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Leviticus 23:1-18

1Then the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃mo.Sheh le.MorH4872 H559,

2“Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413the Israelitesבְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to themאֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.HemH413, ‘Theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428areהֵ֖םhemH1992My appointed feastsמוֹעֲדֵ֣יmo.'a.DeiH4150,the feastsמוֹעֲדָֽי׃mo.'a.DaiH4150of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you are to proclaimתִּקְרְא֥וּtik.re.'UH7121אֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853as sacredקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944assembliesמִקְרָאֵ֣יmik.ra.'EiH4744.

3For sixשֵׁ֣שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִים֮ya.MimH3117workמְלָאכָה֒me.la.KhahH4399may be doneתֵּעָשֶׂ֣הte.'a.SehH6213,but the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117is a Sabbathשַׁבַּ֤תsha.BatH7676of complete restשַׁבָּתוֹן֙sha.ba.tOnH7677,a day of sacredקֹ֔דֶשׁKo.deshH6944assemblyמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744.You must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808doתַעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213anyכָּל־kol-H3605workמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399;whereverבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605you liveמֽוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ פMo.o.she.vo.tei.KhemH4186,itהִוא֙hi'H1931is a Sabbathשַׁבָּ֥תsha.BatH7676to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068.

4Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are the LORD’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068appointed feastsמוֹעֲדֵ֣יmo.'a.DeiH4150,the sacredקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834assembliesמִקְרָאֵ֖יmik.ra.'EiH4744you are to proclaimתִּקְרְא֥וּtik.re.'UH7121אֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853at their appointed timesבְּמוֹעֲדָֽם׃be.mo.'a.DamH4150.

5The Passoverפֶּ֖סַחPe.sachH6453to the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068begins atבֵּ֣יןbeinH996twilightהָעַרְבָּ֑יִםha.'ar.Ba.yimH6153on the fourteenthבְּאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֛רbe.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240dayבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320of the firstהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֖דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320.

6On the fifteenthוּבַחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֥רu.va.cha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH2568 H6240dayיוֹם֙yOmH3117of the sameהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320beginsthe Feastחַ֥גchagH2282of Unleavened Breadהַמַּצּ֖וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682to the LORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068.For sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117you must eatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398unleavened breadמַצּ֥וֹתma.TzotH4682.

7On the firstהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117you are to holdיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961a sacredקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944assemblyמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744;you are notלֹ֥אlo'H3808to doתַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ta.'a.SuH6213anyכָּל־kol-H3605regularעֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.DahH5656workמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399.

8For sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117you are to presentוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֥םve.hik.rav.TemH7126a food offeringאִשֶּׁ֛ה'i.ShehH801to the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.On the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִי֙ha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117there shall be a sacredקֹ֔דֶשׁKo.deshH6944assemblyמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744;you must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808doתַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ פta.'a.SuH6213anyכָּל־kol-H3605regularעֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.DahH5656workמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399.’”

9And the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃mo.Sheh le.MorH4872 H559,

10“Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696toH413the Israelitesבְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you enterתָבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935 H413the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589am givingנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414youand you reapוּקְצַרְתֶּ֖םu.ke.tzar.TemH7114אֶת־'et-H853its harvestקְצִירָ֑הּke.tzi.RahH7105,you are to bringוַהֲבֵאתֶ֥םva.ha.ve.TemH935אֶת־'et-H853toH413the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548a sheafעֹ֛מֶר'O.merH6016of the firstfruitsרֵאשִׁ֥יתre.ShitH7225of your harvestקְצִירְכֶ֖םke.tzi.re.KhemH7105.

11And he shall waveוְהֵנִ֧יףve.he.NifH5130אֶת־'et-H853the sheafהָעֹ֛מֶרha.'O.merH6016beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068so that it may be accepted on your behalfלִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֑םlir.tzo.ne.KhemH7522;the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548is to wave itיְנִיפֶ֖נּוּye.ni.Fe.nuH5130on the day afterמִֽמָּחֳרַת֙mi.mo.cho.RatH4283the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676.

