Focused Passage

Leviticus 23:33-43

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

33And the LORD said to Moses,

34“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month the Feast of Tabernacles to the LORD begins, and it continues for seven days.

35On the first day there shall be a sacred assembly. You must not do any regular work.

36For seven days you are to present a food offering to the LORD. On the eighth day you are to hold a sacred assembly and present a food offering to the LORD. It is a solemn assembly; you must not do any regular work.

37These are the LORD’s appointed feasts, which you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies for presenting food offerings to the LORD—burnt offerings and grain offerings, sacrifices and drink offerings, each on its designated day.

38These offerings are in addition to the offerings for the LORD’s Sabbaths, and in addition to your gifts, to all your vow offerings, and to all the freewill offerings you give to the LORD.

39On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, after you have gathered the produce of the land, you are to celebrate a feast to the LORD for seven days. There shall be complete rest on the first day and also on the eighth day.

40On the first day you are to gather the fruit of majestic trees, the branches of palm trees, and the boughs of leafy trees and of willows of the brook. And you are to rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days.

41You are to celebrate this as a feast to the LORD for seven days each year. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come; you are to celebrate it in the seventh month.

42You are to dwell in booths for seven days. All the native-born of Israel must dwell in booths,

43so that your descendants may know that I made the Israelites dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’”

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Verse 33

Original words

And the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רH1696Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413PrepositionMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .לֵּאמֹֽר׃H559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Verse 34

Original words

Speakדַּבֵּ֛רH1696Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe Israelitesבְּנֵ֥יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singular[and] sayלֵאמֹ֑רH559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructOn the fifteenthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֨הH2568Preposition-b, Article | Number - masculine singular. . .עָשָׂ֜רH6240Number - masculine singulardayי֗וֹםH3117Noun - masculine singularof theהַזֶּ֔הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִי֙H7637Article | Number - ordinal masculine singularmonthלַחֹ֤דֶשׁH2320Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularthe Feastחַ֧גH2282Noun - masculine singular constructof Tabernaclesהַסֻּכּ֛וֹתH5521Article | Noun - feminine pluralto the LORD [begins]לַיהֹוָֽה׃H3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularand it continues for sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תH7651Number - masculine singular constructdaysיָמִ֖יםH3117Noun - masculine plural

BSB notes

  • That is, Sukkot, the autumn feast of pilgrimage to Jerusalem; also translated as the Feast of Booths or the Feast of Shelters and originally called the Feast of Ingathering (see Exodus 23:16 and Exodus 34:22).
Verse 35

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On the firstהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןH7223Article | Adjective - masculine singulardayבַּיּ֥וֹםH3117Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular[there shall be] a sacredקֹ֑דֶשׁH6944Noun - masculine singularassemblyמִקְרָא־H4744Noun - masculine singular constructYou must notלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particledoתַעֲשֽׂוּ׃H6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralanyכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructregular workמְלֶ֥אכֶתH4399Noun - feminine singular construct. . .עֲבֹדָ֖הH5656Noun - feminine singular
Verse 36

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For sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תH7651Number - masculine singular constructdaysיָמִ֔יםH3117Noun - masculine pluralyou are to presentתַּקְרִ֥יבוּH7126Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plurala food offeringאִשֶּׁ֖הH801Noun - masculine singularto the LORDלַיהוָ֑הH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularOn the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֡יH8066Article | Number - ordinal masculine singulardayבַּיּ֣וֹםH3117Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularyou are to holdיִהְיֶ֨הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singulara sacredקֹדֶשׁ֩H6944Noun - masculine singularassemblyמִקְרָא־H4744Noun - masculine singular constructand presentוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֨םH7126Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plurala food offeringאִשֶּׁ֤הH801Noun - masculine singularto the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙H3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularIt [is]הִ֔ואH1931Pronoun - third person feminine singulara solemn assemblyעֲצֶ֣רֶתH6116Noun - feminine singularyou must notלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particledoתַעֲשֽׂוּ׃H6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralanyכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructregular workמְלֶ֥אכֶתH4399Noun - feminine singular construct. . .עֲבֹדָ֖הH5656Noun - feminine singular
Verse 37

Original words

Theseאֵ֚לֶּהH428Pronoun - common pluralare the LORD’sיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularappointed feastsמוֹעֲדֵ֣יH4150Noun - masculine plural constructwhichאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeyou are to proclaimתִּקְרְא֥וּH7121Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural-אֹתָ֖םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralas sacredקֹ֑דֶשׁH6944Noun - masculine singularassembliesמִקְרָאֵ֣יH4744Noun - masculine plural constructfor presentingלְהַקְרִ֨יבH7126Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructfood offeringsאִשֶּׁ֜הH801Noun - masculine singularto the LORDלַיהוָ֗הH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularburnt offeringsעֹלָ֧הH5930Noun - feminine singularand grain offeringsוּמִנְחָ֛הH4503Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularsacrificesזֶ֥בַחH2077Noun - masculine singularand drink offeringsוּנְסָכִ֖יםH5262Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine pluraleach onדְּבַר־H1697Noun - masculine singular constructits designatedי֥וֹםH3117Noun - masculine singulardayבְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃H3117Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 38

