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They will be a burnt offering to the LORD, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings—a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the LORD. <a href="/nlt/leviticus/23.htm">New Living Translation</a> Along with the bread, present seven one-year-old male lambs with no defects, one young bull, and two rams as burnt offerings to the LORD. These burnt offerings, together with the grain offerings and liquid offerings, will be a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. <a href="/esv/leviticus/23.htm">English Standard Version</a> And you shall present with the bread seven lambs a year old without blemish, and one bull from the herd and two rams. They shall be a burnt offering to the LORD, with their grain offering and their drink offerings, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the LORD. <a href="/bsb/leviticus/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Along with the bread you are to present seven unblemished male lambs a year old, one young bull, and two rams. They will be a burnt offering to the LORD, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings—a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. <a href="/kjv/leviticus/23.htm">King James Bible</a> And 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. <a href="/nkjv/leviticus/23.htm">New King James Version</a> And you shall offer with the bread seven lambs of the first year, without blemish, one young bull, and two rams. They shall be as a burnt offering to the LORD, with their grain offering and their drink offerings, an offering made by fire for a sweet aroma to the LORD. <a href="/nasb_/leviticus/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nasb/leviticus/23.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216Along 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. <a href="/nasb77/leviticus/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘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 libations, an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the LORD. <a href="/lsb/leviticus/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Along with the bread you shall bring near seven one year old male lambs without blemish and a bull from the herd and two rams; they shall be a burnt offering to Yahweh, with their grain offering and their drink offerings, an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to Yahweh. <a href="/amp/leviticus/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And you shall offer with the bread seven unblemished lambs, one year old, and one young bull and two rams. They are to be a burnt offering to the LORD, with their grain offering and their drink offerings. It is an offering by fire, a sweet and soothing aroma to the LORD. <a href="/csb/leviticus/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> You are to present with the bread seven unblemished male lambs a year old, one young bull, and two rams. They will be a burnt offering to the LORD, with their grain offerings and drink offerings, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. <a href="/hcsb/leviticus/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> You are to present with the bread seven unblemished male lambs a year old, one young bull, and two rams. They will be a burnt offering to the LORD, with their grain offerings and drink offerings, a fire offering of a pleasing aroma to the LORD. <a href="/asv/leviticus/23.htm">American Standard Version</a> And ye shall present with the bread seven lambs without blemish a year old, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be a burnt-offering unto Jehovah, with their meal-offering, and their drink-offerings, even an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah. <a href="/cev/leviticus/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> At this same time, the entire community of Israel must bring seven lambs that are a year old, a young bull, and two rams. These animals must have nothing wrong with them, and they must be offered as a sacrifice to please me. You must also offer the proper grain and wine sacrifices with each animal. <a href="/erv/leviticus/23.htm">English Revised Version</a> And ye shall present with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be a burnt offering unto the LORD, with their meal offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. <a href="/gwt/leviticus/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> With the bread bring seven one-year-old lambs that have no defects, one bull, and two rams. They will be a burnt offering to the LORD. With these offerings also bring grain and wine offerings. They will be a sacrifice by fire, a soothing aroma to the LORD. <a href="/gnt/leviticus/23.htm">Good News Translation</a> And with the bread the community is to present seven one-year-old lambs, one bull, and two rams, none of which may have any defects. They shall be offered as a burnt offering to the LORD, along with a grain offering and a wine offering. The odor of this offering is pleasing to the LORD. <a href="/isv/leviticus/23.htm">International Standard Version</a> Along with the loaves of bread, bring seven lambs (each of them one year old and without defect), one young bull as an offering, and two rams as offerings to the LORD—along with your gift and drink offerings—and present them as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. <a href="/msb/leviticus/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Along with the bread you are to present seven unblemished male lambs a year old, one young bull, and two rams. They will be a burnt offering to the LORD, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings?a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. <a href="/net/leviticus/23.htm">NET Bible</a> Along with the loaves of bread, you must also present seven flawless yearling lambs, one young bull, and two rams. They are to be a burnt offering to the LORD along with their grain offering and drink offerings, a gift of a soothing aroma to the LORD. <a href="/nheb/leviticus/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> You shall present with the bread seven lambs without blemish a year old, one young bull, and two rams. They shall be a burnt offering to the LORD, with their meal offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of a sweet aroma to the LORD. <a href="/wbt/leviticus/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And 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 to the LORD, with their meat-offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire of a sweet savor to the LORD. <a href="/web/leviticus/23.htm">World English Bible</a> You shall present with the bread seven lambs without defect a year old, one young bull, and two rams. They shall be a burnt offering to Yahweh, with their meal offering and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of a sweet aroma to Yahweh. