Regulations for Israel’s Appointed Times
1TheLord spoke to Moses:2“Speak to the Israelites and tell them, ‘These are theLord’s appointed times which you must proclaim as holy assemblies – my appointed times:
The Weekly Sabbath
3“‘Six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there must be a Sabbath of complete rest, a holy assembly. You must not do any work; it is a Sabbath to theLord in all the places where you live.
The Festival of Passover and Unleavened Bread
4“‘These are theLord’s appointed times, holy assemblies, which you must proclaim at their appointed time.5In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at twilight, is a Passover offering to theLord.6Then on the fifteenth day of the same month will be the festival of unleavened bread to theLord; seven days you must eat unleavened bread.7On the first day there will be a holy assembly for you; you must not do any regular work.8You must present a gift to theLord for seven days, and the seventh day is a holy assembly; you must not do any regular work.’”
The Presentation of First Fruits
9TheLord 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, then you must bring the sheaf of the first portion of your harvest to the priest,11and he must wave the sheaf before theLord to be accepted for your benefit – on the day after the Sabbath the priest is to wave it.12On the day you wave the sheaf you must also offer a flawless yearling lamb for a burnt offering to theLord,13along with its grain offering, two tenths of an ephah of choice wheat flour mixed with olive oil, as a gift to theLord, a soothing aroma, and its drink offering, one fourth of a hin of wine.14You must not eat bread, roasted grain, or fresh grain until this very day, until you bring the offering of your God. This is a perpetual statute throughout your generations 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.16You must count fifty days – until the day after the seventh Sabbath – and then you must present a new grain offering to theLord.17From the places where you live you must bring two loaves of bread for a wave offering; they must be made from two tenths of an ephah of fine wheat flour, baked with yeast, as first fruits to theLord.18Along with the loaves of bread, you must also present seven flawless yearling lambs, one young bull, and two rams. They are to be a burnt offering to theLord along with their grain offering and drink offerings, a gift of a soothing aroma to theLord.19You must also offer one male goat for a sin offering and two yearling lambs for a peace offering sacrifice,20and the priest is to wave them – the two lambs – along with the bread of the first fruits, as a wave offering before theLord; they will be holy to theLord for the priest.
21“‘On this very day you must proclaim an assembly; it is to be a holy assembly for you. You must not do any regular work. This is a perpetual statute in all the places where you live throughout your generations.22When you gather in the harvest of your land, you must not completely harvest the corner of your field, and you must not gather up the gleanings of your harvest. You must leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am theLord your God.’”
The Festival of Horn Blasts
23TheLord 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, a holy assembly.25You must not do any regular work, but you must present a gift to theLord.’”
The Day of Atonement
26TheLord spoke to Moses:27“The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. It is to be a holy assembly for you, and you must humble yourselves and present a gift to theLord.28You must not do any work on this particular day, because it is a day of atonement to make atonement for yourselves before theLord your God.29Indeed, any person who does not behave with humility on this particular day will be cut off from his people.30As for any person who does any work on this particular day, I will exterminate that person from the midst of his people!31You must not do any work. This is a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all the places where you live.32It 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.”
The Festival of Booths
33TheLord spoke to Moses:34“Tell the Israelites, ‘On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the Festival of Temporary Shelters for seven days to theLord.35On the first day is a holy assembly; you must do no regular work.36For seven days you must present a gift to theLord. On the eighth day there is to be a holy assembly for you, and you must present a gift to theLord. It is a solemn assembly day; you must not do any regular work.
37“‘These are the appointed times of theLord that you must proclaim as holy assemblies to present a gift to theLord – burnt offering, grain offering, sacrifice, and drink offerings, each day according to its regulation,38besides the Sabbaths of theLord and all your gifts, votive offerings, and freewill offerings which you must give to theLord.
39“‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you gather in the produce of the land, you must celebrate a pilgrim festival of theLord for seven days. On the first day is a complete rest and on the eighth day is complete rest.40On the first day you must take for yourselves branches from majestic trees – palm branches, branches of leafy trees, and willows of the brook – and you must rejoice before theLord your God for seven days.41You must celebrate it as a pilgrim festival to theLord for seven days in the year. This is a perpetual statute throughout your generations; you must celebrate it in the seventh month.42You must live in temporary shelters for seven days; every native citizen in Israel must live in temporary shelters,43so 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 theLord your God.’”
44So Moses spoke to the Israelites about the appointed times of theLord.
