⁴“ ‘Here are my appointed feasts. Tell the people that they must come together for these sacred feasts at their appointed times. ⁵My Passover begins when the sun goes down on the 14th day of the first month.

⁶“ ‘My Feast of Unleavened Bread begins on the 15th day of that month. For seven days you must eat bread that is made without yeast. ⁷On the first day you must come together for a special service. Do not do any regular work on that day. ⁸On each of the seven days bring an offering that is made to me with fire. On the seventh day come together for a special service. Do not do any regular work on that day.’ ”

The First Share of Israel’s Crops Belongs to the Lord

⁹The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, ¹⁰“Speak to the people of Israel. Tell them, ‘When you enter the land I am going to give you, bring an offering to me. Gather your crops. Bring the first bundle of grain to the priest. ¹¹He must lift the grain up and wave it in front of me. Then I will accept it from you. The priest must wave it on the day after the Sabbath.

¹²“ ‘On the day he waves the grain for you, you must sacrifice a burnt offering to me. It must be a lamb that does not have any flaws. It must be a year old. ¹³You must bring it together with its grain offering. The grain offering must be 16 cups of fine flour. Mix it with olive oil. It is an offering that is made to me with fire. It has a pleasant smell. You must offer a drink offering along with the burnt offering. It must be a quart of wine.

¹⁴“ ‘You must not eat any bread until the very day you bring your offering to me. You must not eat any grain that has been cooked or any of your first grain until that time. That is a law that will last for all time to come. It applies no matter where you live.

The Feast of Weeks

¹⁵“ ‘The day you brought the grain for the wave offering was the day after the Sabbath. Count off seven full weeks from that day. ¹⁶Count off 50 days up to the day after the seventh Sabbath. On that day bring me an offering of your first grain. ¹⁷Bring two loaves of bread that are made with 16 cups of fine flour. They must be baked with yeast. Bring them to me as a wave offering from the first share of your crops. That applies no matter where you live.

¹⁸“ ‘Together with the bread, bring seven male lambs. Each lamb must be a year old. It must not have any flaws. Also bring one young bull and two rams. They will be a burnt offering to me. They will be offered together with their grain offerings and drink offerings. They are an offering that is made with fire. They give a pleasant smell to me.

¹⁹“ ‘Then sacrifice one male goat for a sin offering. Also sacrifice two lambs for a friendship offering. Each of the lambs must be a year old. ²⁰The priest must lift the two lambs up and wave them in front of me as a wave offering. He must offer them together with the bread that is made out of the first share of your crops. They are a sacred offering to me. They will be given to the priest.

²¹“ ‘On that same day tell the people that they must come together for a special service. They must not do any regular work. That is a law that will last for all time to come. It applies no matter where you live.

²²“ ‘Suppose you are gathering your crops. Then do not harvest all the way to the edges of your field. And do not pick up the grain you missed. Leave some for poor people and outsiders. I am the Lord your God.’ ”

The Feast of Trumpets

²³The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, ²⁴“Say to the people of Israel, ‘On the first day of the seventh month you must have a day of rest. It must be a special service that is announced with trumpet blasts. ²⁵Do not do any regular work on that day. Instead, bring an offering that is made to me with fire.’ ”

The Day When Sin Is Paid For

²⁶The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, ²⁷“The tenth day of the seventh month is the day when sin is paid for. Come together for a special service. Do not eat any food. Bring an offering that is made to me with fire. ²⁸Do not do any work on that day. It is the day when sin is paid for. On that day your sin will be paid for in my sight. I am the Lord your God.

²⁹“Suppose you do eat food on that day. Then you will be cut off from your people. ³⁰I will destroy anyone among your people who does any work on that day. ³¹You must not do any work at all. That is a law that will last for all time to come. It applies no matter where you live.

³²“That day is a sabbath for you. You must rest on it. You must not eat anything on that day. You must keep your sabbath from the evening of the ninth day of the month until the following evening.”

The Feast of Booths

³³The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, ³⁴“Say to the people of Israel, ‘On the 15th day of the seventh month my Feast of Booths begins. It lasts for seven days.

³⁵“ ‘On the first day you must come together for a special service. Do not do any regular work on that day. ³⁶On each of the seven days bring an offering that is made to me with fire. On the eighth day come together for a special service. Bring an offering that is made to me with fire. That special service is the closing service. Do not do any regular work on that day.

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