12On the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117you waveהֲנִֽיפְכֶ֖םha.nif.KhemH5130אֶת־'et-H853the sheafהָעֹ֑מֶרha.'O.merH6016,you shall offerוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֕םva.'a.si.TemH6213a year-oldבֶּן־ שְׁנָת֛וֹben- she.na.ToH1121 H8141lambכֶּ֣בֶשׂKe.vesH3532without blemishתָּמִ֧יםta.MimH8549as a burnt offeringלְעֹלָ֖הle.'o.LahH5930to the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068,

13along with its grain offeringוּמִנְחָתוֹ֩u.min.cha.ToH4503of two-tenths of an ephahשְׁנֵ֨י עֶשְׂרֹנִ֜יםshe.Nei 'es.ro.NimH8147 H6241of fine flourסֹ֣לֶתSo.letH5560mixedבְּלוּלָ֥הbe.lu.LahH1101with oilבַשֶּׁ֛מֶןva.She.menH8081—a food offeringאִשֶּׁ֥ה'i.ShehH801to the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,a pleasingנִיחֹ֑חַni.Cho.achH5207aromaרֵ֣יחַRei.achH7381—and its drink offeringוְנִסְכּ֥וֹve.nis.KoH5262of a quarterרְבִיעִ֥תre.vi.'ItH7243hinהַהִֽין׃ha.HinH1969of wineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196.

14You must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808eatתֹֽאכְל֗וּto.khe.LuH398any breadוְלֶחֶם֩ve.le.ChemH3899or roastedוְקָלִ֨יve.ka.LiH7039or new grainוְכַרְמֶ֜לve.khar.MelH3759untilעַד־'ad-H5704theהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088veryעֶ֙צֶם֙'e.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117עַ֚ד'adH5704you have broughtהֲבִ֣יאֲכֶ֔םha.Vi.'a.KhemH935thisאֶת־'et-H853offeringקָרְבַּ֖ןkar.BanH7133to your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.This is to be a permanentעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769statuteחֻקַּ֤תchu.KatH2708for the generations to comeלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755,whereverבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605you liveמֹשְׁבֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃ סmo.she.Vo.tei.KhemH4186.

15From the day afterמִמָּחֳרַ֣תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676,the dayמִיּוֹם֙mi.yOmH3117you broughtהֲבִ֣יאֲכֶ֔םha.Vi.'a.KhemH935אֶת־'et-H853the sheafעֹ֖מֶר'O.merH6016of the wave offeringהַתְּנוּפָ֑הha.te.nu.FahH8573,you are to count offוּסְפַרְתֶּ֤םu.se.far.TemH5608sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651fullתְּמִימֹ֥תte.mi.MotH8549תִּהְיֶֽינָה׃tih.Yei.nahH1961weeksשַׁבָּת֖וֹתsha.ba.TotH7676.

16You shall count offתִּסְפְּר֖וּtis.pe.RuH5608fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572daysי֑וֹםYomH3117untilעַ֣ד'adH5704the day afterמִֽמָּחֳרַ֤תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔תha.she.vi.'ItH7637Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּת֙ha.sha.BatH7676,and then presentוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֛םve.hik.rav.TemH7126an offering of newחֲדָשָׁ֖הcha.da.ShahH2319grainמִנְחָ֥הmin.ChahH4503to the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

17Bringתָּבִ֣יאּוּ׀ta.Vi'.'uH935twoשְׁ֚תַּיִםShe.ta.yimH8147loaves of breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899from your dwellingsמִמּוֹשְׁבֹ֨תֵיכֶ֜םmi.mo.she.Vo.tei.KhemH4186as a wave offeringתְּנוּפָ֗הte.nu.FahH8573, each madefrom two-tenths of an ephahשְׁנֵ֣י עֶשְׂרֹנִ֔יםshe.Nei 'es.ro.NimH8147 H6241of fine flourסֹ֣לֶת תִּהְיֶ֔ינָהSo.let tih.Yei.nahH5560 H1961,bakedתֵּאָפֶ֑ינָהte.'a.Fei.nahH644with leavenחָמֵ֖ץcha.MetzH2557,as the firstfruitsבִּכּוּרִ֖יםbi.ku.RimH1061to the LORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

18Along withעַל־'al-H5921the breadהַלֶּ֗חֶםha.Le.chemH3899you are to presentוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֣םve.hik.rav.TemH7126sevenשִׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtH7651unblemishedתְּמִימִם֙te.mi.MimH8549male lambsכְּבָשִׂ֤יםke.va.SimH3532a year oldבְּנֵ֣י שָׁנָ֔הbe.Nei sha.NahH1121 H8141,oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259young bullוּפַ֧ר בֶּן־ בָּקָ֛רu.Far ben- ba.KarH6499 H1121 H1241,and twoשְׁנָ֑יִםshe.Na.yimH8147ramsוְאֵילִ֣םve.'ei.LimH352.They will beיִהְי֤וּyih.YuH1961a burnt offeringעֹלָה֙'o.LahH5930to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,together with their grain offeringsוּמִנְחָתָם֙u.min.cha.TamH4503and drink offeringsוְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֔םve.nis.kei.HemH5262—a food offeringאִשֵּׁ֥ה'i.ShehH801,a pleasingנִיחֹ֖חַni.Cho.achH5207aromaרֵֽיחַ־rei.ach-H7381to the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

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