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On the first day of the appointed month in early autumn, you are to observe a day of complete rest. It will be an official day for holy assembly, a day commemorated with loud blasts of a trumpet. <a href="/esv/leviticus/23.htm">English Standard Version</a> “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall observe a day of solemn rest, a memorial proclaimed with blast of trumpets, a holy convocation. <a href="/bsb/leviticus/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of rest, a sacred assembly announced by trumpet blasts. <a href="/kjv/leviticus/23.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/leviticus/23.htm">New King James Version</a> “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a sabbath-rest, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation. <a href="/nasb_/leviticus/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘In the seventh month on the first of the month you shall have a rest, a reminder by blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation. <a href="/nasb/leviticus/23.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, &#8216In the seventh month on the first of the month you shall have a rest, a reminder by blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation. <a href="/nasb77/leviticus/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘In the seventh month on the first of the month, you shall have a rest, a reminder by blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation. <a href="/lsb/leviticus/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘In the seventh month on the first of the month you shall have a rest, a memorial by blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation. <a href="/amp/leviticus/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Say to the children of Israel, ‘On the first day of the seventh month (almost October), you shall observe a day of solemn sabbatical rest, a memorial day announced by the blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation. <a href="/csb/leviticus/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Tell the Israelites: In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you are to have a day of complete rest, commemoration, and trumpet blasts —a sacred assembly. <a href="/hcsb/leviticus/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Tell the Israelites: In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you are to have a day of complete rest, commemoration, and joyful shouting—a sacred assembly. <a href="/asv/leviticus/23.htm">American Standard Version</a> Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, shall be a solemn rest unto you, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation. <a href="/erv/leviticus/23.htm">English Revised Version</a> Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall be a solemn rest unto you, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation. <a href="/gwt/leviticus/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Tell the Israelites: On the first day of the seventh month hold a worship festival. It will be a memorial day, a holy assembly announced by the blowing of rams' horns. <a href="/isv/leviticus/23.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Tell the Israelis that on the first day of the seventh month you are to have a Sabbath of rest for you—a memorial announced by a loud blast of trumpets. It is to be a sacred assembly. <a href="/msb/leviticus/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?Speak to the Israelites and say, ?On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of rest, a sacred assembly announced by trumpet blasts. <a href="/net/leviticus/23.htm">NET Bible</a> "Tell the Israelites, 'In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you must have a complete rest, a memorial announced by loud horn blasts, a holy assembly. <a href="/nheb/leviticus/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Speak to the children of Israel, saying, 'In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, shall be a solemn rest to you, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation. <a href="/wbt/leviticus/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Speak to 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, a holy convocation. <a href="/web/leviticus/23.htm">World English Bible</a> “Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, there shall be a solemn rest for you, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/leviticus/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, on the first of the month, you have a Sabbath, a memorial of shouting, a holy convocation; <a href="/ylt/leviticus/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, on the first of the month, ye have a sabbath, a memorial of shouting, a holy convocation; <a href="/slt/leviticus/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in one of the month, there shall be to you a Sabbath, a remembrance, shouts of joy, a holy calling.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/leviticus/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Say to the children of Israel: The seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall keep a sabbath, a memorial, with she sound of trumpets, and it shall be called holy. <a href="/cpdv/leviticus/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Say to the sons of Israel: The seventh month, the first day of the month, shall be a Sabbath for you, a memorial, with the sounding of trumpets, and it shall be called holy. <a href="/nabre/leviticus/23.htm">New American Bible</a> Tell the Israelites: On the first day of the seventh month you will have a sabbath rest, with trumpet blasts as a reminder, a declared holy day; <a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Speak to the people of Israel, saying: In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall observe a day of complete rest, a holy convocation commemorated with trumpet blasts.