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Leviticus 23:15-22
New English Translation

The Feast of Weeks

15 “‘You must count for yourselves seven weeks from the day after the Sabbath, from the day you bring the wave offering sheaf; they must be complete weeks.[a] 16 You must count fifty days—until the day after the seventh Sabbath—and then[b] you must present a new grain offering to the Lord. 17 From the places where you live you must bring two loaves of[c] bread for a wave offering; they must be made from two-tenths of an ephah of fine wheat flour, baked with yeast,[d] as firstfruits to the Lord. 18 Along with the loaves of bread,[e] you must also present seven flawless yearling lambs,[f] one young bull,[g] and two rams.[h] They are to be a burnt offering to the Lord along with their grain offering[i] and drink offerings, a gift of a soothing aroma to the Lord.[j] 19 You must also offer[k] one male goat[l] for a sin offering and two yearling lambs for a peace-offering sacrifice, 20 and the priest is to wave them—the two lambs[m]—along with the bread of the firstfruits, as a wave offering before the Lord; they will be holy to the Lord for the priest.

21 “‘On this very day you must proclaim an assembly; it is to be a holy assembly for you.[n] You must not do any regular work. This is a perpetual statute in all the places where you live throughout your generations.[o] 22 When you gather in the harvest[p] of your land, you must not completely harvest the corner of your field,[q] and you must not gather up the gleanings of your harvest. You must leave them for the poor and the resident foreigner.[r] I am the Lord your God.’”[s]

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  1. Leviticus 23:15 tn Heb “seven Sabbaths, they shall be complete.” The disjunctive accent under “Sabbaths” precludes the translation “seven complete Sabbaths” (as NASB, NIV; cf. NAB, NRSV, NLT). The text is somewhat awkward, which may explain why the LXX tradition is confused here, either adding “you shall count” again at the end of the verse, or leaving out “they shall be,” or keeping “they shall be” and adding “to you.”
  2. Leviticus 23:16 tn Heb “and.” In the translation “then” is supplied to clarify the sequence.
  3. Leviticus 23:17 tc Smr, LXX, Syriac, Tg. Onq., and Tg. Ps.-J. insert the word חַלּוֹת (khallot, “loaves”; cf. Lev 2:4 and the note there). Even though “loaves” is not explicit in the MT, the number “two” suggests that these are discrete units, not just a measure of flour, so “loaves” should be assumed even in the MT.
  4. Leviticus 23:17 tn Heb “with leaven.” The noun “leaven” is traditional in English versions (cf. KJV, ASV, NASB, NRSV), but “yeast” is more commonly used today.
  5. Leviticus 23:18 tn Heb “And you shall present on the bread.”
  6. Leviticus 23:18 tn Heb “seven flawless lambs, sons of a year.”
  7. Leviticus 23:18 tn Heb “and one bull, a son of a herd.”
  8. Leviticus 23:18 tc Smr and LXX add “flawless.”
  9. Leviticus 23:18 tn Heb “and their grain offering.”
  10. Leviticus 23:18 sn See the note on Lev 1:9.
  11. Leviticus 23:19 tn Heb “And you shall make.”
  12. Leviticus 23:19 tn Heb “a he-goat of goats.”
  13. Leviticus 23:20 tn Smr and LXX have the Hebrew article on “lambs.” The syntax of this verse is difficult. The object of the verb (two lambs) is far removed from the verb itself (shall wave) in the MT, and the preposition עַל (ʿal, “upon”), rendered “along with” in this verse, is also added to the far removed subject (literally, “upon [the] two lambs”; see B. A. Levine, Leviticus [JPSTC], 159). It is clear, however, that the two lambs and the loaves (along with their associated grain and drink offerings) constituted the “wave offering,” which served as the prebend “for the priest.” Burnt and sin offerings (vv. 18-19a) were not included in this (see Lev 7:11-14, 28-36).
  14. Leviticus 23:21 tn Heb “And you shall proclaim [an assembly] in the bone of this day; a holy assembly it shall be to you” (see the remarks in B. A. Levine, Leviticus [JPSTC], 160, and the remarks on the LXX rendering in J. E. Hartley, Leviticus [WBC], 367).
  15. Leviticus 23:21 tn Heb “for your generations.”
  16. Leviticus 23:22 tn Heb “And when you harvest the harvest.”
  17. Leviticus 23:22 tn Heb “you shall not complete the corner of your field in your harvest.”
  18. Leviticus 23:22 sn On the Hebrew גֵּר (ger, “resident foreigner”) see notes at Exod 12:19 and Deut 29:11. On the privilege of gleaning see also Lev 19:10; 23:22; Deut 14:29; 24:19-21.
  19. Leviticus 23:22 sn Cf. Lev 19:9-10.
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Leviticus 23:15-22
New International Version

The Festival of Weeks(A)

15 “‘From the day after the Sabbath, the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering, count off seven full weeks. 16 Count off fifty days up to the day after the seventh Sabbath,(B) and then present an offering of new grain to the Lord. 17 From wherever you live, bring two loaves made of two-tenths of an ephah(C) of the finest flour, baked with yeast, as a wave offering of firstfruits(D) to the Lord. 18 Present with this bread seven male lambs, each a year old and without defect, one young bull and two rams. They will be a burnt offering to the Lord, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings(E)—a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord. 19 Then sacrifice one male goat for a sin offering[a] and two lambs, each a year old, for a fellowship offering. 20 The priest is to wave the two lambs before the Lord as a wave offering,(F) together with the bread of the firstfruits. They are a sacred offering to the Lord for the priest. 21 On that same day you are to proclaim a sacred assembly(G) and do no regular work.(H) This is to be a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, wherever you live.

22 “‘When you reap the harvest(I) of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest.(J) Leave them for the poor and for the foreigner residing among you.(K) I am the Lord your God.’”

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  1. Leviticus 23:19 Or purification offering
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