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Leviticus 23

The Lord spoke to Moses: Speak to the Israelites and say to them: These are the feasts of the Lord that you will call out as holy gatherings. These are my feasts. Six days work will be done. But the seventh day is a sabbath of rest, a holy gathering. You must not do any work on it. It is the sabbath of the Lord wherever you live. These ar

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Passover and Firstfruits

The Lord spoke to Moses: Speak to the Israelites and say to them: These are the feasts of the Lord that you will call out as holy gatherings. These are my feasts. Six days work will be done. But the seventh day is a sabbath of rest, a holy gathering. You must not do any work on it. It is the sabbath of the Lord wherever you live. These are the feasts of the Lord, holy gatherings that you will call out in their seasons. On the fourteenth day of the first month at evening is the Lord's Passover. And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the Lord. Seven days you will eat unleavened bread. On the first day you will have a holy gathering. You must not do any hard work on it. But you will offer an offering made by fire to the Lord seven days. On the seventh day is a holy gathering. You must not do any hard work on it. The Lord spoke to Moses: Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When you come into the land I'm giving you and reap its harvest, then you will bring a sheaf of the first of your harvest to the priest. He will wave the sheaf before the Lord to be accepted for you. On the day after the sabbath the priest will wave it. And on the day you wave the sheaf you will offer a male lamb without defect, a year old, for a burnt offering to the Lord. And its grain offering will be two tenths of fine flour mixed with oil, an offering made by fire to the Lord for a pleasing aroma. And its drink offering will be of wine, a quart. You must not eat bread or roasted grain or fresh ears till the very day you've brought an offering to your God. It'll be a permanent rule through your generations wherever you live.

And the Lord spoke to Moses: Speak to the people of Israel and say to them: These are the feasts of the Lord that you'll call out as holy gatherings. These are my feasts. Six days work will be done. But the seventh day is a sabbath of rest, a holy gathering. You won't do any work on it. It's the sabbath of the Lord wherever you live. These are the feasts of the Lord, holy gatherings that you'll call out in their seasons. On the fourteenth day of the first month at evening is the Lord's Passover. And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the Lord. Seven days you'll eat unleavened bread. On the first day you'll have a holy gathering. You won't do any hard work on it. But you'll offer an offering made by fire to the Lord seven days. On the seventh day is a holy gathering. You won't do any hard work on it. And the Lord spoke to Moses: Speak to the people of Israel and say to them: When you come into the land I'm giving you and reap its harvest, then you'll bring a sheaf of the first of your harvest to the priest. And he'll wave the sheaf in front of the Lord to be accepted for you. On the day after the sabbath the priest will wave it. And on the day you wave the sheaf you'll offer a male lamb without fault, a year old, for a burnt offering to the Lord. And its grain offering will be two tenths of fine flour mixed with oil, an offering made by fire to the Lord for a pleasing smell. And its drink offering will be of wine, a quart. And you won't eat bread or roasted grain or fresh ears till the very day you've brought an offering to your God. It'll be a rule forever through your generations wherever you live.

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts. Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings. These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons. In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD’s passover. And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread. In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest: And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it. And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the LORD. And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the LORD for a sweet savour: and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an hin. And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

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The Lord spoke to Moses:

Plain English

And the Lord spoke to Moses:

King James Version, 1611

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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Speak to the Israelites and say to them: These are the feasts of the Lord that you will call out as holy gatherings. These are my feasts.

Plain English

Speak to the people of Israel and say to them: These are the feasts of the Lord that you'll call out as holy gatherings. These are my feasts.

King James Version, 1611

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts.

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Six days work will be done. But the seventh day is a sabbath of rest, a holy gathering. You must not do any work on it. It is the sabbath of the Lord wherever you live.

Plain English

Six days work will be done. But the seventh day is a sabbath of rest, a holy gathering. You won't do any work on it. It's the sabbath of the Lord wherever you live.

King James Version, 1611

Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.

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These are the feasts of the Lord, holy gatherings that you will call out in their seasons.

Plain English

These are the feasts of the Lord, holy gatherings that you'll call out in their seasons.

King James Version, 1611

These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons.

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On the fourteenth day of the first month at evening is the Lord's Passover.

King James Version, 1611

In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD’s passover.

