Leviticus 23:1-8

Common English Bible

Sacred times

23 The Lord said to Moses: ² Speak to the Israelites and say to them: These are my appointed times, the Lord’s appointed times, which you will declare to be holy occasions: ³ Work can be done for six days, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of special rest, a holy occasion. You must not do any work on it; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the Lord. ⁴ These are the Lord’s appointed times, holy occasions, which you will celebrate at their appointed times:

⁵ The Lord’s Passover is on the fourteenth day of the first month^[a] at twilight. ⁶ The Lord’s Festival of Unleavened Bread is on the fifteenth day of the same month. You must eat unleavened bread for seven days. ⁷ On the first day you will hold a holy occasion and must not do any job-related work. ⁸ You will offer food gifts to the Lord for seven days. The seventh day will be a holy occasion; you must not do any job-related work.