Chronological
Priests and Their Food
22 Then[a] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Tell[b] Aaron and his sons[c] that[d] they must deal respectfully with the Israelites’[e] votive offerings, and they must not profane my holy name, which they are consecrating to me; I am Yahweh.
3 “Say to them, ‘Throughout your generations, any man from any of your offspring who comes near the votive offerings that the Israelites[f] consecrate to Yahweh with[g] his uncleanness on him, that person shall be cut off[h] from before me;[i] I am Yahweh.
4 “‘Anyone[j] from Aaron’s offspring, if[k] he is afflicted with a skin disease or a fluid discharge, shall not eat in the sanctuary until[l] he is clean; and the one who touches any unclean person or a man from whom an emission of semen goes out, 5 or a man who touches any swarmer that is unclean for him or who touches a person who is unclean for him due to[m] whatever his uncleanness, 6 a person who touches such a thing[n] shall be unclean until the evening, and he shall not eat from the votive offerings, except[o] when he washes[p] his body with water 7 and the sun sets,[q] and he shall be clean; then[r] afterward he may eat from the votive offerings, because it is his food. 8 He shall not eat a naturally dead body or[s] a mangled carcass, so that he becomes unclean[t] by it; I am Yahweh.
9 “‘And they shall keep my obligation, and they shall not incur guilt because of it, so that[u] they die through it, because they have profaned it; I am Yahweh who consecrates them.
10 “‘No stranger shall eat[v] the votive offering; nor shall a temporary resident with[w] a priest or[x] a hired worker eat the votive offering. 11 But[y] a priest, if with his money he buys a person as his possession,[z] that one may eat it, and the descendants of his house themselves may eat his food. 12 And a priest’s daughter, when she marries a layman,[aa] she herself may not eat the votive offering.[ab] 13 But[ac] a priest’s daughter, when she becomes a widow or[ad] divorced or there is no offspring for her, and she returns to her father’s house as in her childhood, she may eat from her father’s food, but[ae] no layman may eat it.[af] 14 And if a man eats the votive offering unintentionally, then[ag] he shall add to it a fifth of it, and he shall give the votive offering to the priest. 15 And they shall not profane the Israelites’[ah] votive offerings that they present to Yahweh, 16 and so cause them, by their eating their votive offerings, to bear guilt requiring a guilt offering, because I am Yahweh, who consecrates them.’”
Acceptable Offerings
17 Then[ai] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 18 “Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the Israelites,[aj] and say to them, ‘Anyone from the house of Israel or[ak] from the alien in Israel who presents his offering for any of their vows or[al] for any of their freewill offerings that they present to Yahweh as a burnt offering, 19 it must be without defect to be acceptable for you:[am] a male among the cattle, among the sheep, or[an] among the goats. 20 You shall not present any animal in which is a physical defect, because it shall not be acceptable[ao] for you. 21 And if anyone brings a sacrifice of fellowship offerings for Yahweh to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering from[ap] the cattle or from[aq] the flock,[ar] it must be without defect to be acceptable;[as] there must not be any physical defect in it. 22 The blind or the injured or the maimed or the seeping or one with a skin disorder or one with a skin eruption—these you shall not present to Yahweh, nor shall you give from them an offering made by fire on the altar for Yahweh. 23 As for[at] an ox or sheep that is deformed or[au] that is stunted, you may present it as a freewill offering, but[av] for a vow it will not be accepted. 24 And you shall not present anything for Yahweh with bruised or[aw] shattered or[ax] torn or[ay] cut-off testicles, and you shall not sacrifice[az] such in your land. 25 And you shall not present your God’s food from any of these by the hand of a foreigner,[ba] because their deformity is in them; a physical defect is in them; they shall not be accepted for you.’”
26 Then[bb] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 27 “When an ox or a sheep or a goat is born, then[bc] it shall be under its mother for seven days, and from the eighth day and beyond it is acceptable as an offering made by fire for Yahweh. 28 And you shall not slaughter an ox or a sheep and its young[bd] on the same day.[be] 29 And when you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Yahweh, you must sacrifice it to be acceptable for you. 30 It must be eaten on that day; you must not leave over anything from it until morning; I am Yahweh.
31 “Thus[bf] you shall keep my commands, and you shall do them; I am Yahweh.
32 “And you shall not profane my holy name, so that I may be consecrated in the midst of the Israelites;[bg] I am Yahweh, who consecrates you, 33 the one who brought you out from the land of Egypt to be as God for you; I am Yahweh.”
Yahweh’s Feasts
23 Then[bh] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the Israelites,[bi] and say to them, ‘The festivals of Yahweh that you shall proclaim are holy assemblies; these are my appointed times.
Yahweh’s Sabbath
3 “‘For six days work is to be done, and on the seventh day shall be a Sabbath of complete rest,[bj] a holy assembly; you shall not do any work; it shall be a Sabbath for Yahweh in all your dwellings.
