Leviticus 23:1-11 ▼

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 Speak to the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: These are the feasts of the Lord, which you shall call holy.

3 For six days you shall do work; the seventh day, because it is the rest of the Sabbath, shall be called holy. You shall do no work on that day; it is the Sabbath of the Lord in all your dwelling places.

4 Therefore, these are the feasts of the Lord, which you must celebrate in their times.

5 The first month, the fourteenth day of the month, at evening, is the Passover of the Lord.

6 And the fifteenth day of this month is the solemnity of the unleavened bread of the Lord. For seven days shall you eat unleavened bread.

7 The first day shall be greatly honored and holy to you; you shall do no servile work in it.

8 But you shall offer a sacrifice with fire, for seven days, to the Lord. Then the seventh day shall be more honored and more holy; and you shall do no servile work in it.

9 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

10 Speak to the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: When you will have entered into the land which I will give to you, and you will have harvested your grain fields, you shall carry the sheaves of grain, the first-fruits of your harvest, to the priest.

11 He shall lift up a sheaf before the Lord, on the day after the Sabbath, so that it may be acceptable for you, and he shall sanctify it.