Leviticus 23:6

Leviticus 23:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the Lord: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.
• New International Version (NIV)On the fifteenth day of that month the Lord’s Festival of Unleavened Bread begins; for seven days you must eat bread made without yeast.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the Lord; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the Lord; seven days you must eat unleavened bread.

Context of Leviticus 23:6

4“In addition to the Sabbath, these are the Lord’s appointed festivals, the official days for holy assembly that are to be celebrated at their proper times each year. 5“The Lord’s Passover begins at sundown on the fourteenth day of the first month. On the next day, the fifteenth day of the month, you must begin celebrating the Festival of Unleavened Bread. This festival to the Lord continues for seven days, and during that time the bread you eat must be made without yeast. 7On the first day of the festival, all the people must stop their ordinary work and observe an official day for holy assembly. 8For seven days you must present special gifts to the Lord. On the seventh day the people must again stop all their ordinary work to observe an official day for holy assembly.”

Leviticus 23:6 word by word

וּבַחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֥ר יוֹם֙ לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַזֶּ֔ה חַ֥ג הַמַּצּ֖וֹת לַיהוָ֑ה שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים מַצּ֥וֹת תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And on the fifteenthעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• And on the fifteenthחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of the same monthחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
• the feastחַגchag châg · feastH2282
• of unleavened breadמַצָּהmatstsâh · unleavened breadH4682
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• ye must eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398

Cross-references for Leviticus 23:6

• Exodus 12:15For seven days the bread you eat must be made without yeast. On the first day of the festival, remove every trace of yeast from your homes. Anyone who eats bread made with yeast during the seven days of the festival will be cut off from the community of Israel.
• Exodus 13:6For seven days the bread you eat must be made without yeast. Then on the seventh day, celebrate a feast to the Lord.
• Exodus 34:18“You must celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread. For seven days the bread you eat must be made without yeast, just as I commanded you. Celebrate this festival annually at the appointed time in early spring, in the month of Abib, for that is the anniversary of your departure from Egypt.
• Numbers 28:17On the following day—the fifteenth day of the month—a joyous, seven-day festival will begin, but no bread made with yeast may be eaten.
• Deuteronomy 16:8For the next six days you may not eat any bread made with yeast. On the seventh day proclaim another holy day in honor of the Lord your God, and no work may be done on that day.
• Acts 12:3When Herod saw how much this pleased the Jewish people, he also arrested Peter. (This took place during the Passover celebration.)

Commentaries on Leviticus 23:6

• 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. 6After Passover came the Feast of Unleavened Bread. During this time, Israel ate bread made without yeast. This bread reminded them of their slavery in Egypt and the quickness of their departure from Egypt (see study note on Leviticus 2:11, Deuteronomy 16:3).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

Topics related to Leviticus 23:6

• Passover
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In the dictionaries

• unleavened bread
• Abib
• Celebrate
• Dwell
• 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