Leviticus 23:5

Leviticus 23:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the Lord’s passover.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord’s Passover begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight, is the Lord's Passover.
• New King James Version (NKJV)On the fourteenth day of the first month at twilight is the Lord’s Passover.

Context of Leviticus 23:5

3For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the LORD. 4These are the LORD’s appointed feasts, the sacred assemblies you are to proclaim at their appointed times. The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. 6On the fifteenth day of the same month begins the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the LORD. For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. 7On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly; you are not to do any regular work.

Leviticus 23:5 word by word

בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָרִאשׁ֗וֹן בְּאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֛ר לַחֹ֖דֶשׁ בֵּ֣ין הָעַרְבָּ֑יִם פֶּ֖סַח לַיהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• The Passoverפֶּ֫סַחpesach · PassoverH6453
• to the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• begins atבַּ֫יִןbêyn · betweenH996
• twilightעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
• on the fourteenthאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• on the fourteenthעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• dayחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
• of the firstרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · firstH7223

Cross-references for Leviticus 23:5

• Exodus 12:2“This month is the beginning of months for you; it shall be the first month of your year.
• Exodus 13:3So Moses told the people, “Remember this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; for the LORD brought you out of it by the strength of His hand. And nothing leavened shall be eaten.
• Exodus 23:15You are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread as I commanded you: At the appointed time in the month of Abib you are to eat unleavened bread for seven days, because that was the month you came out of Egypt. No one may appear before Me empty-handed.
• Numbers 9:2“The Israelites are to observe the Passover at its appointed time.
• Numbers 28:16The fourteenth day of the first month is the LORD’s Passover.
• Deuteronomy 16:1Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night.
• Joshua 5:10On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, while the Israelites were camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they kept the Passover.
• 2 Chronicles 35:18No such Passover had been observed in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel ever observed a Passover like the one that Josiah observed with the priests, the Levites, all Judah, the Israelites who were present, and the people of Jerusalem.
• Matthew 26:17On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
• Mark 14:12On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
• Luke 22:7Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed.
• 1 Corinthians 5:7Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.

Commentaries on Leviticus 23:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The Lord's passover - See this largely explained in the notes on Exodus 12:21-27; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5-8Verses 5-8 In these verses, the Passover, or Paschal Supper, and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, are plainly spoken of as distinct feasts. See Exodus 12:6, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 12:17; Numbers 28:16-17. Leviticus 23:5 See Exodus 12:6. According to the Hebrew mode of reckoning, the 15th day of the month began on the evening of the 14th. The day of holy convocation with which the Feast of Unleavened Bread commenced Leviticus 23:7 was the 15th, and that with…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-14Verses 4-14 The feast of the Passover was to continue seven days; not idle days, spent in sport, as many that are called Christians spend their holy-days. Offerings were made to the Lord at his altar; and the people were taught to employ their time in prayer, and praise, and godly meditation. The sheaf of first-fruits was typical of the Lord Jesus, who is risen from the dead as the First-fruits of them that slept. Our Lord Jesus rose from the dead on the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Passover started at sundown on the fourteenth day of the first month, as the new day began (see study note on Leviticus 11:24–25). The Passover feast included a roast lamb, bitter salad greens, and bread without yeast (Exodus 12:8). These foods represented Israel’s freedom from Egyptian slavery. The first month marked the start of the Jewish calendar as late as Ezra 6:19. The month’s earliest name was Abib (which means “spring, fresh grain”; Exodus 13:4…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-85. the Lord's passover--(See Ex 12:2, 14, 18). The institution of the passover was intended to be a perpetual memorial of the circumstances attending the redemption of the Israelites, while it had a typical reference to a greater redemption to be effected for God's spiritual people. On the first and last days of this feast, the people were forbidden to work [Le 23:7, 8]; but while on the Sabbath they were not to do any work, on feast days they were…Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Abib
• Celebrate
• Dwell
• Evening
• Festivals, Religious
• Firstfruits
• Passover
• Riddance
• Sacrifice
• Criticism

Commentaries on Leviticus 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings