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

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

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

17Bring 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.

18Along 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.

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

20The 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.

21On 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.

22When 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 afterמִמָּחֳרַ֣תH4283Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructthe Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תH7676Article | Noun - common singularthe dayמִיּוֹם֙H3117Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructyou broughtהֲבִ֣יאֲכֶ֔םH935Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe sheafעֹ֖מֶרH6016Noun - masculine singular constructof the wave offeringהַתְּנוּפָ֑הH8573Article | Noun - feminine singularyou are to count offוּסְפַרְתֶּ֤םH5608Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralsevenשֶׁ֥בַעH7651Number - feminine singularfullתְּמִימֹ֥תH8549Adjective - feminine pluralתִּהְיֶֽינָה׃תִּהְיֶֽינָה׃H1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralweeksשַׁבָּת֖וֹתH7676Noun - common plural
Verse 16

Original words

You shall count offתִּסְפְּר֖וּH5608Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםH2572Number - common pluraldaysי֑וֹםH3117Noun - masculine singularuntilעַ֣דH5704Prepositionthe day afterמִֽמָּחֳרַ֤תH4283Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructthe seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔תH7637Article | Number - ordinal feminine singularSabbathהַשַּׁבָּת֙H7676Article | Noun - common singularand then presentוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֛םH7126Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralan offering of newחֲדָשָׁ֖הH2319Adjective - feminine singulargrainמִנְחָ֥הH4503Noun - feminine singularto the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃H3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 17

Original words

Bringתָּבִ֣יאּוּ׀H935Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine pluraltwoשְׁ֚תַּיִםH8147Number - fdloaves of breadלֶ֣חֶםH3899Noun - masculine singular constructfrom your dwellingsמִמּוֹשְׁבֹ֨תֵיכֶ֜םH4186Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralas a wave offeringתְּנוּפָ֗הH8573Noun - feminine singular[each made] from two-tenths of an ephahשְׁנֵ֣יH8147Number - masculine dual construct. . .עֶשְׂרֹנִ֔יםH6241Noun - masculine pluralof fine flourסֹ֣לֶתH5560Noun - feminine singular. . .תִּהְיֶ֔ינָהH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralbakedתֵּאָפֶ֑ינָהH644Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralwith leavenחָמֵ֖ץH2557Noun - masculine singularas the firstfruitsבִּכּוּרִ֖יםH1061Noun - masculine pluralto the LORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃H3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 18

Original words

Along withעַל־H5921Prepositionthe breadהַלֶּ֗חֶםH3899Article | Noun - masculine singularyou are to presentוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֣םH7126Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralsevenשִׁבְעַ֨תH7651Number - masculine singular constructunblemishedתְּמִימִם֙H8549Adjective - masculine pluralmale lambsכְּבָשִׂ֤יםH3532Noun - masculine plurala year oldבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .שָׁנָ֔הH8141Noun - feminine singularoneאֶחָ֖דH259Number - masculine singularyoung bullוּפַ֧רH6499Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular. . .בֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular construct. . .בָּקָ֛רH1241Noun - masculine singularand twoשְׁנָ֑יִםH8147Number - mdramsוְאֵילִ֣םH352Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine pluralThey will beיִהְי֤וּH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plurala burnt offeringעֹלָה֙H5930Noun - feminine singularto the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singulartogether with their grain offeringsוּמִנְחָתָם֙H4503Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluraland drink offeringsוְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֔םH5262Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plurala food offeringאִשֵּׁ֥הH801Noun - masculine singular constructa pleasingנִיחֹ֖חַH5207Noun - masculine singulararomaרֵֽיחַ־H7381Noun - masculine singular constructto the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃H3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 19

Original words

You shall also prepareוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֛םH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluraloneאֶחָ֖דH259Number - masculine singularmale goatשְׂעִיר־H8163Noun - masculine singular construct. . .עִזִּ֥יםH5795Noun - feminine pluralas a sin offeringלְחַטָּ֑אתH2403Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singularand twoוּשְׁנֵ֧יH8147Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine dual constructmale lambsכְבָשִׂ֛יםH3532Noun - masculine plurala year oldבְּנֵ֥יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .שָׁנָ֖הH8141Noun - feminine singularas a peace offeringשְׁלָמִֽים׃H8002Noun - masculine plural. . .לְזֶ֥בַחH2077Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Verse 20

Original words

The priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ן׀H3548Article | Noun - masculine singularis to waveוְהֵנִ֣יףH5130Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular[the lambs]אֹתָ֡םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralas a wave offeringתְּנוּפָה֙H8573Noun - feminine singularbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructthe LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singulartogether withעַל֩H5921Prepositionthe breadלֶ֨חֶםH3899Noun - masculine singular constructof the firstfruitsהַבִּכּוּרִ֤יםH1061Article | Noun - masculine plural-עַל־H5921PrepositionThe bread and the twoשְׁנֵ֖יH8147Number - masculine dual constructlambsכְּבָשִׂ֑יםH3532Noun - masculine pluralshall beיִהְי֥וּH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralholyקֹ֛דֶשׁH6944Noun - masculine singularto the LORDלַיהוָ֖הH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularfor the priestלַכֹּהֵֽן׃H3548Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 21

Original words

On thatהַזֶּ֗הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularsameבְּעֶ֣צֶם׀H6106Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructdayהַיּ֣וֹםH3117Article | Noun - masculine singularyou are to proclaimוּקְרָאתֶ֞םH7121Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural. . .יִהְיֶ֣הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singulara sacredקֹ֙דֶשׁ֙H6944Noun - masculine singularassemblyמִֽקְרָא־H4744Noun - masculine singular constructandלָכֶ֔םPreposition | second person masculine pluralyou must notלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particledoתַעֲשׂ֑וּH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralanyכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructregular workמְלֶ֥אכֶתH4399Noun - feminine singular construct. . .עֲבֹדָ֖הH5656Noun - feminine singularThis is to be a permanentעוֹלָ֛םH5769Noun - masculine singularstatuteחֻקַּ֥תH2708Noun - feminine singular constructwhereverבְּכָל־H3605Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructyou liveמוֹשְׁבֹ֥תֵיכֶ֖םH4186Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralfor the generations to comeלְדֹרֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃H1755Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Verse 22

Original words

When you reapוּֽבְקֻצְרְכֶ֞םH7114Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe harvestקְצִ֣ירH7105Noun - masculine singular constructof your landאַרְצְכֶ֗םH776Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine pluraldo notלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlereapבְּקֻצְרֶ֔ךָH7114Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singularall the wayתְכַלֶּ֞הH3615Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singularto the edgesפְּאַ֤תH6285Noun - feminine singular constructof your fieldשָֽׂדְךָ֙H7704Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularor gatherתְלַקֵּ֑טH3950Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singularthe gleaningsוְלֶ֥קֶטH3951Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof your harvestקְצִירְךָ֖H7105Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular. . .לֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particleLeaveתַּעֲזֹ֣בH5800Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularthemאֹתָ֔םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralfor the poorלֶֽעָנִ֤יH6041Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singularand the foreign residentוְלַגֵּר֙H1616Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularIאֲנִ֖יH589Pronoun - first person common singularam the LORDיְהוָ֥הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃סH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural

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