Focused Passage

Leviticus 23:15-22

The LORD's Appointed Times: Holy Time, Sacred Assembly, Harvest, Atonement, and Covenant Remembrance

The LORD commands Moses to announce His appointed festivals as sacred assemblies. The weekly Sabbath is established first. Then the annual calendar unfolds: Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, the Festival of Weeks, the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and the Festival of Tabernacles. The chapter concludes by summarizing the appointed offerings and commanding Israel to live in booths so future generations remember that the LORD made Israel dwell in temporary shelters when He brought them out of Egypt.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

15 From the day after the Sabbath, the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering, you are to count off seven full weeks.

16 You shall count off fifty days until the day after the seventh Sabbath, and then present an offering of new grain to the LORD.

17 Bring two loaves of bread from your dwellings as a wave offering, each made from two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour, baked with leaven, as the firstfruits to the LORD.

18 Along with the bread you are to present seven unblemished male lambs a year old, one young bull, and two rams. They will be a burnt offering to the LORD, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings—a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

19 You shall also prepare one male goat as a sin offering and two male lambs a year old as a peace offering.

20 The priest is to wave the lambs as a wave offering before the LORD, together with the bread of the firstfruits. The bread and the two lambs shall be holy to the LORD for the priest.

21 On that same day you are to proclaim a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This is to be a permanent statute wherever you live for the generations to come.

22 When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap all the way to the edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and the foreign resident. I am the LORD your God.’”

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References and Original Words

Verse 15

Original words

From the day after מִמָּחֳרַ֣ת H4283 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct the Sabbath הַשַּׁבָּ֔ת H7676 Article | Noun - common singular the day מִיּוֹם֙ H3117 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct you brought הֲבִ֣יאֲכֶ֔ם H935 Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the sheaf עֹ֖מֶר H6016 Noun - masculine singular construct of the wave offering הַתְּנוּפָ֑ה H8573 Article | Noun - feminine singular you are to count off וּסְפַרְתֶּ֤ם H5608 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural seven שֶׁ֥בַע H7651 Number - feminine singular full תְּמִימֹ֥ת H8549 Adjective - feminine plural תִּהְיֶֽינָה׃ תִּהְיֶֽינָה׃ H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural weeks שַׁבָּת֖וֹת H7676 Noun - common plural
Verse 16

Original words

You shall count off תִּסְפְּר֖וּ H5608 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural fifty חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים H2572 Number - common plural days י֑וֹם H3117 Noun - masculine singular until עַ֣ד H5704 Preposition the day after מִֽמָּחֳרַ֤ת H4283 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct the seventh הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔ת H7637 Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular Sabbath הַשַּׁבָּת֙ H7676 Article | Noun - common singular and then present וְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֛ם H7126 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural an offering of new חֲדָשָׁ֖ה H2319 Adjective - feminine singular grain מִנְחָ֥ה H4503 Noun - feminine singular to the LORD לַיהוָֽה׃ H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 17

Original words

Bring תָּבִ֣יאּוּ׀ H935 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural two שְׁ֚תַּיִם H8147 Number - fd loaves of bread לֶ֣חֶם H3899 Noun - masculine singular construct from your dwellings מִמּוֹשְׁבֹ֨תֵיכֶ֜ם H4186 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural as a wave offering תְּנוּפָ֗ה H8573 Noun - feminine singular [each made] from two-tenths of an ephah שְׁנֵ֣י H8147 Number - masculine dual construct . . . עֶשְׂרֹנִ֔ים H6241 Noun - masculine plural of fine flour סֹ֣לֶת H5560 Noun - feminine singular . . . תִּהְיֶ֔ינָה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural baked תֵּאָפֶ֑ינָה H644 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural with leaven חָמֵ֖ץ H2557 Noun - masculine singular as the firstfruits בִּכּוּרִ֖ים H1061 Noun - masculine plural to the LORD לַֽיהוָֽה׃ H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 18

