Leviticus 22:21-23:8

New King James Version

²¹ And ^(A)whoever offers a sacrifice of a peace offering to the Lord, ^(B)to fulfill his vow, or a freewill offering from the cattle or the sheep, it must be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no defect in it. ^22 (C)Those that are blind or broken or maimed, or have an ^[a]ulcer or eczema or scabs, you shall not offer to the Lord, nor make ^(D)an offering by fire of them on the altar to the Lord. ²³ Either a bull or a lamb that has any limb ^(E)too long or too short you may offer as a freewill offering, but for a vow it shall not be accepted.

²⁴ ‘You shall not offer to the Lord what is bruised or crushed, or torn or cut; nor shall you make any offering of them in your land. ²⁵ Nor ^(F)from a foreigner’s hand shall you offer any of these as ^(G)the bread of your God, because their ^(H)corruption is in them, and defects are in them. They shall not be accepted on your behalf.’ ”

²⁶ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: ^27 (I)“When a bull or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall be seven days with its mother; and from the eighth day and thereafter it shall be accepted as an offering made by fire to the Lord. ²⁸ Whether it is a cow or ewe, do not kill both her ^(J)and her young on the same day. ²⁹ And when you ^(K)offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord, offer it of your own free will. ³⁰ On the same day it shall be eaten; you shall leave ^(L)none of it until morning: I am the Lord.

^31 (M)“Therefore you shall keep My commandments, and perform them: I am the Lord. ^32 (N)You shall not profane My holy name, but ^(O)I will be ^[b]hallowed among the children of Israel. I am the Lord who ^(P)sanctifies you, ^33 (Q)who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the Lord.”

Feasts of the Lord

23 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ² “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘The feasts of the Lord, which you shall proclaim to be ^(R)holy convocations, these are My feasts.

The Sabbath

^3 (S)‘Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work on it; it is the Sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings.

The Passover and Unleavened Bread^(T)

^4 (U)‘These are the feasts of the Lord, holy convocations which you shall proclaim at their appointed times. ^5 (V)On the fourteenth day of the first month at twilight is the Lord’s Passover. ⁶ And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the Lord; seven days you must eat unleavened bread. ^7 (W)On the first day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no ^[c]customary work on it. ⁸ But you shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord for seven days. The seventh day shall be a holy convocation; you shall do no customary work on it.’ ”