Original words

[These offerings are] in addition toמִלְּבַ֖דH905Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructthe offerings for the LORD’sיְּהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .וּמִלְּבַ֣דH905Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructSabbathsשַׁבְּתֹ֣תH7676Noun - common plural construct[and in addition] to your giftsמַתְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םH4979Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural. . .וּמִלְּבַ֤דH905Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructto allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructyour vow offeringsנִדְרֵיכֶם֙H5088Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural. . .וּמִלְּבַד֙H905Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructand to allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe freewill offeringsנִדְב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םH5071Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural-אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativeyou giveתִּתְּנ֖וּH5414Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralto the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃H3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 39

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-אַ֡ךְH389AdverbOn the fifteenthבַּחֲמִשָּׁה֩H2568Preposition-b, Article | Number - masculine singular. . .עָשָׂ֨רH6240Number - masculine singulardayי֜וֹםH3117Noun - masculine singularof the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יH7637Article | Number - ordinal masculine singularmonthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁH2320Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularafter you have gatheredבְּאָסְפְּכֶם֙H622Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe produceתְּבוּאַ֣תH8393Noun - feminine singular constructof the landהָאָ֔רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularyou are to celebrateתָּחֹ֥גּוּH2287Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markera feastחַג־H2282Noun - masculine singular constructto the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularfor sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תH7651Number - masculine singular constructdaysיָמִ֑יםH3117Noun - masculine pluralThere shall be complete restשַׁבָּת֔וֹןH7677Noun - masculine singularon the firstהָֽרִאשׁוֹן֙H7223Article | Adjective - masculine singulardayבַּיּ֤וֹםH3117Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularand [also]שַׁבָּתֽוֹן׃H7677Noun - masculine singularon the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֖יH8066Article | Number - ordinal masculine singulardayוּבַיּ֥וֹםH3117Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 40

Original words

On the firstהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןH7223Article | Adjective - masculine singulardayבַּיּ֣וֹםH3117Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularyou are to gatherוּלְקַחְתֶּ֨םH3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralthe fruitפְּרִ֨יH6529Noun - masculine singular constructof majesticהָדָר֙H1926Noun - masculine singulartreesעֵ֤ץH6086Noun - masculine singular constructthe branchesכַּפֹּ֣תH3709Noun - feminine plural constructof palm treesתְּמָרִ֔יםH8558Noun - masculine pluraland the boughsוַעֲנַ֥ףH6057Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof leafyעָבֹ֖תH5687Adjective - masculine singulartreesעֵץ־H6086Noun - masculine singularand of willowsוְעַרְבֵי־H6155Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural constructof the brookנָ֑חַלH5158Noun - masculine singularAnd you are to rejoiceוּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗םH8055Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralbeforeלִפְנֵ֛יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructthe LORDיְהוָ֥הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖םH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralfor sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תH7651Number - masculine singular constructdaysיָמִֽים׃H3117Noun - masculine plural

BSB notes

  • Or poplars
Verse 41

Original words

You are to celebrateוְחַגֹּתֶ֤םH2287Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralthisאֹתוֹ֙H853Direct object marker | third person masculine singularas a feastחַ֣גH2282Noun - masculine singularto the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularfor sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תH7651Number - masculine singular constructdaysיָמִ֖יםH3117Noun - masculine pluraleach yearבַּשָּׁנָ֑הH8141Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularThis is a permanentעוֹלָם֙H5769Noun - masculine singularstatuteחֻקַּ֤תH2708Noun - feminine singular constructfor the generations to comeלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םH1755Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralyou are to celebrateתָּחֹ֥גּוּH2287Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralitאֹתֽוֹ׃H853Direct object marker | third person masculine singularin the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יH7637Article | Number - ordinal masculine singularmonthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁH2320Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 42

Original words

You are to dwellתֵּשְׁב֖וּH3427Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralin boothsבַּסֻּכֹּ֥תH5521Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine pluralfor sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תH7651Number - masculine singular constructdaysיָמִ֑יםH3117Noun - masculine pluralAllכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe native-bornהָֽאֶזְרָח֙H249Article | Noun - masculine singularof Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singularmust dwellיֵשְׁב֖וּH3427Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralin boothsבַּסֻּכֹּֽת׃H5521Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural

BSB notes

  • Or tabernacles or shelters; twice in this verse, and also in verse 43; see the footnote for verse 34.
Verse 43

Original words

so thatלְמַעַן֮H4616Conjunctionyour descendantsדֹרֹֽתֵיכֶם֒H1755Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralmay knowיֵדְע֣וּH3045Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralthatכִּ֣יH3588ConjunctionI made the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singulardwellהוֹשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙H3427Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerin boothsבַסֻּכּ֗וֹתH5521Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine pluralwhen I brought them outבְּהוֹצִיאִ֥יH3318Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singular-אוֹתָ֖םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralof the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץH776Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructof Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםH4714Noun - proper - feminine singularIאֲנִ֖יH589Pronoun - first person common singularam the LORDיְהוָ֥הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃H430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural

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