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And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the Lord. Seven days you will eat unleavened bread.

Plain English

And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the Lord. Seven days you'll eat unleavened bread.

King James Version, 1611

And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.

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On the first day you will have a holy gathering. You must not do any hard work on it.

Plain English

On the first day you'll have a holy gathering. You won't do any hard work on it.

King James Version, 1611

In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

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But you will offer an offering made by fire to the Lord seven days. On the seventh day is a holy gathering. You must not do any hard work on it.

Plain English

But you'll offer an offering made by fire to the Lord seven days. On the seventh day is a holy gathering. You won't do any hard work on it.

King James Version, 1611

But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

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The Lord spoke to Moses:

Plain English

And the Lord spoke to Moses:

King James Version, 1611

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When you come into the land I'm giving you and reap its harvest, then you will bring a sheaf of the first of your harvest to the priest.

Plain English

Speak to the people of Israel and say to them: When you come into the land I'm giving you and reap its harvest, then you'll bring a sheaf of the first of your harvest to the priest.

King James Version, 1611

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest:

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He will wave the sheaf before the Lord to be accepted for you. On the day after the sabbath the priest will wave it.

Plain English

And he'll wave the sheaf in front of the Lord to be accepted for you. On the day after the sabbath the priest will wave it.

King James Version, 1611

And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.

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And on the day you wave the sheaf you will offer a male lamb without defect, a year old, for a burnt offering to the Lord.

Plain English

And on the day you wave the sheaf you'll offer a male lamb without fault, a year old, for a burnt offering to the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the LORD.

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And its grain offering will be two tenths of fine flour mixed with oil, an offering made by fire to the Lord for a pleasing aroma. And its drink offering will be of wine, a quart.

Plain English

And its grain offering will be two tenths of fine flour mixed with oil, an offering made by fire to the Lord for a pleasing smell. And its drink offering will be of wine, a quart.

King James Version, 1611

And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the LORD for a sweet savour: and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an hin.

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You must not eat bread or roasted grain or fresh ears till the very day you've brought an offering to your God. It'll be a permanent rule through your generations wherever you live.

Plain English

And you won't eat bread or roasted grain or fresh ears till the very day you've brought an offering to your God. It'll be a rule forever through your generations wherever you live.

King James Version, 1611

And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

Weeks and the leftovers for the poor

You will count for yourselves from the day after the sabbath, from the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering — seven full sabbaths. You'll count fifty days right to the day after the seventh sabbath. And you will offer a new grain offering to the Lord. You'll bring out of your homes two wave loaves of two tenths. They'll be of fine flour. They'll be baked with yeast. They're the firstfruits to the Lord. You will offer with the bread seven lambs without defect a year old, and one young bull and two rams. They'll be a burnt offering to the Lord, with their grain offering and their drink offerings, an offering made by fire of a pleasing aroma to the Lord. Then you will sacrifice one male goat for a sin offering, and two lambs a year old for a sacrifice of peace offerings. The priest will wave them with the bread of the firstfruits as a wave offering before the Lord, with the two lambs. They'll be holy to the Lord for the priest. You will call out on the same day that it's a holy gathering for you. You must not do any hard work on it. It'll be a permanent rule wherever you live, through your generations. When you reap the harvest of your land, you must not reap right into the corners of your field when you reap, and you must not gather any gleaning of your harvest. You'll leave them for the poor and for the stranger. I am the Lord your God.

And you'll count for yourselves from the day after the sabbath, from the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering — seven full sabbaths. You'll count fifty days right to the day after the seventh sabbath. And you'll offer a new grain offering to the Lord. You'll bring out of your homes two wave loaves of two tenths. They'll be of fine flour. They'll be baked with leaven. They're the firstfruits to the Lord. And you'll offer with the bread seven lambs without fault a year old, and one young bull and two rams. They'll be a burnt offering to the Lord, with their grain offering and their drink offerings, an offering made by fire of a pleasing smell to the Lord. Then you'll sacrifice one male goat for a sin offering, and two lambs a year old for a sacrifice of peace offerings. And the priest will wave them with the bread of the firstfruits as a wave offering in front of the Lord, with the two lambs. They'll be holy to the Lord for the priest. And you'll call out on the same day that it's a holy gathering for you. You won't do any hard work on it. It'll be a rule forever wherever you live, through your generations. And when you reap the harvest of your land, you won't reap right into the corners of your field when you reap, and you won't gather any gleaning of your harvest. You'll leave them for the poor and for the stranger. I'm the Lord your God.

