Leviticus 23:26

26 locutusque est Dominus ad Mosen dicens

Leviticus 23:26 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 23:26

And the Lord spake unto Moses
This phrase, which is a kind of preface to each precept, seems to be used to distinguish one from another, as the preceding one from the feast of Pentecost; and here, the day of atonement from that of the blowing of the trumpets; and afterwards, the feast of tabernacles from the day of atonement; the reason why it is not used before the feast of Pentecost seems to be, because, as Aben Ezra observes, that depended upon the wave sheaf, and was reckoned from it:

saying;
as follows.

Leviticus 23:26 In-Context

24 loquere filiis Israhel mense septimo prima die mensis erit vobis sabbatum memorabile clangentibus tubis et vocabitur sanctum

25 omne opus servile non facietis in eo et offeretis holocaustum Domino

26 locutusque est Dominus ad Mosen dicens

27 decimo die mensis huius septimi dies expiationum erit celeberrimus et vocabitur sanctus adfligetisque animas vestras in eo et offeretis holocaustum Domino

28 omne opus non facietis in tempore diei huius quia dies propitiationis est ut propitietur vobis Dominus Deus vester