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/leviticus/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And you have brought near, besides the bread, seven lambs, perfect ones, sons of a year, and one bullock, a son of the herd, and two rams; they are a burnt-offering to YHWH, with their present and their drink-offerings, a fire-offering of refreshing fragrance to YHWH. <a href="/ylt/leviticus/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'And ye have brought near, besides the bread, seven lambs, perfect ones, sons of a year, and one bullock, a son of the herd, and two rams; they are a burnt-offering to Jehovah, with their present and their libations, a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah. <a href="/slt/leviticus/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And ye brought upon the bread seven blameless lambs, the sons of a year, and one bullock, the son of a cow, and two rams: they shall be a burnt-offering to Jehovah, and their gift and their libations, a sacrifice, an odor of sweetness to Jehovah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/leviticus/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And you shall offer with the leaves seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one calf from the herd, and two rams, and they shall be for a holocaust with their libations far a most sweet odour to the Lord. <a href="/cpdv/leviticus/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And you shall offer with the bread: seven immaculate one-year-old lambs, and one calf from the herd, and two rams, and these shall be a holocaust, with their libations, as a most sweet odor to the Lord. <a href="/nabre/leviticus/23.htm">New American Bible</a> Besides the bread, you shall offer to the LORD a burnt offering of seven unblemished yearling lambs, one bull of the herd, and two rams, along with their grain offering and libations, as a sweet-smelling oblation to the LORD. <a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> You shall present with the bread seven lambs a year old without blemish, one young bull, and two rams; they shall be a burnt offering to the LORD, along with their grain offering and their drink offerings, an offering by fire of pleasing odor to the LORD.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And you 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 to the LORD, with their meal offering and their drink offering made by fire, an offering for a sweet savour to the LORD. <a href="/hpbt/leviticus/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And bring with the bread seven lambs, offspring of a year that have no defect in them, and one bullock, son of an oxen, and two rams; they shall be burnt peace offerings to LORD JEHOVAH and their meal offerings and their drink offerings, gifts for a sweet savor to LORD JEHOVAH.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/leviticus/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And ye shall present with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams; they shall be a burnt-offering unto the LORD, with their meal-offering, and their drink-offerings, even an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. <a href="/sep/leviticus/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And ye shall bring with the loaves seven unblemished lambs of a year old, and one calf of the herd, and two rams without blemish, and they shall be a whole-burnt-offering to the Lord: and their meat-offerings and their drink-offerings shall be a sacrifice, a smell of sweet savour to the Lord. <a href="/parallel/leviticus/23-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=6170" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/leviticus/23.htm">The Feast of Pentecost</a> …17Bring two loaves of bread from your dwellings as a wave offering, each made from two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour, baked with leaven, as the firstfruits to the LORD. 18<a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">Along with</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: hal·le·ḥem (Art:: N-ms) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">the bread</a> <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: wə·hiq·raḇ·tem (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">you are to present</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: šiḇ·‘aṯ (Number-msc) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/8549.htm" title="8549: tə·mî·mim (Adj-mp) -- Complete, sound. From tamam; entire; also integrity, truth.">unblemished</a> <a href="/hebrew/3532.htm" title="3532: kə·ḇā·śîm (N-mp) -- A lamb. From an unused root meaning to dominate; a ram.">male lambs</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">a year old,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year."></a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">one</a> <a href="/hebrew/6499.htm" title="6499: ū·p̄ar (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Young bull, steer. Or par; from parar; a bullock.">young bull,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1241.htm" title="1241: bā·qār (N-ms) -- Cattle, herd, an ox. From baqar; beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender; collectively, a herd."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·nā·yim (Number-md) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">and two</a> <a href="/hebrew/352.htm" title="352: wə·’ê·lim (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- From the same as 'uwl; properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief; also a ram; a pilaster; an oak or other strong tree.">rams.