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The Festival of Booths

33 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 34 “Speak to the Israelites, saying: On the fifteenth day of this seventh month and lasting seven days, there shall be the Festival of Booths[a] to the Lord.(A) 35 The first day shall be a holy convocation; you shall not work at your occupations. 36 Seven days you shall present the Lord’s offerings by fire;[b] on the eighth day you shall observe a holy convocation and present the Lord’s offerings by fire;[c] it is a solemn assembly; you shall not work at your occupations.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 23.34 Or Tabernacles
  2. 23.36 Or the Lord’s gifts
  3. 23.36 Or the Lord’s gifts

The Festival of Tabernacles(A)

33 The Lord said to Moses, 34 “Say to the Israelites: ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh(B) month the Lord’s Festival of Tabernacles(C) begins, and it lasts for seven days. 35 The first day is a sacred assembly;(D) do no regular work.(E) 36 For seven days present food offerings to the Lord, and on the eighth day hold a sacred assembly(F) and present a food offering to the Lord.(G) It is the closing special assembly; do no regular work.

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