Leviticus 23:37-44

Summary

37 " 'These [are] Yahweh's festivals, which you must proclaim, holy assemblies to present an offering made by fire to Yahweh--burnt offering and grain offering, sacrifice and libations, {each on its proper day}--
38 {besides} Yahweh's Sabbaths and {besides} your gifts and {besides} your vows and {besides} all your freewill offerings that you give to Yahweh.
39 " 'Surely on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, at your gathering the land's produce, you shall hold Yahweh's festival for seven days; on the first day [there shall be] a rest period and on the eighth day a rest period.
40 And on the first day you shall take for yourselves the first fruit of majestic trees, branches of palm trees and branches of a leafy tree and of a brook's poplar trees, and you shall rejoice {before} Yahweh your God [for] seven days.
41 And you must hold it [as] a festival for Yahweh [for] seven days in the year; [it shall be] a {lasting statute} throughout your generations; in the seventh month you must hold it.
42 You must live in the booths [for] seven days; all the natives in Israel must live in the booths,
43 so that your generations shall know that I made the {Israelites} live in booths when I brought them from the land of Egypt; I [am] Yahweh your God.'"
44 Thus Moses announced to the {Israelites} Yahweh's appointed times.

Leviticus 23:37-44 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 23

In this chapter an account is given of the several holy days, times, and seasons, appointed by God, under the general names of feasts and holy convocations; and first of the sabbath, Le 23:1-4; then of the passover and feast of unleavened bread, Le 23:5-8; to which is annexed the sheaf of the firstfruits, Le 23:9-14; after that of the feast of weeks or pentecost, Le 23:15-22; and of the feast of trumpets, Le 23:23-25; and of the day of atonement, Le 23:26-32; and of the feast of tabernacles, Le 23:33-44.

Footnotes 11

  • [a]. Literally "a thing of a day on its day"
  • [b]. Literally "from to alone"
  • [c]. Literally "from to alone"
  • [d]. Literally "from to alone"
  • [e]. Literally "from to alone"
  • [f]. Collective singular
  • [g]. Literally "to the faces of"
  • [h]. Literally "a statute of eternity" or "a statute of long duration"
  • [i]. Literally "sons/children of Israel"
  • [j]. Or "And"
  • [k]. Literally "sons/children of Israel"
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