Leviticus 23:1

Yahweh’s Feasts

1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

Leviticus 23:1 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 23:1

And the Lord spake unto Moses
Much about the same time as before; and having delivered to him various laws concerning the holiness of the people of Israel, who were to serve him, and of the holiness of the priests, that were to minister in holy things to him, and of the purity and perfections of their sacrifices, he here appoints various times and seasons, for the more special worship and service of him: saying;
as follows.

Leviticus 23:1 In-Context

1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

2 "Speak to the {Israelites}, and say to them, 'The festivals of Yahweh that you shall proclaim [are] holy assemblies; these [are] my appointed times.

3 " '[For] six days work is to be done, and on the seventh day [shall be] {a Sabbath of complete rest}, a holy assembly; you shall not do any work; it [shall be] a Sabbath for Yahweh in all your dwellings.

4 " 'These [are] Yahweh's appointed times, holy assemblies, which you shall proclaim at their appointed time

5 In the first month, on the fourteenth of the month at the evening [is] Yahweh's Passover.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "And"