And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete: Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD. Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the LORD. And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be for a burnt offering unto the LORD, with their meat offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto the LORD. Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin offering, and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings. And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for a wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the LORD for the priest. And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations. And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God.

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You will count for yourselves from the day after the sabbath, from the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering — seven full sabbaths.

Plain English

And you'll count for yourselves from the day after the sabbath, from the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering — seven full sabbaths.

King James Version, 1611

And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete:

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You'll count fifty days right to the day after the seventh sabbath. And you will offer a new grain offering to the Lord.

Plain English

You'll count fifty days right to the day after the seventh sabbath. And you'll offer a new grain offering to the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD.

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You'll bring out of your homes two wave loaves of two tenths. They'll be of fine flour. They'll be baked with yeast. They're the firstfruits to the Lord.

Plain English

You'll bring out of your homes two wave loaves of two tenths. They'll be of fine flour. They'll be baked with leaven. They're the firstfruits to the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the LORD.

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You will offer with the bread seven lambs without defect a year old, and one young bull and two rams. They'll be a burnt offering to the Lord, with their grain offering and their drink offerings, an offering made by fire of a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

Plain English

And you'll offer with the bread seven lambs without fault a year old, and one young bull and two rams. They'll be a burnt offering to the Lord, with their grain offering and their drink offerings, an offering made by fire of a pleasing smell to the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be for a burnt offering unto the LORD, with their meat offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto the LORD.

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Then you will sacrifice one male goat for a sin offering, and two lambs a year old for a sacrifice of peace offerings.

Plain English

Then you'll sacrifice one male goat for a sin offering, and two lambs a year old for a sacrifice of peace offerings.

King James Version, 1611

Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin offering, and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings.

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The priest will wave them with the bread of the firstfruits as a wave offering before the Lord, with the two lambs. They'll be holy to the Lord for the priest.

Plain English

And the priest will wave them with the bread of the firstfruits as a wave offering in front of the Lord, with the two lambs. They'll be holy to the Lord for the priest.

King James Version, 1611

And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for a wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the LORD for the priest.

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You will call out on the same day that it's a holy gathering for you. You must not do any hard work on it. It'll be a permanent rule wherever you live, through your generations.

Plain English

And you'll call out on the same day that it's a holy gathering for you. You won't do any hard work on it. It'll be a rule forever wherever you live, through your generations.

King James Version, 1611

And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.

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When you reap the harvest of your land, you must not reap right into the corners of your field when you reap, and you must not gather any gleaning of your harvest. You'll leave them for the poor and for the stranger. I am the Lord your God.

Plain English

And when you reap the harvest of your land, you won't reap right into the corners of your field when you reap, and you won't gather any gleaning of your harvest. You'll leave them for the poor and for the stranger. I'm the Lord your God.

King James Version, 1611

And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God.

Trumpets, Covering and Booths

The Lord spoke to Moses: Speak to the Israelites: In the seventh month, on the first of the month, you will have a sabbath, a reminder of the blowing of trumpets, a holy gathering. You must not do any hard work on it. But you will offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. The Lord spoke to Moses: On the tenth day of this seventh month there'll be a Day of Atonement. It'll be a holy gathering for you, and you will bring your souls low and offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. You must not do any work on that same day. For it is a Day of Atonement, to make atonement for you before the Lord your God. Because anyone who doesn't humble himself on that same day will be cut off from among his people. And anyone who does any work on that same day — that person I will wreck from among his people. You must not do any kind of work. It'll be a permanent rule through your generations wherever you live. It'll be a sabbath of rest for you, and you will bring your souls low. On the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you will keep your sabbath. The Lord spoke to Moses: Speak to the Israelites: The fifteenth day of this seventh month will be the Feast of Booths for seven days to the Lord. On the first day there'll be a holy gathering. You must not do any hard work on it. Seven days you will offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. On the eighth day there'll be a holy gathering for you, and you will offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. It is a special assembly. You must not do any hard work on it. These are the feasts of the Lord that you will call out as holy gatherings, to offer an offering made by fire to the Lord — a burnt offering and a grain offering, a sacrifice and drink offerings, each thing on its day — Besides the sabbaths of the Lord, and besides your gifts, and besides all your vows, and besides all your free offerings that you give to the Lord. So on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you've gathered in the harvest of the land, you will keep a feast to the Lord seven days. On the first day there'll be a sabbath, and on the eighth day a sabbath. And on the first day you will take the fruit of good trees, branches of palm trees and the boughs of thick trees and willows of the brook. And you will celebrate before the Lord your God seven days. You will keep it as a feast to the Lord seven days in the year. It'll be a permanent rule through your generations. You'll celebrate it in the seventh month. You'll live in booths seven days. All who are born Israelites will live in booths — So your generations know I made the Israelites live in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God. Moses told the Israelites about the feasts of the Lord.

