Leviticus 23:21-22

21 'On this same day you shall ¹make a proclamation as well; you are to have a holy convocation. You shall do no * laborious ²work. It is to be a perpetual statute in all your dwelling places throughout your generations

22 '³When you reap the harvest of your land, moreover, you shall not reap to the very corners of your field nor gather the gleaning of your harvest; you are to leave them for the needy and the alien. I am the LORD your God.' "

Leviticus 23:21-22 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.

Cross References

• 1. Leviticus 23:2, 4
• 2. Leviticus 23:7
• 3. Leviticus 19:9, 10; Deuteronomy 24:19; Ruth 2:15