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">They will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: ‘ō·lāh (N-fs) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">a burnt offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4503.htm" title="4503: ū·min·ḥā·ṯām (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- From an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. Bestow; a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering.">together with their grain offerings</a> <a href="/hebrew/5262.htm" title="5262: wə·nis·kê·hem (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A libation, a cast idol. Or necek; from nacak; a libation; also a cast idol.">and drink offerings—</a> <a href="/hebrew/801.htm" title="801: ’iš·šêh (N-msc) -- The same as 'eshshah, but used in a liturgical sense; properly, a burnt-offering; but occasionally of any sacrifice.">an offering made by fire,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5207.htm" title="5207: nî·ḥō·aḥ (N-ms) -- A quieting, soothing, tranquilizing. Or niychoach; from nuwach; properly, restful, i.e. Pleasant; abstractly, delight.">a pleasing</a> <a href="/hebrew/7381.htm" title="7381: rê·aḥ- (N-msc) -- To smell, perceive odor. From ruwach; odor.">aroma</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD.</a> 19You shall also prepare one male goat as a sin offering and two male lambs a year old as a peace offering.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/numbers/28-27.htm">Numbers 28:27-31</a> Present a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old as a pleasing aroma to the LORD, / together with their grain offerings of fine flour mixed with oil—three-tenths of an ephah with each bull, two-tenths of an ephah with the ram, / and a tenth of an ephah with each of the seven lambs. ... <a href="/exodus/29-38.htm">Exodus 29:38-42</a> This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar, each day: two lambs that are a year old. / Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight. / With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives, and a drink offering of a quarter hin of wine. ... <a href="/numbers/15-8.htm">Numbers 15:8-10</a> When you prepare a young bull as a burnt offering or sacrifice to fulfill a vow or as a peace offering to the LORD, / present with the bull a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with half a hin of olive oil. / Also present half a hin of wine as a drink offering. It is a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. <a href="/deuteronomy/16-10.htm">Deuteronomy 16:10</a> And you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks to the LORD your God with a freewill offering that you give in proportion to how the LORD your God has blessed you, <a href="/2_chronicles/8-12.htm">2 Chronicles 8:12-13</a> At that time Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD he had built in front of the portico. / He observed the daily requirement for offerings according to the commandment of Moses for Sabbaths, New Moons, and the three annual appointed feasts—the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. <a href="/ezra/3-4.htm">Ezra 3:4-6</a> They also celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles in accordance with what is written, and they offered burnt offerings daily based on the number prescribed for each day. / After that, they presented the regular burnt offerings and those for New Moons and for all the appointed sacred feasts of the LORD, as well as all the freewill offerings brought to the LORD. / On the first day of the seventh month, the Israelites began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD, although the foundation of the temple of the LORD had not been laid. <a href="/nehemiah/10-33.htm">Nehemiah 10:33</a> for the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the New Moons and appointed feasts, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the duties of the house of our God. <a href="/ezekiel/45-17.htm">Ezekiel 45:17</a> And it shall be the prince’s part to provide the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings for the feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths—for all the appointed feasts of the house of Israel. He will provide the sin offerings, grain offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings to make atonement for the house of Israel. <a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">Hebrews 10:1-10</a> For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. / If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins. / Instead, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins, ... <a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a> Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. <a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7-8</a> Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. / Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth. <a href="/colossians/2-16.htm">Colossians 2:16-17</a> Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath. / These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ. <a href="/hebrews/9-9.htm">Hebrews 9:9-14</a> It is an illustration for the present time, because the gifts and sacrifices being offered were unable to cleanse the conscience of the worshiper. / They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform. / But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation. ... <a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">1 Peter 1:18-19</a> For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, / but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot. <a href="/isaiah/53-10.htm">Isaiah 53:10</a> Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And you 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 to the LORD, with their meat offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of sweet smell to the LORD.seven lambs<a href="/leviticus/23-12.htm">Leviticus 23:12,13</a> And 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… <a href="/numbers/28-27.htm">Numbers 28:27-31</a> But ye shall offer the burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; two young bullocks, one ram, seven lambs of the first year; … <a href="/malachi/1-13.htm">Malachi 1:13,14</a> Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD… with their<a href="/numbers/15-4.htm">Numbers 15:4-12</a> Then shall he that offereth his offering unto the LORD bring a meat offering of a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of oil… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/23-13.htm">Aroma</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-12.htm">Blemish</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-17.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-27.htm">Bull</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-27.htm">Bullock</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-12.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-12.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-13.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-13.