Exodus 23:16-18
New Living Translation
16 “Second, celebrate the Festival of Harvest,[a] when you bring me the first crops of your harvest.
“Finally, celebrate the Festival of the Final Harvest[b] at the end of the harvest season, when you have harvested all the crops from your fields. 17 At these three times each year, every man in Israel must appear before the Sovereign, the Lord.
18 “You must not offer the blood of my sacrificial offerings together with any baked goods containing yeast. And do not leave the fat from the festival offerings until the next morning.
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- 23:16a Or Festival of Weeks. This was later called the Festival of Pentecost (see Acts 2:1). It is celebrated today as Shavuot (or Shabuoth).
- 23:16b Or Festival of Ingathering. This was later called the Festival of Shelters or Festival of Tabernacles (see Lev 23:33-36). It is celebrated today as Sukkot (or Succoth).
Exodus 23:16-18
New International Version
16 “Celebrate the Festival of Harvest(A) with the firstfruits(B) of the crops you sow in your field.
“Celebrate the Festival of Ingathering(C) at the end of the year, when you gather in your crops from the field.(D)
17 “Three times(E) a year all the men are to appear before the Sovereign Lord.
18 “Do not offer the blood of a sacrifice to me along with anything containing yeast.(F)
“The fat of my festival offerings must not be kept until morning.(G)
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