1 ¶ And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
The Lord said to Moses,
2 S peak unto the sons of Israel and say unto them, The feasts of the LORD, unto which ye shall make a general convocation of all the people, these shall be my feasts.
“Say to the people of Israel, ‘These are the special suppers of the Lord, which you will keep for holy meetings. These are My special suppers.
3 S ix days shall work be done, but the seventh day shall be a sabbath of rest, a holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein; it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.
Work may be done for six days. But the seventh day is the Day of Rest, a holy meeting when you do no work at all. It is the Day of Rest to the Lord in all your homes. The Supper of Bread without Yeast
4 ¶ These are the feasts of the LORD, the holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their appointed times.
‘These are the special suppers of the Lord, the holy meetings you will keep at the right times.
5 O n the fourteenth of the first month between the two evenings is the LORD’s passover.
On the fourteenth day of the first month in the evening begins the Lord’s religious gathering to remember how His people left Egypt.
6 A nd on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD; seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.
On the fifteenth day of the same month is the Lord’s special supper of bread without yeast. For seven days you will eat bread made without yeast.
7 T he first day ye shall have a holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work therein.
On the first day you will have a holy meeting. You will not do any hard work.
8 A nd ye shall offer an offering on fire unto the LORD seven days; the seventh day shall be a holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work therein.
But you will give a gift by fire to the Lord for seven days. On the seventh day is a holy meeting. You will not do any hard work.’” The Supper of First Fruits
9 A nd the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
Then the Lord said to Moses,
10 S peak unto the sons of Israel and say unto them, When ye have entered into the land which I give unto you and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest;
“Say to the people of Israel, ‘When you come into the land I am going to give you and gather its grain, bring some of the first fruits of your grain to the religious leader.
11 a nd he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD that ye shall be accepted; on the day after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.
He will wave the grain before the Lord for you to be received. The religious leader will wave it on the day after the Day of Rest.
12 A nd ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf a he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the LORD.
On the day when you wave the grain, you will give a perfect, one year old male lamb as a burnt gift to the Lord.
13 A nd the present thereof shall be two-tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil in an offering on fire unto the LORD for an acceptable aroma; and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of a hin.
The grain gift with it will be one-fifth part of a basket of fine flour mixed with oil. It is a gift by fire to the Lord for a pleasing smell. And the drink gift with it will be a jar of wine.
14 A nd ye shall eat neither bread nor parched grain nor green ears until this same day until ye have offered the offering of your God; it shall be a statute for ever throughout your ages in all your dwellings.
Do not eat bread or dry grain or new grain until this same day, when you have brought the gift to your God. It is to be a Law forever for all your people in all your homes. The Supper of Weeks
15 ¶ And ye shall count unto you from the day after the sabbath, from the day that ye offered the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete;
‘Number seven full weeks from the day after the Day of Rest, from the day when you give the grain for the wave gift. There will be seven whole Days of Rest.
16 u nto the day after the seventh sabbath, ye shall number fifty days; then ye shall offer a new present unto the LORD.
Number fifty days to the day after the seventh Day of Rest. Then give a new grain gift to the Lord.
17 Y e shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two-tenth deals; they shall be of fine flour, they shall be baked with leaven, they are the firstfruits unto the LORD.
Bring from your homes two loaves of bread for a wave gift, made of one-fifth part of a basket of fine flour. They will be made with yeast, as first-fruits to the Lord.
18 A nd ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year and one young bullock and two rams; they shall be for a burnt offering unto the LORD, with their presents and their drink offerings in an offering on fire, of a very acceptable aroma unto the LORD.
With the bread give seven one year old male lambs that are perfect, and one young bull, and two rams. They will be a burnt gift to the Lord, with their grain gift and their drink gift. It is a gift by fire with a pleasing smell to the Lord.
19 T hen ye shall also sacrifice one he goat as the sin and two lambs of the first year as a sacrifice of peace.
Then give one male goat for a sin gift and two male lambs one year old for a peace gift.
20 A nd the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for a wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs; they shall be holiness of the LORD for the priest.
The religious leader will wave them with the bread of the first-fruits as a wave gift before the Lord, with the two lambs. They will be holy to the Lord for the religious leader.
21 A nd ye shall be summoned on that same day; it shall be a holy convocation unto you; ye shall do no servile work: a perpetual statute in all your dwellings throughout your ages.
On this same day call together a holy meeting. Do no hard work. It is a Law forever in all your homes for all your people.
22 A nd when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest; thou shalt leave them for the poor and for the stranger. I AM your God.
