23:1 The LORD spoke to Moses saying: 23:2 “Speak to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD’s appointed times which you must proclaim as holy assemblies—these are my appointed times.¹

23:3 “‘Six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there must be a sabbath of complete rest,² a holy assembly; you must not do any work, it is a sabbath to the LORD in all your places of residence.

23:4 “‘These are the LORD’s appointed times, holy assemblies, which you must proclaim at their appointed time. 23:5 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at twilight,³ is a passover offering to the LORD. 23:6 Then on the fifteenth day of the same month⁴ will be the festival of unleavened bread to the LORD; seven days you must eat unleavened bread. 23:7 On the first day there will be a holy assembly for you; you must not do any regular work.⁵ 23:8 You must present a gift to the LORD for seven days, and the seventh day is a holy assembly; you must not do any regular work.’”

23:9 The LORD spoke to Moses saying: 23:10 “Speak to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘When you enter the land which I am about to give to you and you gather in its harvest,⁶ then you must bring the sheaf of the first fruit of your harvest⁷ to the priest, 23:11 and he must wave the sheaf before the LORD to be accepted for your benefit;⁸ on the day after the sabbath the priest is to wave it.⁹ 23:12 On the day you wave the sheaf you must also offer¹⁰ a flawless yearling lamb¹¹ for a burnt offering to the LORD, 23:13 along with its grain offering, two tenths of an ephah of¹² choice wheat flour¹³ mixed with oil, as a gift to the LORD, a soothing aroma,¹⁴ and its drink offering, one fourth of a hin of wine.¹⁵ 23:14 You must not eat bread, roasted grain, or fresh grain until this very day,¹⁶ until you bring the offering of your God. This is a perpetual statute throughout your generations¹⁷ in all your places of residence.

23:15 “‘You must count for yourselves seven sabbaths from the day after the sabbath, from the day you bring the wave offering sheaf; they must be complete weeks.¹⁸ 23:16 Until the day after the seventh sabbath, fifty days you must count, and then¹⁹ you must present a new grain offering to the LORD. 23:17 From your places of residence you must bring two loaves of²⁰ bread for a wave offering; they must be made from two tenths of an ephah of fine wheat flour, baked with leaven, as first fruits to the LORD. 23:18 Along with the loaves of bread,²¹ you must also present seven flawless yearling lambs,²² one young bull,²³ and two rams;²⁴ they are to be a burnt offering to the LORD along with their grain offering²⁵ and drink offerings, a gift of a soothing aroma to the LORD.²⁶ 23:19 You must also offer²⁷ one male goat²⁸ for a sin offering and two yearling lambs for a peace offering sacrifice, 23:20 and the priest is to wave them—the two lambs²⁹—along with the bread of the first fruits, as a wave offering before the LORD; they will be holy to the LORD for the priest.

23:21 “‘On this very day you must proclaim an assembly; it is to be a holy assembly for you.³⁰ You must not do any regular work. This is a perpetual statute in all your places of residence throughout your generations.³¹ 23:22 When you gather in the harvest³² of your land, you must not completely harvest the corner of your field,³³ and you must not gather up the gleanings of your harvest. You must leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the LORD your God.’”³⁴

23:23 The LORD spoke to Moses saying: 23:24 “Speak to the children of Israel saying, ‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you must have a complete rest, a memorial announced by loud horn blasts,³⁵ a holy assembly. 23:25 You must not do any regular work, but³⁶ you must present a gift to the LORD.’”

23:26 The LORD spoke to Moses saying: 23:27 “Surely, on the tenth day of this seventh month is the day of atonement;³⁷ it is to be a holy assembly for you, and you must humble yourselves³⁸ and present a gift to the LORD. 23:28 You must not do any work on this particular day,³⁹ because it is a day of atonement to make atonement for yourselves⁴⁰ before the LORD your God. 23:29 Indeed,⁴¹ any person who is not humbled on this particular day will be cut off from his people.⁴² 23:30 As for any person⁴³ who does any work on this particular day, I will exterminate⁴⁴ that person from the midst of his people!⁴⁵ 23:31 You must not do any work. This is a perpetual statute throughout your generations⁴⁶ in all your places of residence. 23:32 It is a sabbath of complete rest for you, and you must humble yourselves on the ninth day of the month in the evening, from evening until evening you must observe your sabbath.”⁴⁷

23:33 The LORD spoke to Moses saying: 23:34 “Speak to the children of Israel saying, ‘On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the festival of booths⁴⁸ for seven days to the LORD. 23:35 On the first day is a holy assembly; you must do no regular work.⁴⁹ 23:36 For seven days you must present a gift to the LORD. On the eighth day there is to be a holy assembly for you, and you must present a gift to the LORD. It is a solemn assembly day;⁵⁰ you must not do any regular work.

23:37 “‘These are the appointed times of the LORD, which you must proclaim as holy assemblies to present a gift to the LORD; burnt offering, grain offering, sacrifice, and drink offerings,⁵¹ each day according to its regulation,⁵² 23:38 besides⁵³ all your freewill offerings which you must give to the LORD.

23:39 “‘Surely, on the fifteenth day of the seventh month when you gather in the produce of the land, you must celebrate a pilgrim festival of the LORD for seven days. On the first day is a complete rest and on the eighth day is complete rest. 23:40 On the first day you must take for yourselves branches from majestic fruit trees⁵⁴—palm branches, branches of leafy trees, and willows of the brook—and you must rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days. 23:41 You must celebrate it as a pilgrim festival to the LORD for seven days in the year. This is a perpetual statute throughout your generations;⁵⁵ in the seventh month you must celebrate it. 23:42 You must live in booths⁵⁶ for seven days; every native citizen in Israel must live in booths,⁵⁷ 23:43 so that your future generations may know that I made the children of Israel live in booths⁵⁸ when I brought them out from the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’”

23:44 So Moses spoke about the appointed times of the LORD to the children of Israel.⁵⁹