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Speak to the children of Israel and say to them, The seventh month on the first day of the month shall be to you a day of rest, and a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation. <a href="/hpbt/leviticus/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> “Speak with the children of Israel and say to them: ‘On day one in the seventh month, rest, and the memorial of a proclamation shall be made to you; it shall be announced and holy to you.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/leviticus/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Speak unto the children of Israel, saying: In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall be a solemn rest unto you, a memorial proclaimed with the blast of horns, a holy convocation. <a href="/sep/leviticus/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Speak to the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have a rest, a memorial of trumpets: it shall be to you a holy convocation. <a href="/parallel/leviticus/23-24.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=6236" 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 Trumpets</a> 23The LORD also said to Moses, 24<a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dab·bêr (V-Piel-Imp-ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">“Speak</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</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.).">the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and say,</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: bə·’e·ḥāḏ (Prep-b:: Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">‘On the first</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: la·ḥō·ḏeš (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/7637.htm" title="7637: haš·šə·ḇî·‘î (Art:: Number-oms) -- Seventh (an ord. number). Or shbi iy; ordinal from shib'iym. seventh.">of the seventh</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: ba·ḥō·ḏeš (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">month</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">you are to have</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7677.htm" title="7677: šab·bā·ṯō·wn (N-ms) -- Sabbath observance, sabbatism. From shabbath; a sabbatism or special holiday.">a day of rest,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qō·ḏeš (N-ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">a sacred</a> <a href="/hebrew/4744.htm" title="4744: miq·rā- (N-msc) -- A convocation, convoking, reading. From qara'; something called out, i.e. A public meeting; also a rehearsal.">assembly</a> <a href="/hebrew/2146.htm" title="2146: ziḵ·rō·wn (N-msc) -- Memorial, remembrance. From zakar; a memento.">announced</a> <a href="/hebrew/8643.htm" title="8643: tə·rū·‘āh (N-fs) -- From ruwa'; clamor, i.e. Acclamation of joy or a battle-cry; especially clangor of trumpets, as an alarum.">by trumpet blasts.</a> 25You must not do any regular work, but you are to present an offering made by fire to the LORD.’ ”…<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/29-1.htm">Numbers 29:1</a> “On the first day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This will be a day for you to sound the trumpets. <a href="/nehemiah/8-2.htm">Nehemiah 8:2</a> On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand. <a href="/nehemiah/8-9.htm">Nehemiah 8:9-12</a> Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law. / Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” / And the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, since today is holy. Do not grieve.” ... <a href="/psalms/81-3.htm">Psalm 81:3</a> Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and at the full moon on the day of our Feast. <a href="/isaiah/1-13.htm">Isaiah 1:13-14</a> Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly. / I hate your New Moons and your appointed feasts. They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them. <a href="/isaiah/58-1.htm">Isaiah 58:1</a> “Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their transgression and to the house of Jacob their sins. <a href="/ezekiel/46-1.htm">Ezekiel 46:1</a> “This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘The gate of the inner court that faces east must be kept shut during the six days of work, but on the Sabbath day and on the day of the New Moon it shall be opened. <a href="/hosea/5-8.htm">Hosea 5:8</a> Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; raise the battle cry in Beth-aven: Lead on, O Benjamin! <a href="/joel/2-1.htm">Joel 2:1</a> Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near— <a href="/amos/3-6.htm">Amos 3:6</a> If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it? <a href="/zephaniah/1-16.htm">Zephaniah 1:16</a> a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers. <a href="/matthew/24-31.htm">Matthew 24:31</a> And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-52.htm">1 Corinthians 15:52</a> in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16</a> For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise. <a href="/revelation/8-2.htm">Revelation 8:2</a> And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Speak to the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall you have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.in the seventh<a href="/numbers/10-10.htm">Numbers 10:10</a> Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God: I am the LORD your God.<a href="/numbers/29-1.htm">Numbers 29:1-6</a> And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you… <a href="/1_chronicles/15-28.htm">1 Chronicles 15:28</a> Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.<a href="/leviticus/25-9.htm">Leviticus 25:9</a> Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubile to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/23-21.