Leviticus

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

1The LORD spoke to Moses. He said:

2Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts.

2"Tell the people of Israel this. These are my special feast days. You must tell everyone to gather on them."

3Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.

3"You may work for six days. But the seventh day is the Sabbath, a day to rest. Everyone gathers, and no one works. It is the LORD's rest day, everywhere you live."

4These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons.

4"These are the LORD's feast days. Tell the people to gather at the right time for each one."

5In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD’s passover.

5"The LORD's Passover begins in the evening. It is the fourteenth day of the first month."

6And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.

6"The next day the Feast of Unleavened Bread begins. For seven days you must eat bread made without yeast."

7In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

7"On the first day everyone gathers together. Do not do your usual work that day."

8But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

8"For seven days you must bring the LORD an offering burned on the altar. On the seventh day everyone gathers again. Do not do your usual work that day."

9And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

9The LORD spoke to Moses. He said:

10Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest:

10"Tell the people of Israel this. You will come into the land I am giving you. When you cut your first grain, bring a bundle of it to the priest."

11And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.

11"The priest will lift the bundle up before the LORD. Then God will accept it as your gift. He does this on the day after the Sabbath."

12And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the LORD.

12"On that same day, bring a young male lamb. It must be a year old and have nothing wrong with it. It will be burned up as a gift to the LORD."

13And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the LORD for a sweet savour: and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an hin.

13"Bring a grain gift with it too. Use eight cups of fine flour mixed with oil. It is burned for the LORD, and the smell pleases him. Also pour out about a quart of wine as a gift."

NoteThe old wording says "meat offering," but no meat is involved. In 1611, "meat" meant any food. This gift was flour, not animals. A "hin" was a jar-sized measure, so a fourth of one is about a quart.

14And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

14"Do not eat any of the new grain first. No bread, no roasted grain, no fresh grain. Wait until the day you bring this gift to God. This rule lasts for all time, everywhere you live."

15And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete:

15"Start counting from the day after that Sabbath. That is the day you brought the bundle of grain. Count seven full weeks."

16Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD.

16"Count fifty days, up to the day after the seventh Sabbath. Then bring the LORD a gift of new grain."

17Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the LORD.

17"Bring two loaves of bread from your homes. Make each one from about eight cups of fine flour. Bake them with yeast. They are your first grain, given to the LORD."

18And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be for a burnt offering unto the LORD, with their meat offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto the LORD.

18"With the bread, bring seven male lambs one year old. Bring one young bull and two rams too. Nothing may be wrong with any of them. They will be burned up as a gift to the LORD. Bring their grain gifts and drink gifts as well. The smell of the fire pleases the LORD."

19Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin offering, and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings.

19"Then offer one male goat to take away sin. Offer two lambs one year old as a friendship gift."

20And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for a wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the LORD for the priest.

20"The priest will lift the two lambs up before the LORD. He lifts them with the bread made from the first grain. These belong to the LORD, and the priest may keep them."

21And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.

21"On that same day, call everyone together. Do not do your usual work that day. This rule lasts for all time, everywhere you live."

22And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God.

22"When you cut the grain in your fields, leave the corners standing. Do not go back for what you dropped. Leave it for poor people and for visitors from other lands. I am the LORD your God."

NoteThe old wording says "corn." In 1611 that meant grain of any kind, like wheat or barley, not the yellow corn on a cob.

23And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

23The LORD spoke to Moses. He said:

24Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.

24"Tell the people of Israel this. The first day of the seventh month is a rest day. Trumpets will be blown to help you remember. Everyone gathers together."

25Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

25"Do not do your usual work that day. Bring the LORD a gift burned on the altar."

26And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

26The LORD spoke to Moses. He said:

27Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

27"The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. That is the day your sins are covered over. Everyone gathers together. Go without food and stay humble. Bring the LORD a gift burned on the altar."

Note"Afflict your souls" means to go without food and feel sorry for wrong things you have done.

28And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it is a day of atonement, to make an atonement for you before the LORD your God.

28"Do no work at all that day. It is the day when your sins are covered over. This happens before the LORD your God."

29For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people.

29"Anyone who will not stay humble that day must be sent away. That person no longer belongs with the people."

30And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people.

30"Anyone who works that day, I will destroy. That person will be gone from among the people."

31Ye shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

31"You must not do any work at all. This rule lasts for all time, everywhere you live."

32It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath.

32"It is a Sabbath of full rest for you. Go without food and stay humble. Begin in the evening of the ninth day. Keep this rest until the next evening."

33And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

33The LORD spoke to Moses. He said:

34Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD.

34"Tell the people of Israel this. The fifteenth day of the seventh month begins the Feast of Booths. It lasts seven days, and it belongs to the LORD."

35On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

35"On the first day everyone gathers together. Do not do your usual work that day."

36Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein.

36"For seven days bring the LORD a gift burned on the altar. On the eighth day gather again. Bring another gift burned for the LORD. It is a special meeting day. Do not do your usual work."

37These are the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day:

37"These are the LORD's feast days. Tell everyone to gather on them. On each day bring the right gifts. Bring animals to burn, grain gifts, sacrifices, and drink gifts."

38Beside the sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the LORD.

38"These are extra. You still keep the LORD's Sabbaths. You still bring your presents, your promised gifts, and your free gifts to the LORD."

39Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.

39"On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, you will have gathered your crops. Then hold a feast for the LORD for seven days. Rest on the first day and on the eighth day."

40And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.

40"On the first day, gather fruit from fine trees. Take palm branches, leafy branches, and willows from the stream. Be glad before the LORD your God for seven days."

41And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month.

41"Keep this feast for the LORD seven days each year. This rule lasts for all time. Keep it in the seventh month."

42Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:

42"Live in little huts made of branches for seven days. Everyone born in Israel must live in them."

43That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

43"Then your children will know why. I made the people of Israel live in huts. I did this when I brought them out of Egypt. I am the LORD your God."

44And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD.

44So Moses told the people of Israel about the LORD's feast days.