Original words

Along with עַל־ H5921 Preposition the bread הַלֶּ֗חֶם H3899 Article | Noun - masculine singular you are to present וְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֣ם H7126 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural seven שִׁבְעַ֨ת H7651 Number - masculine singular construct unblemished תְּמִימִם֙ H8549 Adjective - masculine plural male lambs כְּבָשִׂ֤ים H3532 Noun - masculine plural a year old בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . שָׁנָ֔ה H8141 Noun - feminine singular one אֶחָ֖ד H259 Number - masculine singular young bull וּפַ֧ר H6499 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular . . . בֶּן־ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . בָּקָ֛ר H1241 Noun - masculine singular and two שְׁנָ֑יִם H8147 Number - md rams וְאֵילִ֣ם H352 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural They will be יִהְי֤וּ H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural a burnt offering עֹלָה֙ H5930 Noun - feminine singular to the LORD לַֽיהוָ֔ה H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular together with their grain offerings וּמִנְחָתָם֙ H4503 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural and drink offerings וְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֔ם H5262 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural a food offering אִשֵּׁ֥ה H801 Noun - masculine singular construct a pleasing נִיחֹ֖חַ H5207 Noun - masculine singular aroma רֵֽיחַ־ H7381 Noun - masculine singular construct to the LORD לַיהוָֽה׃ H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 19

Original words

You shall also prepare וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֛ם H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural one אֶחָ֖ד H259 Number - masculine singular male goat שְׂעִיר־ H8163 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . עִזִּ֥ים H5795 Noun - feminine plural as a sin offering לְחַטָּ֑את H2403 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular and two וּשְׁנֵ֧י H8147 Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine dual construct male lambs כְבָשִׂ֛ים H3532 Noun - masculine plural a year old בְּנֵ֥י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . שָׁנָ֖ה H8141 Noun - feminine singular as a peace offering שְׁלָמִֽים׃ H8002 Noun - masculine plural . . . לְזֶ֥בַח H2077 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Verse 20

Original words

The priest הַכֹּהֵ֣ן׀ H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular is to wave וְהֵנִ֣יף H5130 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular [the lambs] אֹתָ֡ם H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural as a wave offering תְּנוּפָה֙ H8573 Noun - feminine singular before לִפְנֵ֣י H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular together with עַל֩ H5921 Preposition the bread לֶ֨חֶם H3899 Noun - masculine singular construct of the firstfruits הַבִּכּוּרִ֤ים H1061 Article | Noun - masculine plural - עַל־ H5921 Preposition The bread and the two שְׁנֵ֖י H8147 Number - masculine dual construct lambs כְּבָשִׂ֑ים H3532 Noun - masculine plural shall be יִהְי֥וּ H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural holy קֹ֛דֶשׁ H6944 Noun - masculine singular to the LORD לַיהוָ֖ה H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular for the priest לַכֹּהֵֽן׃ H3548 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 21

Original words

On that הַזֶּ֗ה H2088 Article | Pronoun - masculine singular same בְּעֶ֣צֶם׀ H6106 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct day הַיּ֣וֹם H3117 Article | Noun - masculine singular you are to proclaim וּקְרָאתֶ֞ם H7121 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural . . . יִהְיֶ֣ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular a sacred קֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ H6944 Noun - masculine singular assembly מִֽקְרָא־ H4744 Noun - masculine singular construct and לָכֶ֔ם Preposition | second person masculine plural you must not לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle do תַעֲשׂ֑וּ H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural any כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct regular work מְלֶ֥אכֶת H4399 Noun - feminine singular construct . . . עֲבֹדָ֖ה H5656 Noun - feminine singular This is to be a permanent עוֹלָ֛ם H5769 Noun - masculine singular statute חֻקַּ֥ת H2708 Noun - feminine singular construct wherever בְּכָל־ H3605 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct you live מוֹשְׁבֹ֥תֵיכֶ֖ם H4186 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural for the generations to come לְדֹרֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃ H1755 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Verse 22

Original words

When you reap וּֽבְקֻצְרְכֶ֞ם H7114 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the harvest קְצִ֣יר H7105 Noun - masculine singular construct of your land אַרְצְכֶ֗ם H776 Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural do not לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle reap בְּקֻצְרֶ֔ךָ H7114 Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular all the way תְכַלֶּ֞ה H3615 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular to the edges פְּאַ֤ת H6285 Noun - feminine singular construct of your field שָֽׂדְךָ֙ H7704 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular or gather תְלַקֵּ֑ט H3950 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular the gleanings וְלֶ֥קֶט H3951 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of your harvest קְצִירְךָ֖ H7105 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular . . . לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle Leave תַּעֲזֹ֣ב H5800 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular them אֹתָ֔ם H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural for the poor לֶֽעָנִ֤י H6041 Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular and the foreign resident וְלַגֵּר֙ H1616 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular I אֲנִ֖י H589 Pronoun - first person common singular am the LORD יְהוָ֥ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular your God אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ס H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural

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