‘When you gather the food of your land, do not pick all the way to the corners of your field. And do not gather the food that falls. Leave it for those in need and the stranger. I am the Lord your God.’” The Supper of Horns
23 ¶ And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
The Lord said to Moses,
24 S peak unto the sons of Israel, saying, In the seventh month in the first day of the month, ye shall have a rest, an alarm for a reminder, and a holy convocation.
“Say to the people of Israel, ‘On the first day of the seventh month, you will have a Day of Rest. It will be a day of remembering, made known by the blowing of horns, a holy meeting.
25 Y e shall do no servile work therein; but ye shall offer an offering on fire unto the LORD.
Do not do any hard work. But give a gift by fire to the Lord.’” A Day to Be Made Free from Sin
26 A nd the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
Then the Lord said to Moses,
27 B ut the tenth day of this seventh month shall be the day of reconciliations; it shall be a holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls and offer an offering made on fire unto the LORD.
“The tenth day of this seventh month is the day to be made free from sin. It will be a holy meeting for you. You will be without pride and give a gift by fire to the Lord.
28 A nd ye shall do no work in this same day; for it is a day of reconciliations, to reconcile you before the LORD your God.
“Do no work on this day. For it is a day to be made free from sin, to be made free from your sin before the Lord your God.
29 F or every person that shall not afflict themselves in that same day, shall be cut off from among his people.
If there is any person who will not be free from his pride on this day, he will be kept away from his people.
30 A nd any person that does any work in that same day, the same person will I destroy from among his people.
Whoever does any work on this day, I will destroy from among his people.
31 Y e shall do no manner of work; it shall be a perpetual statute throughout your ages in all your dwellings.
Do no work at all. It is a Law forever for all your people in all your homes.
32 I t shall be unto you a sabbath of sabbaths, and ye shall afflict your souls, beginning in the ninth day of the month in the evening, from evening unto evening, shall ye rest on your sabbath.
It will be a Day of Rest for you. And you must be without pride. You will keep your Day of Rest from evening until evening on the ninth day of the month.” Supper of Tents
33 ¶ And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
The Lord said to Moses,
34 S peak unto the sons of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles unto the LORD for seven days.
“Say to the people of Israel, ‘On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the special supper of tents to the Lord. It will last seven days.
35 T he first day shall be a holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
A holy meeting will be on the first day. Do no hard work of any kind.
36 S even days ye shall offer an offering on fire unto the LORD; the eighth day ye shall have a holy convocation and offer an offering on fire unto the LORD; it is a feast; and ye shall do no servile work therein.
Give a gift by fire to the Lord for seven days. On the eighth day have a holy meeting and give a gift by fire to the Lord. It is a special gathering. Do no hard work.
37 T hese are the feasts of the LORD, unto which ye shall be summoned: holy convocations to offer an offering on fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering and a present, a sacrifice and drink offerings, every thing in its proper time;
‘These are the special suppers, the holy meetings you will keep at the right times. They will be for giving to the Lord gifts by fire, burnt gifts and grain gifts, gifts of animals and drink gifts, each on its own day.
38 i n addition the sabbaths of the LORD and in addition to your gifts and in addition to all your vows, and in addition to all your freewill offerings, which ye shall give unto the LORD.
These are to be added to the Days of Rest of the Lord, and your gifts, both those that are promised and your free-will gifts that you give to the Lord.
39 B ut in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days; the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall also be a sabbath.
‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered the food of your land, you will have the special supper of the Lord for seven days. The first day and the eighth day will be Days of Rest.
40 A nd on the first day ye shall take branches with fruit of a beautiful tree, palm branches and the boughs of thick trees and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.
On the first day, you will take the leaves of beautiful trees, branches of trees with big leaves and of trees beside the river. And be full of joy before the Lord your God for seven days.
41 A nd ye shall keep this feast unto the LORD for seven days each year. It shall be a perpetual statute for your ages; ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month.
You will keep it as a special supper to the Lord seven days in the year. It will be a Law forever for all your people. You will have it in the seventh month.
42 Y e shall dwell in tabernacles seven days; all that are natural of Israel shall dwell in booths,
You will live in tents for seven days. All who were born in Israel will live in tents.
43 t hat your descendants may know that I made the sons of Israel to dwell in tabernacles when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I AM your God.
So all your people to come may know that I had the people of Israel live in tents when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.’”
44 T hus Moses declared unto the sons of Israel the feasts of the LORD.
So Moses made known to the people of Israel the special suppers of the Lord.