Leviticus 23:4

The Passover

4 ¹"These are the appointed feasts of the LORD, the ²holy convocations, which you shall proclaim at the time appointed for them

Leviticus 23:4 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 23:4

These are the feasts of the Lord, [even] holy convocations,
&c.] What follow besides the sabbath mentioned: which ye shall proclaim in their seasons;
the proper times of the year, the day or days, and month in which they are to be observed; these were to be proclaimed by the priests with the sound of trumpet, namely, what follow, for they are put together, which had been before for the most part singly delivered.

Leviticus 23:4 In-Context

2 "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, These are the appointed feasts of the LORD that you shall proclaim as holy convocations; they are my appointed feasts.

3 "Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work. It is a Sabbath to the LORD in all your dwelling places.

4 "These are the appointed feasts of the LORD, the holy convocations, which you shall proclaim at the time appointed for them

5 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight, is the LORD's Passover.

6 And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the LORD; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread.

Cross References

• 1. [See ver. 2 above]
• 2. Exodus 12:16