Leviticus 23:23-25
New English Translation
The Feast of Horn Blasts
23 The Lord spoke to Moses: 24 “Tell the Israelites, ‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you must have a complete rest, a memorial announced by loud horn blasts,[a] a holy assembly. 25 You must not do any regular work, but[b] you must present a gift to the Lord.’”
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- Leviticus 23:24 tn Heb “a memorial of loud blasts.” Although the term for “horn” does not occur here, allowing for the possibility that vocal “shouts” of acclamation are envisioned (see P. J. Budd, Leviticus [NCBC], 325), the “blast” of the shofar (a trumpet made from a ram’s “horn”) is most likely what is intended. On this occasion, the loud blasts on the horn announced the coming of the new year on the first day of the seventh month (see the explanations in J. E. Hartley, Leviticus [WBC], 387, and B. A. Levine, Leviticus [JPSTC], 160).
- Leviticus 23:25 tn Heb “and.” The Hebrew conjunction ו (vav, “and”) can be considered to have adversative force here (cf. KJV, NASB, NIV).
Leviticus 23:23-25
Lexham English Bible
The Feast of Trumpets
23 Then[a] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 24 “Speak to the Israelites,[b] saying, ‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you must have[c] a rest period, a remembrance of the trumpet blast, a holy assembly. 25 You must not do any regular work,[d] and you shall present an offering made by fire to Yahweh.’”
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- Leviticus 23:23 Or “And”
- Leviticus 23:24 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Leviticus 23:24 Literally “it must be for yourselves”
- Leviticus 23:25 Literally “all work of labor”
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