Revised Version 1895
Leviticus 23
2Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, ThesetH834feastsמוֹעֲדֵ֣יmo.'a.DeiH4150of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,whichH834ye shallproclaimתִּקְרְא֥וּtik.re.'UH7121to beholyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944convocationsמִקְרָאֵ֣יmik.ra.'EiH4744,evenאֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428are mysetH834feastsמוֹעֲדָֽי׃mo.'a.DaiH4150.
3Sixשֵׁ֣שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִים֮ya.MimH3117shallworkמְלָאכָה֒me.la.KhahH4399bedoneתֵּעָשֶׂ֣הte.'a.SehH6213: but on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117is asabbathשַׁבַּ֤תsha.BatH7676ofsolemnH7677restH7677, anholyקֹ֔דֶשׁKo.deshH6944convocationמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744; ye shalldoתַעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213noלֹ֣אlo'H3808manner ofworkמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399: it is asabbathשַׁבָּ֥תsha.BatH7676unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068inallH3605yourdwellingsמֽוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ פMo.o.she.vo.tei.KhemH4186.
6And on the fifteenthdayיוֹם֙yOmH3117of thesameהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320is thefeastחַ֥גchagH2282ofunleavenedהַמַּצּ֖וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682breadH4682unto theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068:sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117ye shalleatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398unleavenedמַצּ֥וֹתma.TzotH4682breadH4682.
8But ye shallofferוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֥םve.hik.rav.TemH7126an offeringmadeH6213byfireאִשֶּׁ֛ה'i.ShehH801unto theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117: in theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִי֙ha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117is anholyקֹ֔דֶשׁKo.deshH6944convocationמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744; ye shalldoH6213noלֹ֥אlo'H3808servileworkמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399.
10Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, When ye becomeתָבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935intoH413thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichH834Igiveנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414untoyouH834, and shallreapוּקְצַרְתֶּ֖םu.ke.tzar.TemH7114theharvestקְצִירָ֑הּke.tzi.RahH7105thereof, then ye shallbringוַהֲבֵאתֶ֥םva.ha.ve.TemH935thesheafעֹ֛מֶר'O.merH6016of the firstfruits of yourharvestקְצִירְכֶ֖םke.tzi.re.KhemH7105unto thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548:
11and he shallwaveוְהֵנִ֧יףve.he.NifH5130thesheafהָעֹ֛מֶרha.'O.merH6016beforeH6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, to beacceptedלִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֑םlir.tzo.ne.KhemH7522foryouH6440: on the morrowafterמִֽמָּחֳרַת֙mi.mo.cho.RatH4283thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548shallwaveיְנִיפֶ֖נּוּye.ni.Fe.nuH5130it.
12And in thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117when yewaveהֲנִֽיפְכֶ֖םha.nif.KhemH5130thesheafהָעֹ֑מֶרha.'O.merH6016, ye shallofferוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֕םva.'a.si.TemH6213a he-lambwithoutH8549blemishH8549of thefirstH3117yearשְׁנָת֛וֹshe.na.ToH8141for aburntלְעֹלָ֖הle.'o.LahH5930offering unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.
13And themealוּמִנְחָתוֹ֩u.min.cha.ToH4503offering thereof shall betwoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147tenthעֶשְׂרֹנִ֜ים'es.ro.NimH6241parts of an ephah offineסֹ֣לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560mingled withoilבַשֶּׁ֛מֶןva.She.menH8081, an offering made byfireאִשֶּׁ֥ה'i.ShehH801unto theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068for a sweet savour: and the drink offering thereof shall be ofwineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196, thefourthרְבִיעִ֥תre.vi.'ItH7243part of anhinהַהִֽין׃ha.HinH1969.
14And ye shalleatתֹֽאכְל֗וּto.khe.LuH398neitherH3808breadוְלֶחֶם֩ve.le.ChemH3899,norH3808parchedוְקָלִ֨יve.ka.LiH7039corn,norH3808freshH3759earsH3759,untilעַד־'ad-H5704this selfsamedayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,untilעַ֚ד'adH5704ye havebroughtהֲבִ֣יאֲכֶ֔םha.Vi.'a.KhemH935the oblation of yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430: it is astatuteחֻקַּ֤תchu.KatH2708foreverעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769throughoutH3605yourgenerationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755inallH3605yourdwellingsמֹשְׁבֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃ סmo.she.Vo.tei.KhemH4186.
15And ye shallcountוּסְפַרְתֶּ֤םu.se.far.TemH5608untoyouH3117from the morrowafterמִמָּחֳרַ֣תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676, from thedayמִיּוֹם֙mi.yOmH3117that yebroughtהֲבִ֣יאֲכֶ֔םha.Vi.'a.KhemH935thesheafעֹ֖מֶר'O.merH6016of thewaveהַתְּנוּפָ֑הha.te.nu.FahH8573offering;sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651sabbathsשַׁבָּת֖וֹתsha.ba.TotH7676shall there becompleteתְּמִימֹ֥תte.mi.MotH8549:
16evenעַ֣ד'adH5704unto the morrowafterמִֽמָּחֳרַ֤תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔תha.she.vi.'ItH7637sabbathהַשַּׁבָּת֙ha.sha.BatH7676shall yenumberתִּסְפְּר֖וּtis.pe.RuH5608fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572daysי֑וֹםYomH3117; and ye shallofferוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֛םve.hik.rav.TemH7126anewחֲדָשָׁ֖הcha.da.ShahH2319mealמִנְחָ֥הmin.ChahH4503offering unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.
17Ye shallbringתָּבִ֣יאּוּ׀ta.Vi'.'uH935outH8147of yourhabitationsמִמּוֹשְׁבֹ֨תֵיכֶ֜םmi.mo.she.Vo.tei.KhemH4186twoשְׁ֚תַּיִםShe.ta.yimH8147waveתְּנוּפָ֗הte.nu.FahH8573loavesלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899oftwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147tenthעֶשְׂרֹנִ֔ים'es.ro.NimH6241parts of an ephah: they shall be offineסֹ֣לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560, they shall be baken withleavenחָמֵ֖ץcha.MetzH2557, for firstfruits unto theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.
18And ye shallpresentוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֣םve.hik.rav.TemH7126with thebreadהַלֶּ֗חֶםha.Le.chemH3899sevenשִׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtH7651lambsכְּבָשִׂ֤יםke.va.SimH3532withoutH8549blemishH8549of thefirstאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141, and oneyoungH1121bullock, andtwoשְׁנָ֑יִםshe.Na.yimH8147ramsוְאֵילִ֣םve.'ei.LimH352: they shall be aburntעֹלָה֙'o.LahH5930offering unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, with theirmealוּמִנְחָתָם֙u.min.cha.TamH4503offering, and their drinkofferingsאִשֵּׁ֥ה'i.ShehH801,evenH7651an offeringmadeיִהְי֤וּyih.YuH1961byfireH801, of a sweet savour unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.
20And thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֣ן׀ha.ko.HenH3548shallwaveH8573them with thebreadלֶ֨חֶםLe.chemH3899of the firstfruits for awaveH8573offeringbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, with thetwoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147lambsכְּבָשִׂ֑יםke.va.SimH3532: they shall beholyקֹ֛דֶשׁKo.deshH6944to theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068for thepriestלַכֹּהֵֽן׃la.ko.HenH3548.
21And ye shallmakeH6213proclamationוּקְרָאתֶ֞םu.ke.ra.TemH7121on the selfsamedayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117; there shall be anholyקֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ko.deshH6944convocationמִֽקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744untoyouH3605: ye shalldoH6213noלֹ֣אlo'H3808servileworkמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399: it is astatuteחֻקַּ֥תchu.KatH2708foreverעוֹלָ֛םo.LamH5769inallH3605yourdwellingsמוֹשְׁבֹ֥תֵיכֶ֖םmo.she.Vo.tei.KhemH4186throughoutH3605yourgenerationsלְדֹרֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃le.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755.
22And when yereapוּֽבְקֻצְרְכֶ֞םu.ve.kutz.re.KhemH7114theharvestקְצִ֣ירke.TzirH7105of yourlandאַרְצְכֶ֗ם'ar.tze.KhemH776, thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808whollyreapבְּקֻצְרֶ֔ךָbe.kutz.Re.chaH7114thecornersפְּאַ֤תpe.'AtH6285of thyfieldשָֽׂדְךָ֙sa.de.KhaH7704,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808shalt thougatherתְלַקֵּ֑טte.la.KetH3950thegleaningוְלֶ֥קֶטve.Le.ketH3951of thyharvestקְצִירְךָ֖ke.tzi.re.ChaH7105: thou shaltleaveתַּעֲזֹ֣בta.'a.ZoH5800them for thepoorלֶֽעָנִ֤יle.'a.NiH6041, and for thestrangerוְלַגֵּר֙ve.la.GerH1616: I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ ס'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.
24Speakדַּבֵּ֛רda.BerH1696unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, In theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֜יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֨דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, in thefirstבְּאֶחָ֣דbe.'e.ChadH259dayH2320of themonthלַחֹ֗דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, shall be asolemnH7677restH7677untoyouאֶל־'el-H413, amemorialזִכְר֥וֹןzikh.RonH2146ofblowingH8643oftrumpetsH8643, anholyקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944convocationמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744.
27Howbeit on thetenthבֶּעָשׂ֣וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218dayי֧וֹםYomH3117of thisseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֨יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹדֶשׁ֩la.cho.DeshH2320is thedayH3117ofatonementהַכִּפֻּרִ֣יםha.ki.pu.RimH3725: it shall be anholyקֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ko.deshH6944convocationמִֽקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744untoyouH3117, and ye shallafflictוְעִנִּיתֶ֖םve.'i.ni.TemH6031yoursoulsנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑םnaf.sho.tei.KhemH5315; and ye shallofferוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֥םve.hik.rav.TemH7126an offeringmadeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961byfireאִשֶּׁ֖ה'i.ShehH801unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.
28And ye shalldoH6213noלֹ֣אlo'H3808manner ofworkמְלָאכָה֙me.la.KhahH4399in thatsameה֔וּאHu'H1931dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117: for it is adayי֤וֹםYomH3117ofatonementכִּפֻּרִים֙ki.pu.RimH3725, tomakeH6213atonementH3725foryouכִּ֣יkiH3588beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.
30Andwhatsoeverוְכָל־ve.kholH3605soulהַנֶּ֗פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315it be that doethanyכָּל־kol-H3605manner ofworkמְלָאכָ֔הme.la.KhahH4399in thatsameהַהִ֖ואha.Hiv'H1931dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, thatsoulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315will Idestroyוְהַֽאֲבַדְתִּ֛יve.ha.'a.vad.TiH6from among hispeopleעַמָּֽהּ׃'a.MahH5971.
32It shall be untoyouH5704asabbathשַׁבַּ֨תsha.BatH7676ofsolemnH7677restH7677, and ye shallafflictוְעִנִּיתֶ֖םve.'i.ni.TemH6031yoursoulsנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑םnaf.sho.tei.KhemH5315: in theninthבְּתִשְׁעָ֤הbe.tish.'AhH8672dayH2320of themonthלַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙la.Cho.deshH2320atevenH5704, fromevenH5704untoevenH5704, shall ye keep yoursabbathשַׁבַּתְּכֶֽם׃ פsha.ba.te.KhemH7676.
34Speakדַּבֵּ֛רda.BerH1696unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, On the fifteenthdayי֗וֹםYomH3117of thisseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִי֙ha.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹ֤דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320is thefeastחַ֧גchagH2282of tabernacles forsevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117unto theLORDלַיהֹוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.
36Sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117ye shallofferתַּקְרִ֥יבוּtak.Ri.vuH7126an offeringmadeH6213byfireאִשֶּׁ֖ה'i.ShehH801unto theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068: on theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֡יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall be anholyקֹדֶשׁ֩ko.DeshH6944convocationמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744untoyouכָּל־kol-H3605; and ye shallofferוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֨םve.hik.rav.TemH7126an offeringmadeH6213byfireאִשֶּׁ֤ה'i.ShehH801unto theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068: it is asolemnעֲצֶ֣רֶת'a.Tze.retH6116assemblyH4744; ye shalldoH6213noלֹ֥אlo'H3808servileworkמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399.
37Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are thesetH834feastsמוֹעֲדֵ֣יmo.'a.DeiH4150of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,whichH834ye shallproclaimתִּקְרְא֥וּtik.re.'UH7121to beholyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944convocationsמִקְרָאֵ֣יmik.ra.'EiH4744, toofferלְהַקְרִ֨יבle.hak.RivH7126an offeringmadeH7121byfireאִשֶּׁ֜ה'i.ShehH801unto theLORDלַיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068, aburntעֹלָ֧ה'o.LahH5930offering, and amealוּמִנְחָ֛הu.min.ChahH4503offering, asacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077, and drinkofferingsH801,eachי֥וֹםYomH3117onitsאֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853owndayבְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃be.yo.MoH3117:
38beside thesabbathsשַׁבְּתֹ֣תsha.be.TotH7676of theLORDיְּהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and beside yourgiftsמַתְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םma.te.no.tei.KhemH4979, and besideallכָּל־kol-H3605yourvowsנִדְרֵיכֶם֙nid.rei.KhemH5088, and besideallכָּל־kol-H3605yourfreewillנִדְב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םnid.Vo.tei.KhemH5071offeringsH5071,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834yegiveתִּתְּנ֖וּti.te.NuH5414unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.
39Howbeit on the fifteenthdayי֜וֹםYomH3117of theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, when ye havegatheredבְּאָסְפְּכֶם֙be.'as.pe.KhemH622in the fruits of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, ye shall keep thefeastחַג־chag-H2282of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117: on thefirstהָֽרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117shall be asolemnH7677restH7677, and on theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֖יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayוּבַיּ֥וֹםu.vai.YomH3117shall be asolemnH7677restH7677.
40And ye shalltakeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֨םu.le.kach.TemH3947youH6440on thefirstהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117thefruitפְּרִ֨יpe.RiH6529of goodlytreesעֵ֤ץ'etzH6086,branchesוַעֲנַ֥ףva.'a.NafH6057ofpalmתְּמָרִ֔יםte.ma.RimH8558treesעֵץ־'etz-H6086, andboughsH6057of thicktreesH6086, andwillowsוְעַרְבֵי־ve.'ar.vei-H6155of thebrookנָ֑חַלNa.chalH5158; and ye shallrejoiceוּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗םu.se.mach.TemH8055beforeH6440theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.
41And ye shall keep it afeastחַ֣גchagH2282unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117in theyearבַּשָּׁנָ֑הba.sha.NahH8141: it is astatuteחֻקַּ֤תchu.KatH2708foreverעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769in yourgenerationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755: ye shall keep it in theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320.
43that yourgenerationsדֹרֹֽתֵיכֶם֒do.ro.tei.KhemH1755mayknowיֵדְע֣וּye.de.'UH3045that ImadeH3045thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478todwellהוֹשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ho.Shav.tiH3427inboothsבַסֻּכּ֗וֹתva.su.KotH5521, when IbroughtH3318themoutH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.
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
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