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Leviticus 23

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 23 of 27

1 ¶ And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

2 Speak to the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them, The appointed feasts of Jehovah which you shall proclaim, holy gatherings, shall be these: These are My appointed seasons:

3 Work is to be done six days, and in the seventh day shall be a sabbath of rest, a holy gathering; you shall do no work; it is a sabbath to Jehovah in all your dwellings.

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Chapter Summary

1 The feasts of the Lord. 3 The Sabbath. 4 The Passover. 9 The sheaf of first fruits. 15 The feast of Pentecost. 23 The feast of trumpets. 26 The day of atonement. 33 The feast of tabernacles.

Key Hebrew Words

מוֹעֵד appointed feast H4150 · TWOT 878b
מִקְרָא holy gathering H4744 · TWOT 2063d
שַׁבָּת sabbath H7676 · TWOT 2323b
פֶּ֫סַח Passover H6453 · TWOT 1786a
בִּכּוּרִים firstfruits H1061 · TWOT 244e
כִּפֻּרִים atonement H3725 · TWOT 1023b

People & Context

Jehovah

The God who appoints the feasts and sabbaths Israel is to proclaim as holy gatherings

Moses

Recipient of Jehovah's words who proclaims the appointed feasts to the sons of Israel

Timeline

The Appointed Feasts

Sabbath (weekly). Passover (14th first month). Unleavened Bread (15th first month, 7 days). Firstfruits (wave sheaf after Sabbath). Pentecost (Weeks, 50 days later). Trumpets (1st seventh month). Day of Atonement (10th seventh month). Booths (15th seventh month, 7 days, live in booths).

Leviticus 23:1-44

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