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These are the LORD’s appointed festivals, which you are to proclaim as official days for holy assembly. <a href="/esv/leviticus/23.htm">English Standard Version</a> “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. <a href="/bsb/leviticus/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “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. <a href="/kjv/leviticus/23.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/leviticus/23.htm">New King James Version</a> “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. <a href="/nasb_/leviticus/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “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: <a href="/nasb/leviticus/23.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, &#8216The LORD&#8217S appointed times which you shall proclaim as holy convocations— My appointed times are these: <a href="/nasb77/leviticus/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “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: <a href="/lsb/leviticus/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “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: <a href="/amp/leviticus/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “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: <a href="/csb/leviticus/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: These are my appointed times, the times of the LORD that you will proclaim as sacred assemblies. <a href="/hcsb/leviticus/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Speak to the Israelites and tell them: These are My appointed times, the times of the LORD that you will proclaim as sacred assemblies.&#8221 <a href="/asv/leviticus/23.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/leviticus/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> to say to the community of Israel: I have chosen certain times for you to come together and worship me. <a href="/erv/leviticus/23.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/leviticus/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Tell the Israelites: These are the appointed festivals with the LORD, which you must announce as holy assemblies. <a href="/gnt/leviticus/23.htm">Good News Translation</a> the following regulations for the religious festivals, when the people of Israel are to gather for worship. <a href="/isv/leviticus/23.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Tell the Israelis that these are my festival times appointed by the LORD that you are to declare as sacred assemblies: <a href="/msb/leviticus/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?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. <a href="/net/leviticus/23.htm">NET Bible</a> "Speak to the Israelites and tell them, 'These are the LORD's appointed times which you must proclaim as holy assemblies--my appointed times: <a href="/nheb/leviticus/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "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. <a href="/wbt/leviticus/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/leviticus/23.htm">World English Bible</a> “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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/leviticus/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “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. <a href="/ylt/leviticus/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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: <a href="/slt/leviticus/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Speak the sons of Israel and say to them, The appointments of Jehovah, which ye shall call them holy callings, these my appointments.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/leviticus/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: These are the feasts of the Lord, which you shall call holy. <a href="/cpdv/leviticus/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Speak to the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: These are the feasts of the Lord, which you shall call holy. <a href="/nabre/leviticus/23.htm">New American Bible</a> 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: <a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> 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.<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, Concerning the feasts of the LORD which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are my feasts. <a href="/hpbt/leviticus/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> “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.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/leviticus/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/leviticus/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> 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. <a href="/parallel/leviticus/23-2.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=6025" 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">Feasts of the LORD</a> 1Then the LORD said to Moses, 2<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: wə·’ā·mar·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and say</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. ">to them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">‘These</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">are</a> <a href="/hebrew/4150.htm" title="4150: mō·w·‘ă·ḏāy (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Appointed time, place, or meeting. ">My appointed feasts,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4150.htm" title="4150: mō·w·‘ă·ḏê (N-mpc) -- Appointed time, place, or meeting. ">the feasts</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: tiq·rə·’ū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">you are to proclaim</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qō·ḏeš (N-ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">as sacred</a> <a href="/hebrew/4744.htm" title="4744: miq·rā·’ê (N-mpc) -- A convocation, convoking, reading. From qara'; something called out, i.e. A public meeting; also a rehearsal.">assemblies.</a> 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.