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-17.htm">First</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-12.htm">Lambs</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-16.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-16.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-16.htm">Meat-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-16.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-17.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-21.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-16.htm">Present</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-2.htm">Rams</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-15.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-13.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-28.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/26-31.htm">Aroma</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-19.htm">Blemish</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-20.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/numbers/7-15.htm">Bull</a> <a href="/numbers/7-15.htm">Bullock</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-37.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-37.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-37.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-25.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-19.htm">First</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-19.htm">Lambs</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-37.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-37.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-37.htm">Meat-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-19.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-19.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-19.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-25.htm">Present</a> <a href="/numbers/7-17.htm">Rams</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-34.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-31.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/numbers/6-10.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 23</div>1. <a href="/leviticus/23-1.htm">The feasts of the Lord</a> 3. <a href="/leviticus/23-3.htm">the Sabbath</a> 4. <a href="/leviticus/23-4.htm">The Passover</a> 9. <a href="/leviticus/23-9.htm">The sheaf of firstfruits</a> 15. <a href="/leviticus/23-15.htm">The feast of Pentecost</a> 22. <a href="/leviticus/23-22.htm">Gleanings to be left for the poor</a> 23. <a href="/leviticus/23-23.htm">The feast of trumpets</a> 26. <a href="/leviticus/23-26.htm">The day of atonement</a> 33. <a href="/leviticus/23-33.htm">The feast of tabernacles</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/23.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/23.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Along with the bread This phrase refers to the bread made from the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, which is part of the Feast of Weeks, also known as Pentecost. This feast is a time of thanksgiving for the harvest and is one of the three pilgrimage festivals where Israelites were to appear before the Lord in Jerusalem.you are to present seven unblemished male lambs a year old The number seven often symbolizes completeness or perfection in the Bible. The requirement for the lambs to be unblemished signifies the need for purity and perfection in offerings to God, reflecting the holiness He demands. The age of one year indicates the lambs are in their prime, symbolizing strength and vitality.one young bull The bull is a symbol of strength and service. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, bulls were often associated with deities and used in significant religious rituals. The inclusion of a bull in the offering underscores the importance of the sacrifice and the need for a substantial offering to God.and two rams Rams are often associated with leadership and sacrifice. In the context of sacrificial offerings, rams were used in various significant biblical events, such as the ram provided by God in place of Isaac (<a href="/genesis/22-13.htm">Genesis 22:13</a>). The number two may symbolize witness or testimony, reinforcing the communal aspect of the offering.They will be a burnt offering to the LORD A burnt offering is one that is completely consumed by fire, symbolizing total dedication and surrender to God. This type of offering is meant to atone for sin and express devotion. The complete consumption by fire signifies the complete giving over of the offering to God.together with their grain offerings and drink offerings Grain offerings, often made of fine flour, oil, and frankincense, symbolize the fruit of human labor and dedication to God. Drink offerings, typically wine, represent joy and celebration. Together, these offerings complement the burnt offering, creating a holistic act of worship that includes both sustenance and celebration.a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD The phrase "pleasing aroma" is a metaphorical expression indicating that the offering is acceptable and pleasing to God. It reflects the idea that God is satisfied with the worship and obedience of His people. This concept is echoed in the New Testament, where Christ's sacrifice is described as a fragrant offering (<a href="/ephesians/5-2.htm">Ephesians 5:2</a>), drawing a parallel between the Old Testament sacrifices and the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The recipients of the laws and instructions given by God through Moses. They are the covenant people of God, called to live according to His statutes. 2. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The prophet and leader of the Israelites who received the Law from God on Mount Sinai and communicated it to the people. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a> The portable dwelling place for the divine presence among the Israelites, where sacrifices and offerings were made. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_feast_of_weeks.htm">The Feast of Weeks (Shavuot/Pentecost)</a> The event during which these offerings were to be made, marking the end of the grain harvest and a time of thanksgiving. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who established the sacrificial system as a means for His people to maintain a relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_sacrifice.htm">The Importance of Sacrifice</a> The detailed instructions for offerings highlight the seriousness of approaching God. Sacrifices were a means of atonement and worship, pointing to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ. <a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_purity.htm">Holiness and Purity</a> The requirement for unblemished animals signifies the need for purity and holiness in worship. Believers are called to live holy lives, set apart for God. <a href="/topical/g/gratitude_and_thanksgiving.htm">Gratitude and Thanksgiving</a> The Feast of Weeks was a time of thanksgiving for the harvest. Similarly, Christians are encouraged to cultivate a heart of gratitude for God's provision and blessings. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_fire.htm">Symbolism of Fire</a> The offerings made by fire symbolize purification and dedication. Believers are to be refined by the Holy Spirit, living lives that are a pleasing aroma to God. <a href="/topical/c/community_worship.htm">Community Worship</a> The communal aspect of the offerings underscores the importance of gathering together in worship, encouraging one another in faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 23</a> <a href="/q/is_there_evidence_of_leviticus_sacrifices.htm">In Leviticus 23:18–19, is there archaeological evidence to confirm the specific types of animal sacrifices described, and how were they logistically managed in the wilderness period? </a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_balaam's_seven_altars.htm">Numbers 23:1-2: Is there any archaeological evidence supporting Balaam's elaborate sacrifices on seven altars with seven bulls and seven rams?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_num_6_13-20_sacrifices_compare.htm">Numbers 6:13-20 -- How do these detailed, specific sacrifice requirements align with or differ from other sacrificial regulations found elsewhere in the Torah?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_israelites_supply_many_sacrifice_animals.htm">How could the Israelites realistically supply the large number of animals required for the consecutive sacrifices in Numbers 29?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs.--The additional sacrifices for the feast day consisted of two bullocks, one ram, and seven lambs, which were a burnt offering, and of a goat as a sin offering (<a href="/context/numbers/28-26.htm" title="Also in the day of the first fruits, when you bring a new meat offering to the LORD, after your weeks be out, you shall have an holy convocation; you shall do no servile work:">Numbers 28:26-27</a>; <a href="/numbers/28-30.htm" title="And one kid of the goats, to make an atonement for you.">Numbers 28:30</a>). Besides these, however, the new meat offering of the two loaves mentioned in the text before us is to be brought, and with it are to be offered one bullock, two rams, and seven lambs, all for burnt offerings. <a href="/commentaries/leviticus/23-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Along with עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the bread הַלֶּ֗חֶם (hal·le·ḥem) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> Food, bread, grain you are to present וְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֣ם (wə·hiq·raḇ·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> To come near, approach seven שִׁבְעַ֨ת (šiḇ·‘aṯ) Number - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number unblemished תְּמִימִם֙ (tə·mî·mim) Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8549.htm">Strong's 8549: </a> Entire, integrity, truth male lambs כְּבָשִׂ֤ים (kə·ḇā·śîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3532.htm">Strong's 3532: </a> A lamb a year old, בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son one אֶחָ֖ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first young bull, וּפַ֧ר (ū·p̄ar) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6499.htm">Strong's 6499: </a> Young bull, steer and two שְׁנָ֑יִם (šə·nā·yim) Number - md <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> Two (a cardinal number) rams. וְאֵילִ֣ם (wə·’ê·lim) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_352.htm">Strong's 352: </a> Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree They will be יִהְי֤וּ (yih·yū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be a burnt offering עֹלָה֙ (‘ō·lāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5930.htm">Strong's 5930: </a> Whole burnt offering to the LORD, לַֽיהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel together with their grain offerings וּמִנְחָתָם֙ (ū·min·ḥā·ṯām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4503.htm">Strong's 4503: </a> A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering and drink offerings— וְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֔ם (wə·nis·kê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5262.htm">Strong's 5262: </a> A libation, a cast idol an offering made by fire אִשֵּׁ֥ה (’iš·šêh) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_801.htm">Strong's 801: </a> A burnt-offering, a sacrifice of a pleasing נִיחֹ֖חַ (nî·ḥō·aḥ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> A quieting, soothing, tranquilizing aroma רֵֽיחַ־ (rê·aḥ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7381.htm">Strong's 7381: </a> To smell, perceive odor to the LORD. לַיהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/23-18.htm">Leviticus 23:18 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/leviticus/23-18.htm">Leviticus 23:18 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/leviticus/23-18.htm">Leviticus 23:18 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/leviticus/23-18.htm">Leviticus 23:18 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/leviticus/23-18.htm">Leviticus 23:18 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/23-18.htm">Leviticus 23:18 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/23-18.htm">Leviticus 23:18 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/23-18.htm">Leviticus 23:18 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/23-18.htm">Leviticus 23:18 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/leviticus/23-18.htm">Leviticus 23:18 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-18.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 23:18 You shall present with the bread seven (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/23-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 23:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 23:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/23-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 23:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 23:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>