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Blast</a> <a href="/revelation/8-6.htm">Blowing</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-10.htm">Children</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-21.htm">Convocation</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-20.htm">First</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-21.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-18.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-10.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-10.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-32.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-21.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-15.htm">Memorial</a> <a href="/exodus/39-7.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-6.htm">Month</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-31.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-21.htm">Proclaimed</a> <a href="/exodus/13-9.htm">Reminder</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-15.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-16.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-21.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-16.htm">Seventh</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-3.htm">Solemn</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-3.htm">Special</a> <a href="/exodus/20-18.htm">Trumpet</a> <a href="/revelation/8-13.htm">Trumpets</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-4.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/23-27.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-9.htm">Blast</a> <a href="/numbers/29-1.htm">Blowing</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-34.htm">Children</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-27.htm">Convocation</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-39.htm">First</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-27.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/numbers/10-2.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-34.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-34.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/numbers/1-17.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-35.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-7.htm">Memorial</a> <a href="/numbers/5-15.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-27.htm">Month</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-32.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-3.htm">Proclaimed</a> <a href="/numbers/10-10.htm">Reminder</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-32.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-39.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-27.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-27.htm">Seventh</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-32.htm">Solemn</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-32.htm">Special</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-9.htm">Trumpet</a> <a href="/numbers/10-2.htm">Trumpets</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-27.htm">Worship</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'; 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The Israelites are the descendants of Jacob, also known as Israel, and are God's chosen people. This phrase emphasizes the importance of communication from God through His appointed leaders, a pattern seen throughout the Old Testament.On the first day of the seventh month The seventh month in the Hebrew calendar is Tishri, which typically falls in September or October. This month is significant as it marks the beginning of the civil year in Jewish tradition. The timing underscores the importance of this event in the religious and cultural life of the Israelites, aligning with the agricultural cycle and the end of the harvest.you are to have a day of rest This day of rest, or Sabbath, is a recurring theme in the Mosaic Law, emphasizing the need for physical rest and spiritual reflection. It is a cessation from labor, symbolizing trust in God's provision. The concept of rest is also a foreshadowing of the ultimate rest found in Christ, as mentioned in <a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-10</a>.a sacred assembly The sacred assembly, or convocation, is a gathering for worship and communal observance. It highlights the communal aspect of worship in Israelite society, where the community comes together to honor God. This assembly is a precursor to the New Testament gatherings of believers, as seen in <a href="/acts/2-42.htm">Acts 2:42-47</a>.announced by trumpet blasts The trumpet blasts, or shofar, serve as a call to worship and a reminder of God's presence and sovereignty. Trumpets were used in various contexts in Israel, including warfare and religious ceremonies. The sound of the trumpet is also associated with the return of Christ in <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16</a>, symbolizing divine intervention and the gathering of God's people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, to whom the laws and festivals were given. 2. <a href="/topical/s/seventh_month.htm">Seventh Month</a> Known as Tishrei in the Hebrew calendar, it is a significant month for Jewish festivals. 3. <a href="/topical/d/day_of_rest.htm">Day of Rest</a> A Sabbath-like day, emphasizing rest and spiritual reflection. 4. <a href="/topical/s/sacred_assembly.htm">Sacred Assembly</a> A gathering for worship and communal observance of God's commands. 5. <a href="/topical/t/trumpet_blasts.htm">Trumpet Blasts</a> The sounding of the shofar, a ram's horn, to announce the holy day and call the people to attention.