male lambs a year old without blemish, day by day, as a regular offering. 4The one lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight; 5also aza tenth of an ephah
An  ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters
of fine flour for bba grain offering, mixed bcwith a quarter of a hin
A  hin was about 4 quarts or 3.5 liters
of beaten oil.
6It is a beregular burnt offering, which was ordained at Mount Sinai for a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the Lord. 7Its drink offering shall be a quarter of a hin for each lamb. In the Holy Place you shall pour out a drink offering of strong drink to the Lord. 8The other lamb you shall offer at twilight. Like the grain offering of the morning, and like its drink offering, you shall offer it as a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

Sabbath Offerings

9“On the Sabbath day, two male lambs a year old without blemish, and two tenths of an ephah of fine flour for a grain offering, mixed with oil, and its drink offering: 10this is bfthe burnt offering of every Sabbath, besides the regular burnt offering and its drink offering.

Monthly Offerings

11 bg“At the beginnings of your months, you shall offer a burnt offering to the Lord: two bulls from the herd, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without blemish; 12also bhthree tenths of an ephah of fine flour for a grain offering, mixed with oil, for each bull, and two tenths of fine flour for a grain offering, mixed with oil, for the one ram; 13and a tenth of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering for every lamb; for a burnt offering with a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the Lord. 14Their drink offerings shall be half a hin of wine for a bull, a third of a hin for a ram, and a quarter of a hin for a lamb. This is the burnt offering of each month throughout the months of the year. 15Also bione male goat for a sin offering to the Lord; it shall be offered besides the regular burnt offering and its drink offering.

Passover Offerings

16 bj“On the fourteenth day of the first month is the Lord’s Passover, 17 bkand on the fifteenth day of this month is a feast. Seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten. 18 blOn the first day there shall be a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work, 19but offer a food offering, a burnt offering to the Lord: two bulls from the herd, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old; bmsee that they are without blemish; 20also their grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil; three tenths of an ephah shall you offer for a bull, and two tenths for a ram; 21a tenth shall you offer for each of the seven lambs; 22also bnone male goat for a sin offering, to make atonement for you. 23You shall offer these besides the burnt offering of the morning, which is for a regular burnt offering. 24In the same way you shall offer daily, for seven days, the food of a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the Lord. It shall be offered besides the regular burnt offering and its drink offering. 25And boon the seventh day you shall have a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work.

Offerings for the Feast of Weeks

26“On bpthe day of the firstfruits, when you offer a grain offering of new grain to the Lord at your Feast of Weeks, you shall have a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work, 27but offer a burnt offering, with a pleasing aroma to the Lord: bqtwo bulls from the herd, one ram, seven male lambs a year old; 28also their grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths of an ephah for each bull, two tenths for one ram, 29a tenth for each of the seven lambs; 30with brone male goat, to make atonement for you. 31Besides the regular burnt offering and its grain offering, you shall offer them and their drink offering. bsSee that they are without blemish.

Numbers 29

Offerings for the Feast of Trumpets

1“On the first day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work. btIt is a day for you to blow the trumpets, 2and you shall offer a burnt offering, for a pleasing aroma to the Lord: one bull from the herd, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without blemish; 3also their grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths of an ephah
An  ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters
for the bull, two tenths for the ram,
4and one tenth for each of the seven lambs; 5with bvone male goat for a sin offering, to make atonement for you; 6besides bwthe burnt offering of the new moon, and its grain offering, and bxthe regular burnt offering and its grain offering, and their drink offering, according to the rule for them, for a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the Lord.

Offerings for the Day of Atonement

7 by“On the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation and bzafflict yourselves.
Or  and fast
You shall do no work,
8but you shall offer a burnt offering to the Lord, a pleasing aroma: one bull from the herd, one ram, seven male lambs a year old: cbsee that they are without blemish. 9And their grain offering shall be of fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths of an ephah for the bull, two tenths for the one ram, 10a tenth for each of the seven lambs: 11also ccone male goat for a sin offering, besides cdthe sin offering of atonement, and the regular burnt offering and its grain offering, and their drink offerings.

Offerings for the Feast of Booths

12 ce“On the fifteenth day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work, and you shall keep a feast to the Lord seven days. 13And cfyou shall offer a burnt offering, a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the Lord, thirteen bulls from the herd, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old; they shall be without blemish; 14and their grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths of an ephah for each of the thirteen bulls, two tenths for each of the two rams, 15and a tenth for each of the fourteen lambs; 16also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering and its drink offering.

