Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘These are my appointed festivals, the appointed festivals of the LORD, which you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies. New Living Translation “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. These are the LORD’s appointed festivals, which you are to proclaim as official days for holy assembly. English Standard Version “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, These are the appointed feasts of the LORD that you shall proclaim as holy convocations; they are my appointed feasts. Berean Standard Bible “Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘These are My appointed feasts, the feasts of the LORD that you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies. King James Bible Speak 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. New King James Version “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘The feasts of the LORD, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are My feasts. New American Standard Bible “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD’S appointed times which you shall proclaim as holy convocations—My appointed times are these: NASB 1995 “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD’S appointed times which you shall proclaim as holy convocations— My appointed times are these: NASB 1977 “Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them, ‘The LORD’s appointed times which you shall proclaim as holy convocations—My appointed times are these: Legacy Standard Bible “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘The appointed times of Yahweh which you shall proclaim as holy convocations—My appointed times are these: Amplified Bible “Speak to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The appointed times (established feasts) of the LORD which you shall proclaim as holy convocations—My appointed times are these: Christian Standard Bible “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: These are my appointed times, the times of the LORD that you will proclaim as sacred assemblies. Holman Christian Standard Bible Speak to the Israelites and tell them: These are My appointed times, the times of the LORD that you will proclaim as sacred assemblies.” American Standard Version Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, The set feasts of Jehovah, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my set feasts. Aramaic Bible in Plain English “Speak with the children of Israel and say to them: ‘The feasts of LORD JEHOVAH which you will announce are called and holy; these are my feasts. Brenton Septuagint Translation Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say unto them, The feasts of the Lord which ye shall call holy assemblies, these are my feasts. Contemporary English Version to say to the community of Israel: I have chosen certain times for you to come together and worship me. Douay-Rheims Bible Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: These are the feasts of the Lord, which you shall call holy. English Revised Version Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, The set feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my set feasts. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Tell the Israelites: These are the appointed festivals with the LORD, which you must announce as holy assemblies. Good News Translation the following regulations for the religious festivals, when the people of Israel are to gather for worship. International Standard Version "Tell the Israelis that these are my festival times appointed by the LORD that you are to declare as sacred assemblies: JPS Tanakh 1917 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: The appointed seasons of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are My appointed seasons. Literal Standard Version “Speak to the sons of Israel, and you have said to them: Appointed times of YHWH, which you proclaim [as] holy convocations, these [are] My appointed times. Majority Standard Bible “Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘These are My appointed feasts, the feasts of the LORD that you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies. New American Bible Speak to the Israelites and tell them: The following are the festivals of the LORD, which you shall declare holy days. These are my festivals: NET Bible "Speak to the Israelites and tell them, 'These are the LORD's appointed times which you must proclaim as holy assemblies--my appointed times: New Revised Standard Version Speak to the people of Israel and say to them: These are the appointed festivals of the LORD that you shall proclaim as holy convocations, my appointed festivals. New Heart English Bible "Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, 'The set feasts of the LORD, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my set feasts. Webster's Bible Translation Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts. World English Bible “Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘The set feasts of Yahweh, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my set feasts. Young's Literal Translation Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, Appointed seasons of Jehovah, which ye proclaim, holy convocations, are these: they are My appointed seasons: Additional Translations ... Context Feasts of the LORD1Then the LORD said to Moses, 2“Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘These are My appointed feasts, the feasts of the LORD that you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies. 3For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the LORD.… Cross References Colossians 2:16 Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath. Leviticus 23:1 Then the LORD said to Moses, Leviticus 23:4 These are the LORD's appointed feasts, the sacred assemblies you are to proclaim at their appointed times. Leviticus 23:21 On that same day you are to proclaim a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This is to be a permanent statute wherever you live for the generations to come. Leviticus 23:37 These are the LORD's appointed feasts, which you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies for presenting offerings by fire to the LORD--burnt offerings and grain offerings, sacrifices and drink offerings, each on its designated day. Numbers 29:39 You are to present these offerings to the LORD at your appointed times, in addition to your vow and freewill offerings, whether burnt offerings, grain offerings, drink offerings, or peace offerings." 1 Chronicles 23:31 Whenever burnt offerings were presented to the LORD on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, they were to serve regularly before the LORD in the numbers prescribed for them. Treasury of Scripture Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts. Exodus 34:22 And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year's end. Leviticus 23:24,25 Speak 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… John 10:22 And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter. Leviticus 23:4,37 These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons… Exodus 23:14-17 Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year… proclaim Exodus 32:5 And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the LORD. Numbers 10:2,3,10 Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps… 2 Kings 10:20 And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it. Jump to Previous Appointed Assemblies Children Convocations Feasts Fixed Holy Israel Israelites LORD'S Meetings Proclaim Sacred Seasons Speak TimesJump to Next Appointed Assemblies Children Convocations Feasts Fixed Holy Israel Israelites LORD'S Meetings Proclaim Sacred Seasons Speak TimesLeviticus 23 1. The feasts of the Lord3. the Sabbath 4. The Passover 9. The sheaf of firstfruits 15. The feast of Pentecost 22. Gleanings to be left for the poor 23. The feast of trumpets 26. The day of atonement 33. The feast of tabernacles (2) Speak unto the children of Israel.--As the festivals here discussed were to be solemnly kept by them, Moses is ordered to address these regulations to the people or their representatives. Concerning the feasts of the Lord . . . Better, the festivals of the Lord which ye shall proclaim as holy convocations, these are my festivals. That is, the following festivals God claims as His, on which solemn assemblies are to be held in the sanctuary. Verse 2. - Concerning the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts. The translation should rather be, The appointed times which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are my appointed times. The appointed times (mo'adin) include the great fast as well as the festivals, and the weekly and monthly as well as the annual holy days. The primary purpose with which the following enumeration of holy days is introduced, is to give a list of the holy convocations. While the Israelites were still dwelling in the wilderness, a holy convocation appears to have been a religious assembly of all the males in the court of the tabernacle. After the settlement in Canaan, a religious gathering for prayer or festive rejoicing in all their dwellings, that is, wherever they lived, would have satisfied the command to hold a holy convocation, except on the three great festivals, when all who could, "kept the feast" at Jerusalem. There were in all seven holy convocations in the year, besides the sabbath, namely, the first and last days of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Pentecost, the Day of Atonement, the Feast of Trumpets, the first and last days of the Feast of Tabernacles.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “Speakדַּבֵּ֞ר (dab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the Israelites בְּנֵ֤י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son and say וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (wə·’ā·mar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to them, אֲלֵהֶ֔ם (’ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to ‘These אֵ֥לֶּה (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those are My appointed feasts, מוֹעֲדֵ֣י (mō·w·‘ă·ḏê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 4150: Appointed time, place, or meeting the feasts מוֹעֲדָֽי׃ (mō·w·‘ă·ḏāy) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 4150: Appointed time, place, or meeting of the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel that אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that you will proclaim תִּקְרְא֥וּ (tiq·rə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read as sacred קֹ֑דֶשׁ (qō·ḏeš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity assemblies. מִקְרָאֵ֣י (miq·rā·’ê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 4744: Something called out, a public meeting, a rehearsal Links Leviticus 23:2 NIVLeviticus 23:2 NLT Leviticus 23:2 ESV Leviticus 23:2 NASB Leviticus 23:2 KJV Leviticus 23:2 BibleApps.com Leviticus 23:2 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 23:2 Chinese Bible Leviticus 23:2 French Bible Leviticus 23:2 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 23:2 Speak to the children of Israel (Le Lv Lev.) |