23 The Lord spoke to Moses: 24 “Tell the Israelites: In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you are to have a day of complete rest, commemoration, and joyful shouting[a](A)—a sacred assembly.(B) 25 You must not do any daily work, but you must present a fire offering to the Lord.”

26 The Lord again spoke to Moses: 27 “The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement.(C) You are to hold a sacred assembly and practice self-denial;[b](D) you are to present a fire offering to the Lord. 28 On this particular day you are not to do any work, for it is a Day of Atonement to make atonement for yourselves before the Lord your God. 29 If any person does not practice self-denial on this particular day, he must be cut off from his people. 30 I will destroy among his people anyone who does any work on this same day. 31 You are not to do any work. This is a permanent statute throughout your generations wherever you live. 32 It will be a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you must practice self-denial. You are to observe your Sabbath from the evening of the ninth day of the month until the following evening.”

33 The Lord spoke to Moses: 34 “Tell the Israelites: The Festival of Booths[c](E) to the Lord begins on the fifteenth day of this seventh month and continues for seven days. 35 There is to be a sacred assembly on the first day; you are not to do any daily work. 36 You are to present a fire offering to the Lord for seven days. On the eighth day you are to hold a sacred assembly and present a fire offering to the Lord. It is a solemn gathering;(F) you are not to do any daily work.

37 “These are the Lord’s appointed times that you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies for presenting fire offerings to the Lord, burnt offerings and grain offerings, sacrifices and drink offerings, each on its designated day. 38 These are in addition to the offerings for the Lord’s Sabbaths, your gifts, all your vow offerings, and all your freewill offerings that you give to the Lord.

39 “You are to celebrate the Lord’s festival on the fifteenth day of the seventh month for seven days after you have gathered the produce of the land. There will be complete rest on the first day and complete rest on the eighth day. 40 On the first day you are to take the product(G) of majestic trees—palm fronds,(H) boughs of leafy trees,(I) and willows of the brook(J)—and rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days. 41 You are to celebrate it as a festival to the Lord seven days each year. This is a permanent statute for you throughout your generations; you must celebrate it in the seventh month. 42 You are to live in booths(K) for seven days. All the native-born of Israel must live in booths, 43 so that your generations may know that I made the Israelites live in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt; I am Yahweh your God.”

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 23:24 Or blast; traditionally trumpet blasts
  2. Leviticus 23:27 Traditionally, fasting, abstinence from sex, and refraining from personal grooming
  3. Leviticus 23:34 Or Feast of Tabernacles

Festival of Trumpets Offerings

29 “You are to hold a sacred assembly in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, and you are not to do any daily work.(A) This will be a day of joyful shouting[a] for you.(B) Offer a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to the Lord: one young bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old—all unblemished— with their grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, six quarts[b] with the bull, four quarts[c] with the ram, and two quarts[d] with each of the seven male lambs. Also offer one male goat as a sin offering to make atonement for yourselves. These are in addition to the monthly and regular burnt offerings with their prescribed grain offerings and drink offerings. They are a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to the Lord.

Offerings for the Day of Atonement

“You are to hold a sacred assembly on the tenth day of this seventh month and practice self-denial;[e](C) you must not do any work. Present a burnt offering to the Lord, a pleasing aroma: one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old. All your animals are to be unblemished. Their grain offering is to be of fine flour mixed with oil, six quarts[f] with the bull, four quarts[g] with the ram, 10 and two quarts[h] with each of the seven lambs. 11 Offer one male goat for a sin offering. The regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offerings are in addition to the sin offering of atonement.

Offerings for the Festival of Booths

12 “You are to hold a sacred assembly on the fifteenth day of the seventh month;(D) you must not do any daily work. You are to celebrate a seven-day festival for the Lord. 13 Present a burnt offering, a fire offering as a pleasing aroma to the Lord: 13 young bulls, two rams, and 14 male lambs a year old. They are to be unblemished. 14 Their grain offering is to be of fine flour mixed with oil, six quarts[i] with each of the 13 bulls, four quarts[j] with each of the two rams, 15 and two quarts[k] with each of the 14 lambs. 16 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.

17 “On the second day present 12 young bulls, two rams, and 14 male lambs a year old—all unblemished— 18 with their grain and drink offerings(E) for the bulls, rams, and lambs, in proportion to their number. 19 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink[l] offerings.

20 “On the third day present 11 bulls, two rams, 14 male lambs a year old—all unblemished— 21 with their grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, in proportion to their number. 22 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.

23 “On the fourth day present 10 bulls, two rams, 14 male lambs a year old—all unblemished— 24 with their grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, in proportion to their number. 25 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.

26 “On the fifth day present nine bulls, two rams, 14 male lambs a year old—all unblemished— 27 with their grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, in proportion to their number. 28 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.

29 “On the sixth day present eight bulls, two rams, 14 male lambs a year old—all unblemished— 30 with their grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, in proportion to their number. 31 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink[m] offerings.

32 “On the seventh day present seven bulls, two rams, and 14 male lambs a year old—all unblemished— 33 with their grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, in proportion to their number. 34 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.

35 “On the eighth day you are to hold a solemn assembly; you are not to do any daily work.(F) 36 Present a burnt offering, a fire offering as a pleasing aroma to the Lord: one bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old—all unblemished— 37 with their grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, in proportion to their number. 38 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 29:1 Or blast; traditionally, trumpet blasts
  2. Numbers 29:3 Lit three-tenths (of an ephah)
  3. Numbers 29:3 Lit two-tenths (of an ephah)
  4. Numbers 29:4 Lit one-tenth (of an ephah)
  5. Numbers 29:7 Traditionally, fasting, abstinence from sex, and refraining from personal grooming
  6. Numbers 29:9 Lit three-tenths (of an ephah)
  7. Numbers 29:9 Lit two-tenths (of an ephah)
  8. Numbers 29:10 Lit one-tenth (of an ephah)
  9. Numbers 29:14 Lit three-tenths (of an ephah)
  10. Numbers 29:14 Lit two-tenths (of an ephah)
  11. Numbers 29:15 Lit one-tenth (of an ephah)
  12. Numbers 29:19 Some Hb mss, Syr, Vg, Sam; other Hb mss, LXX read and their drink
  13. Numbers 29:31 Some Hb mss, Syr, Tg, Vg; other Hb mss, Sam read and their drink

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