And the Lord spoke to Moses: Speak to the people of Israel: In the seventh month, on the first of the month, you'll have a sabbath, a reminder of the blowing of trumpets, a holy gathering. You won't do any hard work on it. But you'll offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. And the Lord spoke to Moses: On the tenth day of this seventh month there'll be a Day of Covering. It'll be a holy gathering for you, and you'll bring your souls low and offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. And you won't do any work on that same day. Because it's a Day of Covering, to cover over for you in front of the Lord your God. Because whatever soul doesn't bring himself low on that same day will be cut off from among his people. And whatever soul does any work on that same day — that soul I'll wreck from among his people. You won't do any kind of work. It'll be a rule forever through your generations wherever you live. It'll be a sabbath of rest for you, and you'll bring your souls low. On the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you'll keep your sabbath. And the Lord spoke to Moses: Speak to the people of Israel: The fifteenth day of this seventh month will be the Feast of Booths for seven days to the Lord. On the first day there'll be a holy gathering. You won't do any hard work on it. Seven days you'll offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. On the eighth day there'll be a holy gathering for you, and you'll offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. It's a solemn assembly. You won't do any hard work on it. These are the feasts of the Lord that you'll call out as holy gatherings, to offer an offering made by fire to the Lord — a burnt offering and a grain offering, a sacrifice and drink offerings, each thing on its day — besides the sabbaths of the Lord, and besides your gifts, and besides all your vows, and besides all your free offerings that you give to the Lord. So on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you've gathered in the harvest of the land, you'll keep a feast to the Lord seven days. On the first day there'll be a sabbath, and on the eighth day a sabbath. And on the first day you'll take the fruit of good trees, branches of palm trees and the boughs of thick trees and willows of the brook. And you'll celebrate in front of the Lord your God seven days. And you'll keep it as a feast to the Lord seven days in the year. It'll be a rule forever through your generations. You'll celebrate it in the seventh month. You'll live in booths seven days. All who are born Israelites will live in booths — so your generations know I made the people of Israel live in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I'm the Lord your God. And Moses told the people of Israel about the feasts of the Lord.

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation. Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD. And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it is a day of atonement, to make an atonement for you before the LORD your God. For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people. And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people. Ye shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD. On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein. These are the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day: Beside the sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the LORD. Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath. And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days. And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month. Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths: That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD.

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The Lord spoke to Moses:

Plain English

And the Lord spoke to Moses:

King James Version, 1611

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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Speak to the Israelites: In the seventh month, on the first of the month, you will have a sabbath, a reminder of the blowing of trumpets, a holy gathering.

Plain English

Speak to the people of Israel: In the seventh month, on the first of the month, you'll have a sabbath, a reminder of the blowing of trumpets, a holy gathering.

King James Version, 1611

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.

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You must not do any hard work on it. But you will offer an offering made by fire to the Lord.

Plain English

You won't do any hard work on it. But you'll offer an offering made by fire to the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

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The Lord spoke to Moses:

Plain English

And the Lord spoke to Moses:

King James Version, 1611

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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On the tenth day of this seventh month there'll be a Day of Atonement. It'll be a holy gathering for you, and you will bring your souls low and offer an offering made by fire to the Lord.