…<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="/exodus/12-14.htm">Exodus 12:14-17</a> And this day will be a memorial for you, and you are to celebrate it as a feast to the LORD, as a permanent statute for the generations to come. / For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. On the first day you are to remove the leaven from your houses. Whoever eats anything leavened from the first day through the seventh must be cut off from Israel. / On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly, and another on the seventh day. You must not do any work on those days, except to prepare the meals—that is all you may do. ... <a href="/numbers/28-16.htm">Numbers 28:16-25</a> The fourteenth day of the first month is the LORD’s Passover. / On the fifteenth day of this month, there shall be a feast; for seven days unleavened bread is to be eaten. / On the first day there is to be a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work. ... <a href="/deuteronomy/16-1.htm">Deuteronomy 16:1-17</a> Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night. / You are to offer to the LORD your God the Passover sacrifice from the herd or flock in the place the LORD will choose as a dwelling for His Name. / You must not eat leavened bread with it; for seven days you are to eat with it unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, because you left the land of Egypt in haste—so that you may remember for the rest of your life the day you left the land of Egypt. ... <a href="/exodus/23-14.htm">Exodus 23:14-17</a> Three times a year you are to celebrate a feast to Me. / You are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread as I commanded you: At the appointed time in the month of Abib you are to eat unleavened bread for seven days, because that was the month you came out of Egypt. No one may appear before Me empty-handed. / You are also to keep the Feast of Harvest with the firstfruits of the produce from what you sow in the field. And keep the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather your produce from the field. ... <a href="/numbers/29-12.htm">Numbers 29:12-40</a> On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work, and you shall observe a feast to the LORD for seven days. / As a pleasing aroma to the LORD, you are to present a food offering, a burnt offering of thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all unblemished, / along with the grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil with each of the thirteen bulls, two-tenths of an ephah with each of the two rams, ... <a href="/2_chronicles/8-13.htm">2 Chronicles 8:13</a> 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="/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="/ezekiel/45-21.htm">Ezekiel 45:21-25</a> On the fourteenth day of the first month you are to observe the Passover, a feast of seven days, during which unleavened bread shall be eaten. / On that day the prince shall provide a bull as a sin offering for himself and for all the people of the land. / Each day during the seven days of the feast, he shall provide seven bulls and seven rams without blemish as a burnt offering to the LORD, along with a male goat for a sin offering. ... <a href="/1_kings/9-25.htm">1 Kings 9:25</a> Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the LORD, burning incense with them before the LORD. So he completed the temple. <a href="/2_chronicles/30-1.htm">2 Chronicles 30:1-27</a> Then Hezekiah sent word throughout all Israel and Judah, and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh inviting them to come to the house of the LORD in Jerusalem to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel. / For the king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem had decided to keep the Passover in the second month, / since they had been unable to keep it at the regular time, because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not been gathered in Jerusalem. ... <a href="/matthew/26-17.htm">Matthew 26:17-19</a> On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” / He answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house.’” / So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover. <a href="/mark/14-12.htm">Mark 14:12-16</a> On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” / So He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him, / and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’ ... <a href="/luke/22-7.htm">Luke 22:7-13</a> Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed. / Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” / “Where do You want us to prepare it?” they asked. ... <a href="/john/7-2.htm">John 7:2</a> However, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near. <a href="/acts/2-1.htm">Acts 2:1</a> When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.<a href="/exodus/34-22.htm">Exodus 34:22</a> And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year's end.<a href="/leviticus/23-24.htm">Leviticus 23:24,25</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="/john/10-22.htm">John 10:22</a> And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.<a href="/leviticus/23-4.htm">Leviticus 23:4,37</a> These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons… <a href="/exodus/23-14.htm">Exodus 23:14-17</a> Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year… proclaim<a href="/exodus/32-5.htm">Exodus 32:5</a> 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.<a href="/numbers/10-2.htm">Numbers 10:2,3,10</a> 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… <a href="/2_kings/10-20.htm">2 Kings 10:20</a> And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/16-21.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/revelation/22-16.htm">Assemblies</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-32.htm">Children</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-13.htm">Convocations</a> <a href="/jude/1-12.htm">Feasts</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-6.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-32.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-32.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-32.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-13.htm">LORD'S</a> <a href="/genesis/49-6.htm">Meetings</a> <a href="/exodus/33-19.htm">Proclaim</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-16.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/exodus/18-26.htm">Seasons</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-18.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-26.htm">Times</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/23-4.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-4.htm">Assemblies</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-10.htm">Children</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-4.htm">Convocations</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-4.htm">Feasts</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-4.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-3.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-10.