17“On the second day twelve bulls from the herd, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish, 18with the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, cgin the prescribed quantities; 19also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering and its grain offering, and their drink offerings.

20“On the third day eleven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish, 21with the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities; 22also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering and its grain offering and its drink offering.

23“On the fourth day ten bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish, 24with the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities; 25also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering and its drink offering.

26“On the fifth day nine bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish, 27with the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities; 28also one male goat for a sin offering; besides the regular burnt offering and its grain offering and its drink offering.

29“On the sixth day eight bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish, 30with the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities; 31also one male goat for a sin offering; besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offerings.

32“On the seventh day seven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish, 33with the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities; 34also one male goat for a sin offering; besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering.

35 ch“On the eighth day you shall have a cisolemn assembly. You shall not do any ordinary work, 36but you shall offer a burnt offering, a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the Lord: one bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without blemish, 37and the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bull, for the ram, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities; 38also one male goat for a sin offering; besides the regular burnt offering and its grain offering and its drink offering.

39“These you shall offer to the Lord at your cjappointed feasts, in addition to your ckvow offerings and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings, and for your grain offerings, and for your drink offerings, and for your peace offerings.”

40
Ch 30:1 in Hebrew
So Moses told the people of Israel everything just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Deuteronomy 16:1-17

Passover

1Observe the cmmonth of Abib and keep the Passover to the Lord your God, for cnin the month of Abib the Lord your God brought you out of Egypt by night. 2And you shall offer the Passover sacrifice to the Lord your God, from the flock or cothe herd, cpat the place that the Lord will choose, to make his name dwell there. 3You shall eat no leavened bread with it. cqSeven days you shall eat it with unleavened bread, the bread of afflictionfor you came out of the land of Egypt crin hastethat all the days of your life you may remember the day when you came out of the land of Egypt. 4 csNo leaven shall be seen with you in all your territory for seven days, ctnor shall any of the flesh that you sacrifice on the evening of the first day remain all night until morning. 5You may not offer the Passover sacrifice within any of your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, 6but at the place that the Lord your God will choose, to make his name dwell in it, there you shall offer the Passover sacrifice, in the evening at sunset, at the time you came out of Egypt. 7And you shall cook it and eat it at the place that the Lord your God will choose. And in the morning you shall turn and go to your tents. 8For cusix days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be cva solemn assembly to the Lord your God. You shall do no work on it.

The Feast of Weeks

9 cw“You shall count seven weeks. Begin to count the seven weeks from the time the sickle is first put to the standing grain. 10Then you shall keep cxthe Feast of Weeks to the Lord your God with cythe tribute of a freewill offering from your hand, which you shall give czas the Lord your God blesses you. 11And dayou shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, the Levite who is within your towns, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow who are among you, at the place that the Lord your God will choose, to make his name dwell there. 12 dbYou shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt; and you shall be careful to observe these statutes.

The Feast of Booths

13 dc“You shall keep the Feast of Booths seven days, when you have gathered in the produce from your threshing floor and your winepress. 14 ddYou shall rejoice in your feast, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, the Levite, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow who are within your towns. 15For deseven days you shall keep the feast to the Lord your God at the place that the Lord will choose, because the Lord your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that you will be altogether joyful.

16 dfThree times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord your God at the place that he will choose: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks, and at the Feast of Booths. dgThey shall not appear before the Lord empty-handed. 17Every man dhshall give as he is able, diaccording to the blessing of the Lord your God that he has given you.

Nehemiah 8:9

This Day Is Holy

9And Nehemiah, who was djthe governor, and Ezra dkthe priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, dl“This day is holy to the Lord your God; dmdo not mourn or weep.” For all the people wept as they heard the words of the Law.

Nehemiah 10:31

31 dnAnd if the peoples of the land bring in goods or any grain on the Sabbath day to sell, we will not buy from them on the Sabbath or on a holy day. And we will forego the crops of the doseventh year and the dpexaction of every debt.

Psalms 42:4

4These things I remember,
as I dqpour out my soul:
drhow I would go dswith the throng
and lead them in procession to the house of God
with glad shouts and songs of praise,
dta multitude keeping festival.
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