Plain English

On the tenth day of this seventh month there'll be a Day of Covering. It'll be a holy gathering for you, and you'll bring your souls low and offer an offering made by fire to the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

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You must not do any work on that same day. For it is a Day of Atonement, to make atonement for you before the Lord your God.

Plain English

And you won't do any work on that same day. Because it's a Day of Covering, to cover over for you in front of the Lord your God.

King James Version, 1611

And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it is a day of atonement, to make an atonement for you before the LORD your God.

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Because anyone who doesn't humble himself on that same day will be cut off from among his people.

Plain English

Because whatever soul doesn't bring himself low on that same day will be cut off from among his people.

King James Version, 1611

For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people.

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And anyone who does any work on that same day — that person I will wreck from among his people.

Plain English

And whatever soul does any work on that same day — that soul I'll wreck from among his people.

King James Version, 1611

And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people.

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You must not do any kind of work. It'll be a permanent rule through your generations wherever you live.

Plain English

You won't do any kind of work. It'll be a rule forever through your generations wherever you live.

King James Version, 1611

Ye shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

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It'll be a sabbath of rest for you, and you will bring your souls low. On the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you will keep your sabbath.

Plain English

It'll be a sabbath of rest for you, and you'll bring your souls low. On the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you'll keep your sabbath.

King James Version, 1611

It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath.

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The Lord spoke to Moses:

Plain English

And the Lord spoke to Moses:

King James Version, 1611

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

34

Speak to the Israelites: The fifteenth day of this seventh month will be the Feast of Booths for seven days to the Lord.

Plain English

Speak to the people of Israel: The fifteenth day of this seventh month will be the Feast of Booths for seven days to the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD.

35

On the first day there'll be a holy gathering. You must not do any hard work on it.

Plain English

On the first day there'll be a holy gathering. You won't do any hard work on it.

King James Version, 1611

On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

36

Seven days you will offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. On the eighth day there'll be a holy gathering for you, and you will offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. It is a special assembly. You must not do any hard work on it.

Plain English

Seven days you'll offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. On the eighth day there'll be a holy gathering for you, and you'll offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. It's a solemn assembly. You won't do any hard work on it.

King James Version, 1611

Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein.

37

These are the feasts of the Lord that you will call out as holy gatherings, to offer an offering made by fire to the Lord — a burnt offering and a grain offering, a sacrifice and drink offerings, each thing on its day —

Plain English

These are the feasts of the Lord that you'll call out as holy gatherings, to offer an offering made by fire to the Lord — a burnt offering and a grain offering, a sacrifice and drink offerings, each thing on its day —

King James Version, 1611

These are the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day:

38

Besides the sabbaths of the Lord, and besides your gifts, and besides all your vows, and besides all your free offerings that you give to the Lord.

Plain English

besides the sabbaths of the Lord, and besides your gifts, and besides all your vows, and besides all your free offerings that you give to the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

Beside the sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the LORD.

39

So on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you've gathered in the harvest of the land, you will keep a feast to the Lord seven days. On the first day there'll be a sabbath, and on the eighth day a sabbath.

Plain English

So on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you've gathered in the harvest of the land, you'll keep a feast to the Lord seven days. On the first day there'll be a sabbath, and on the eighth day a sabbath.

King James Version, 1611

Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.

40

And on the first day you will take the fruit of good trees, branches of palm trees and the boughs of thick trees and willows of the brook. And you will celebrate before the Lord your God seven days.

Plain English

And on the first day you'll take the fruit of good trees, branches of palm trees and the boughs of thick trees and willows of the brook. And you'll celebrate in front of the Lord your God seven days.

King James Version, 1611

And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.

41

You will keep it as a feast to the Lord seven days in the year. It'll be a permanent rule through your generations. You'll celebrate it in the seventh month.

Plain English

And you'll keep it as a feast to the Lord seven days in the year. It'll be a rule forever through your generations. You'll celebrate it in the seventh month.

King James Version, 1611

And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month.

42

You'll live in booths seven days. All who are born Israelites will live in booths —

King James Version, 1611

Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:

43

So your generations know I made the Israelites live in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.

Plain English

so your generations know I made the people of Israel live in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I'm the Lord your God.

King James Version, 1611

That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

44

Moses told the Israelites about the feasts of the Lord.

Plain English

And Moses told the people of Israel about the feasts of the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD.