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Book of Leviticus, Chapter 23

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Leviticus 23 NASB - New American Standard BibleLeviticus 23 NASB - New American Standard Bible

Chapter 23 of Leviticus—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. ¶ The LORD spoke again to Moses, saying,
  2. “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘1The LORD’S appointed times which you shall 2proclaim as holy convocations—My appointed times are these:
  3. ¶ ‘3For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation. You shall not do any work; it is a sabbath to the LORD in all your dwellings.
  4. ¶ ‘These are the 4appointed times of the LORD, holy convocations which you shall proclaim at the times appointed for them.
  5. 5In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month [a]at twilight is the LORD’S Passover.
  6. Then on the fifteenth day of the same month there is the 6Feast of Unleavened Bread to the LORD; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread.
  7. On the first day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall 7not do any laborious work.
  8. But for seven days you shall present an offering by fire to the LORD. On the seventh day is a holy convocation; you shall not do any laborious work.’”
  9. ¶ Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
  10. “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you enter the land which I am going to give to you and 8reap its harvest, then you shall bring in the sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest.
  11. He shall wave the sheaf before the LORD for you to be accepted; on the day after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.
  12. Now on the day when you wave the sheaf, you shall offer a male lamb one year old without defect for a burnt offering to the LORD.
  13. Its 9grain offering shall then be two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, an offering by fire to the LORD for a soothing aroma, with its drink offering, a fourth of a [b]hin of wine.
  14. Until this same day, until you have brought in the offering of your God, 10you shall eat neither bread nor roasted grain nor new growth. It is to be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwelling places.
  15. ¶ ‘11You shall also count for yourselves from the day after the sabbath, from the day when you brought in the sheaf of the wave offering; there shall be seven complete sabbaths.
  16. You shall count fifty days to the day after the seventh sabbath; then you shall present a 12new grain offering to the LORD.
  17. You shall bring in from your dwelling places two loaves of bread for a wave offering, made of two-tenths of an [c]ephah; they shall be of a fine flour, baked 13with leaven as first fruits to the LORD.
  18. Along with the bread you shall present seven one year old male lambs without defect, and a bull of the herd and two rams; they are to be a burnt offering to the LORD, with their grain offering and their drink offerings, an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the LORD.
  19. You shall also offer 14one male goat for a sin offering and two male lambs one year old for a sacrifice of peace offerings.
  20. The priest shall then wave them with the bread of the first fruits for a wave offering with two lambs before the LORD; they are to be holy to the LORD for the priest.
  21. On this same day you shall 15make a proclamation as well; you are to have a holy convocation. You shall do no laborious 16work. It is to be a perpetual statute in all your dwelling places throughout your generations.
  22. ¶ ‘17When you reap the harvest of your land, moreover, you shall not reap to the very corners of your field nor gather the gleaning of your harvest; you are to leave them for the needy and the alien. I am the LORD your God.’”
  23. ¶ Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
  24. “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘18In the seventh month on the first of the month you shall have a [d]rest, a 19reminder by blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation.
  25. You shall 20not do any laborious work, but you shall present an offering by fire to the LORD.’”
  26. ¶ The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
  27. “On exactly 21the tenth day of this seventh month is 22the day of atonement; it shall be a holy convocation for you, and you shall humble your souls and present an offering by fire to the LORD.
  28. You shall not do any work on this same day, for it is a 23day of atonement, 24to make atonement on your behalf before the LORD your God.
  29. If there is any [e]person who will not humble himself on this same day, 25he shall be cut off from his people.
  30. As for any person who does any work on this same day, that person I will destroy from among his people.
  31. You shall do no work at all. It is to be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwelling places.
  32. It is to be a sabbath of complete rest to you, and you shall humble your souls; on the ninth of the month at evening, from evening until evening you shall keep your sabbath.”
  33. ¶ Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
  34. “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘On 26the fifteenth of this seventh month is the 27Feast of Booths for seven days to the LORD.
  35. On the first day is a holy convocation; you shall do 28no laborious work of any kind.
  36. 29For seven days you shall present an offering by fire to the LORD. On 30the eighth day you shall have a holy convocation and present an offering by fire to the LORD; it is an assembly. You shall do no laborious work.
  37. ¶ ‘These are 31the appointed times of the LORD which you shall proclaim as holy convocations, to present offerings by fire to the LORD—burnt offerings and grain offerings, sacrifices and drink offerings, 32each day’s matter on its own day—
  38. besides those of the sabbaths of the LORD, and besides your gifts and besides all your [f]votive and freewill offerings, which you give to the LORD.
  39. ¶ ‘On exactly the fifteenth day of the seventh month, 33when you have gathered in the crops of the land, you shall celebrate the feast of the LORD for seven days, with a [g]rest on the first day and a [h]rest on the eighth day.
  40. Now on the first day you shall take for yourselves the [i]foliage of beautiful trees, palm branches and boughs of leafy trees and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days.
  41. You shall thus celebrate it as a feast to the LORD for seven days in the year. It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations; you shall celebrate it in the seventh month.
  42. You shall [j]live 34in booths for seven days; all the native-born in Israel shall [k]live in booths,
  43. so that 35your generations may know that I had the sons of Israel live in booths when I brought them out from the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’”
  44. So Moses declared to the sons of Israel 36the appointed times of the LORD.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit between the two evenings
  2. ^ I.e. Approx one gal.
  3. ^ I.e. Approx one bu
  4. ^ Lit sabbath rest
  5. ^ Lit soul
  6. ^ Lit vows, and besides all your
  7. ^ Lit sabbath rest
  8. ^ Lit sabbath rest
  9. ^ Lit products, fruit
  10. ^ Lit dwell
  11. ^ Lit dwell

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Le 23:4, 37, 44; Nu 29:39
  2. ^ Le 23:21
  3. ^ Ex 20:9, 10; 23:12; 31:13-17; 35:2, 3; Le 19:3; De 5:13, 14
  4. ^ Ex 23:14; Le 23:2
  5. ^ Ex 12:18, 19; Nu 28:16-25; De 16:1; Jos 5:10
  6. ^ Ex 12:14-20; 23:15; 34:18; De 16:3-8
  7. ^ Le 23:8, 21, 25, 35, 36
  8. ^ Ex 23:19; 34:26
  9. ^ Le 6:20
  10. ^ Ex 34:26; Nu 15:20, 21
  11. ^ Nu 28:26-31; De 16:9-12
  12. ^ Nu 28:26
  13. ^ Le 2:12; 7:13
  14. ^ Le 4:23; Nu 28:30
  15. ^ Le 23:2, 4
  16. ^ Le 23:7
  17. ^ Le 19:9, 10; De 24:19; Ru 2:15f
  18. ^ Nu 29:1
  19. ^ Nu 10:9, 10
  20. ^ Le 23:21
  21. ^ Le 16:29; 25:9; Nu 29:7
  22. ^ Ex 30:10; Le 16:30; 23:28; Nu 29:7-11
  23. ^ Le 23:27
  24. ^ Le 16:34
  25. ^ Ge 17:14; Le 13:46; Nu 5:2
  26. ^ Nu 29:12
  27. ^ Le 23:42, 43; De 16:13, 16; Ezr 3:4; Ne 8:14; Zc 14:16; Jn 7:2
  28. ^ Le 23:25
  29. ^ Nu 29:12-34
  30. ^ Nu 29:35-38
  31. ^ Le 23:2
  32. ^ Nu 28:1-29:38
  33. ^ Ex 23:16
  34. ^ Le 23:34
  35. ^ De 31:13; Ps 78:5f
  36. ^ Le 23:37

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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