The Passover
4 “‘These are Yahweh’s appointed times, holy assemblies, which you shall proclaim at[bk] their appointed time. 5 In the first month, on the fourteenth of the month at the evening is Yahweh’s Passover. 6 And on the fifteenth day of this month is Yahweh’s Feast of Unleavened Bread; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. 7 On the first day there shall be a holy assembly for you; you shall not do any regular work.[bl] 8 And you shall present an offering for Yahweh made by fire for seven days; on the seventh day there shall be a holy assembly; you shall not do any regular work.’”[bm]
The Feast of Firstfruits
9 Then[bn] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 10 “Speak to the Israelites,[bo] and say to them, ‘When you come to the land that I am about to give to you and you reap its harvest, then[bp] you shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruit of your harvest to the priest. 11 And he shall wave the sheaf before[bq] Yahweh for your acceptance; the priest shall wave it on the day after[br] the Sabbath. 12 And on the day of your waving the sheaf you shall offer[bs] a yearling[bt] male lamb without defect as a burnt offering to Yahweh. 13 And its grain offering shall be two-tenths of an ephah[bu] of finely milled flour mixed with oil, an offering made by fire for Yahweh, an appeasing fragrance; and its libation shall be a fourth of a hin[bv] of wine. 14 And you shall not eat bread or[bw] roasted grain or[bx] ripe grain until this very same day,[by] until you present your God’s offering. This must be a lasting statute[bz] for your generations in all your dwellings.
The Feast of Weeks
15 “‘And you shall count for yourselves from the day after[ca] the Sabbath, from the day of your bringing the wave offering’s sheaf—there shall be seven full weeks. 16 Until the day after[cb] the seventh Sabbath you shall count fifty days; then[cc] you shall present a new grain offering for Yahweh. 17 You shall bring from your dwellings for a wave offering two loaves of bread made with[cd] two-tenths of an ephah[ce] of finely milled flour; they must be baked with leaven—the firstfruits belonging to[cf] Yahweh. 18 And, in addition to the bread, you shall present seven yearling[cg] male lambs without defects and one young bull[ch] and two rams—they shall be a burnt offering for Yahweh with[ci] their grain offering and their libations, an offering made by fire, an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh. 19 And you shall offer[cj] one he-goat as a sin offering and two yearling[ck] male lambs as a sacrifice of fellowship offerings. 20 And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits as a wave offering before[cl] Yahweh; in addition to the two male lambs, they shall be holy for Yahweh for the priest. 21 And you shall make a proclamation[cm] on this very same day;[cn] it shall be a holy assembly for you; you shall not do any regular work;[co] this is a lasting statute[cp] in all your dwellings throughout[cq] your generations. 22 And when you[cr] reap the harvest of your[cs] land, you[ct] must not finish the edge of your[cu] field at your reaping, and you[cv] must not glean the remnants of your[cw] harvest—you[cx] shall leave them behind for the needy and for the alien; I am Yahweh your[cy] God.’”
The Feast of Trumpets
23 Then[cz] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 24 “Speak to the Israelites,[da] saying, ‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you must have[db] a rest period, a remembrance of the trumpet blast, a holy assembly. 25 You must not do any regular work,[dc] and you shall present an offering made by fire to Yahweh.’”
The Day of Atonement
26 Then[dd] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 27 “Surely the Day of Atonement is on the tenth day of the seventh month; it shall be a holy assembly for you, and you shall deny yourselves, and you shall present an offering made by fire to Yahweh. 28 And you must not do any regular work[de] on this very same day,[df] because it is the Day of Atonement to make atonement for you before[dg] Yahweh your God. 29 If there is any person who does not deny himself on this very same day,[dh] then[di] he shall be cut off from his people. 30 As for[dj] any person who does any work on this very same day,[dk] I will exterminate that person from the midst of his people. 31 You must not do any work; it is a lasting statute[dl] throughout your generations in all your dwellings. 32 It is a Sabbath of complete rest[dm] for you, and you shall deny yourselves on the ninth day of the month in the evening—from evening to evening you must observe your extraordinary[dn] Sabbath.”
The Feast of Booths
33 Then[do] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 34 “Speak to the Israelites,[dp] saying, ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, this shall be the Feast of Booths for seven days for Yahweh. 35 On the first day there shall be a holy assembly; you must not do any regular work.[dq] 36 For seven days you must present an offering made by fire to Yahweh. On the eighth day it shall be a holy assembly for you, and you shall present an offering made by fire to Yahweh; it is a celebration; you must not do any regular work.[dr]
Summary
37 “‘These are Yahweh’s festivals, which you must proclaim, holy assemblies to present an offering made by fire to Yahweh—burnt offering and grain offering, sacrifice and libations, each on its proper day[ds]— 38 besides[dt] Yahweh’s Sabbaths and besides[du] your gifts and besides[dv] your vows and besides[dw] all your freewill offerings that you give to Yahweh.
39 “‘Surely on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, at your gathering the land’s produce, you shall hold Yahweh’s festival for seven days; on the first day there shall be a rest period and on the eighth day a rest period. 40 And on the first day you shall take for yourselves the first fruit of majestic trees, branches of palm trees and branches[dx] of a leafy tree and of a brook’s poplar trees, and you shall rejoice before[dy] Yahweh your God for seven days. 41 And you must hold it as a festival for Yahweh for seven days in the year; it shall be a lasting statute[dz] throughout your generations; in the seventh month you must hold it. 42 You must live in the booths for seven days; all the natives in Israel must live in the booths, 43 so that your generations shall know that I made the Israelites[ea] live in booths when I brought them from the land of Egypt; I am Yahweh your God.’”
44 Thus[eb] Moses announced to the Israelites[ec] Yahweh’s appointed times.
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