Exodus 34:21-23
New Living Translation
21 “You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but on the seventh day you must stop working, even during the seasons of plowing and harvest.
22 “You must celebrate the Festival of Harvest[a] with the first crop of the wheat harvest, and celebrate the Festival of the Final Harvest[b] at the end of the harvest season. 23 Three times each year every man in Israel must appear before the Sovereign, the Lord, the God of Israel.
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- 34:22a Hebrew Festival of Weeks; compare 23:16. This was later called the Festival of Pentecost. It is celebrated today as Shavuot (or Shabuoth).
- 34:22b Or Festival of Ingathering. This was later called the Festival of Shelters or Festival of Tabernacles (see Lev 23:33-36). It is celebrated today as Sukkot (or Succoth).
Exodus 34:21-23
New International Version
21 “Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest;(A) even during the plowing season and harvest(B) you must rest.
22 “Celebrate the Festival of Weeks with the firstfruits(C) of the wheat harvest, and the Festival of Ingathering(D) at the turn of the year.[a] 23 Three times(E) a year all your men are to appear before the Sovereign Lord, the God of Israel.
Footnotes
- Exodus 34:22 That is, in the autumn
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