23 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

24 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.

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

26 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

27 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.

28 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.

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

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

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

32 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.

33 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

34 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 shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

36 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, 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 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.

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The Festival of Trumpets(A)

23 The Lord said to Moses, 24 “Say to the Israelites: ‘On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of sabbath rest, a sacred assembly(B) commemorated with trumpet blasts.(C) 25 Do no regular work,(D) but present a food offering to the Lord.(E)’”

The Day of Atonement(F)

26 The Lord said to Moses, 27 “The tenth day of this seventh month(G) is the Day of Atonement.(H) Hold a sacred assembly(I) and deny yourselves,[a] and present a food offering to the Lord. 28 Do not do any work(J) on that day, because it is the Day of Atonement, when atonement is made for you before the Lord your God. 29 Those who do not deny themselves on that day must be cut off from their people.(K) 30 I will destroy from among their people(L) anyone who does any work on that day. 31 You shall do no work at all. This is to be a lasting ordinance(M) for the generations to come, wherever you live. 32 It is a day of sabbath rest(N) for you, and you must deny yourselves. From the evening of the ninth day of the month until the following evening you are to observe your sabbath.”(O)

The Festival of Tabernacles(P)

33 The Lord said to Moses, 34 “Say to the Israelites: ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh(Q) month the Lord’s Festival of Tabernacles(R) begins, and it lasts for seven days. 35 The first day is a sacred assembly;(S) do no regular work.(T) 36 For seven days present food offerings to the Lord, and on the eighth day hold a sacred assembly(U) and present a food offering to the Lord.(V) It is the closing special assembly; do no regular work.

37 (“‘These are the Lord’s appointed festivals, which you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies for bringing food offerings to the Lord—the burnt offerings and grain offerings, sacrifices and drink offerings(W) required for each day. 38 These offerings(X) are in addition to those for the Lord’s Sabbaths(Y) and[b] in addition to your gifts and whatever you have vowed and all the freewill offerings(Z) you give to the Lord.)

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 23:27 Or and fast; similarly in verses 29 and 32
  2. Leviticus 23:38 Or These festivals are in addition to the Lord’s Sabbaths, and these offerings are