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_rest.htm">The Importance of Rest</a> Just as God commanded a day of rest, we are reminded of the necessity of taking time to rest and focus on spiritual matters in our busy lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_worship.htm">The Call to Worship</a> The sacred assembly calls us to gather with fellow believers, emphasizing the importance of community in our spiritual journey. <a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_the_trumpet.htm">The Significance of the Trumpet</a> The trumpet blast serves as a reminder of God's call to attention and readiness, urging us to be spiritually alert and prepared. <a href="/topical/r/reflection_and_repentance.htm">Reflection and Repentance</a> This day marks a time for introspection and repentance, encouraging us to examine our lives and align them with God's will. <a href="/topical/a/anticipation_of_christ's_return.htm">Anticipation of Christ's Return</a> The trumpet also points forward to the return of Christ, reminding us to live with an eternal perspective and hope.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) A memorial of blowing of trumpets.--Literally, remembrance blowing, for which see <a href="/numbers/29-1.htm" title="And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have an holy convocation; you shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets to you.">Numbers 29:1</a>, the only place in the Old Testament where this festival is named as "the day of blessing," i.e., the trumpets. As the first of Ethanim, as the month is called in the Bible (<a href="/1_kings/8-2.htm" title="And all the men of Israel assembled themselves to king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.">1Kings 8:2</a>), or Tishri, as the Jews call it, in which this festival occurs, is the commencement of the civil new year, this festival was called "the Festival of New Year" ever since the time of the second Temple, and has been regarded as preparatory to the great day of Atonement, which is ten days later. The blowing of trumpets, therefore, which was the distinguishing feature of this festival, was designed to summon the Israelites to enter upon the work of sanctification, which will be accounted to them as a merit in the sight of God, and for which they are promised to be especially remembered before the Lord (<a href="/context/numbers/10-9.htm" title="And if you go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresses you, then you shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and you shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and you shall be saved from your enemies.">Numbers 10:9-10</a>). Hence its name, Remembrance blowing--the blowing of trumpets, which will make them to be remembered before the Lord. The synagogue, however, takes the name more in the sense of "reminding" God of the merits of the patriarchs and his covenant with them, and for this reason has appointed <a href="/context/genesis/21-1.htm" title="And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did to Sarah as he had spoken.">Genesis 21:1-34</a>; <a href="/context/genesis/22-1.htm" title="And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said to him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.">Genesis 22:1-24</a>, recording the birth and sacrifice of Isaac, as the lesson for this festival. <a href="/commentaries/leviticus/23-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“Speak דַּבֵּ֛ר (dab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the Israelites בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son [and] say, לֵאמֹ֑ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘On the first בְּאֶחָ֣ד (bə·’e·ḥāḏ) Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first day לַחֹ֗דֶשׁ (la·ḥō·ḏeš) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> The new moon, a month of the seventh הַשְּׁבִיעִ֜י (haš·šə·ḇî·‘î) Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7637.htm">Strong's 7637: </a> Seventh (an ordinal number) month בַּחֹ֨דֶשׁ (ba·ḥō·ḏeš) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> The new moon, a month you are to have יִהְיֶ֤ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be a day of rest, שַׁבָּת֔וֹן (šab·bā·ṯō·wn) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7677.htm">Strong's 7677: </a> Sabbath observance, sabbatism a sacred קֹֽדֶשׁ׃ (qō·ḏeš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> A sacred place, thing, sanctity assembly מִקְרָא־ (miq·rā-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4744.htm">Strong's 4744: </a> Something called out, a public meeting, a rehearsal announced זִכְר֥וֹן (ziḵ·rō·wn) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2146.htm">Strong's 2146: </a> Memorial, remembrance by trumpet blasts. תְּרוּעָ֖ה (tə·rū·‘āh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8643.htm">Strong's 8643: </a> Clamor, acclamation of joy, a battle-cry, clangor, of trumpets, as an alarum <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/23-24.htm">Leviticus 23:24 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/leviticus/23-24.htm">Leviticus 23:24 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/leviticus/23-24.htm">Leviticus 23:24 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/leviticus/23-24.htm">Leviticus 23:24 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/leviticus/23-24.htm">Leviticus 23:24 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/23-24.htm">Leviticus 23:24 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/23-24.htm">Leviticus 23:24 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/23-24.htm">Leviticus 23:24 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/23-24.htm">Leviticus 23:24 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/leviticus/23-24.htm">Leviticus 23:24 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-24.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 23:24 Speak to the children of Israel saying (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/23-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 23:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 23:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/23-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 23:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 23:25" /></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>