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-10.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-4.htm">LORD'S</a> <a href="/psalms/26-12.htm">Meetings</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-4.htm">Proclaim</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-3.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-4.htm">Seasons</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-10.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-4.htm">Times</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>Speak to the Israelites This directive is given to Moses, emphasizing the covenant relationship between God and the Israelites. The Israelites are the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, chosen by God to be His people. This phrase underscores the importance of communication from God to His chosen people, highlighting the role of Moses as a mediator. It reflects the broader biblical theme of God’s desire to dwell among His people and guide them.and say to them This phrase indicates the importance of verbal communication in the transmission of God’s laws and instructions. In the ancient Near Eastern context, oral tradition was a primary means of preserving and conveying important information. This command ensures that the Israelites receive direct and clear instructions from God, reinforcing the authority of the message.‘These are My appointed feasts The term "appointed feasts" refers to specific times set by God for the Israelites to gather and worship. These feasts are divinely ordained and are not merely cultural or traditional events. They serve as reminders of God’s provision and faithfulness. The feasts also have prophetic significance, foreshadowing events in the life of Jesus Christ, such as Passover pointing to His sacrificial death.the feasts of the LORD This phrase emphasizes that these feasts belong to God, not to the people. They are sacred times established by God for His purposes. The feasts are opportunities for the Israelites to remember and celebrate God’s acts of salvation and provision. They also serve as a means of maintaining the community’s identity and unity under God’s covenant.that you are to proclaim The act of proclaiming these feasts involves making them known publicly and ensuring that the entire community is aware of their significance. This proclamation is a communal responsibility, ensuring that each generation understands and participates in these sacred times. It reflects the importance of teaching and passing down God’s commandments.as sacred assemblies The term "sacred assemblies" indicates that these gatherings are holy and set apart for worship and reflection. They are not ordinary meetings but are times dedicated to God, requiring the Israelites to cease from regular work and focus on spiritual matters. These assemblies foster a sense of community and shared faith, reinforcing the Israelites’ identity as God’s people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to whom the laws and commandments were given. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant name of God, who establishes the feasts as sacred times for His people. 3. <a href="/topical/a/appointed_feasts.htm">Appointed Feasts</a> Specific times set by God for the Israelites to gather, worship, and remember His deeds and promises. 4. <a href="/topical/s/sacred_assemblies.htm">Sacred Assemblies</a> Holy gatherings where the community comes together to worship and honor God, distinct from ordinary gatherings. 5. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The prophet and leader through whom God communicated His laws and instructions to the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_sacred_time.htm">Understanding Sacred Time</a> Recognize the importance of setting aside specific times for worship and reflection, as God commanded the Israelites to do. <a href="/topical/c/community_worship.htm">Community Worship</a> Emphasize the value of gathering with fellow believers to honor God, drawing strength and encouragement from one another. <a href="/topical/r/remembrance_and_celebration.htm">Remembrance and Celebration</a> Use appointed times to remember God's faithfulness and celebrate His ongoing work in our lives. <a href="/topical/h/holiness_in_worship.htm">Holiness in Worship</a> Approach worship with reverence and a heart prepared to meet with God, acknowledging the sacredness of these gatherings. <a href="/topical/c/christ_as_fulfillment.htm">Christ as Fulfillment</a> Reflect on how the feasts point to Christ and find their ultimate fulfillment in Him, deepening our understanding of His work.<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/what_are_the_holy_days_of_obligation.htm">What are the Holy Days of Obligation?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_bible's_jewish_feasts.htm">What are the Jewish feasts and festivals in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_visible_vs._invisible_church.htm">What are the religious festivals mentioned in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_a_high_sabbath.htm">What defines a high Sabbath?</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>(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.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>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. <a href="/commentaries/leviticus/23-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“Speak דַּבֵּ֞ר (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 בְּנֵ֤י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son and say וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (wə·’ā·mar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to them, אֲלֵהֶ֔ם (’ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to ‘These אֵ֥לֶּה (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> These, those are My appointed feasts, מוֹעֲדֵ֣י (mō·w·‘ă·ḏê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4150.htm">Strong's 4150: </a> Appointed time, place, or meeting the feasts מוֹעֲדָֽי׃ (mō·w·‘ă·ḏāy) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4150.htm">Strong's 4150: </a> Appointed time, place, or meeting of the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel that אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> 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 <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read as sacred קֹ֑דֶשׁ (qō·ḏeš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> A sacred place, thing, sanctity assemblies. מִקְרָאֵ֣י (miq·rā·’ê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4744.htm">Strong's 4744: </a> Something called out, a public meeting, a rehearsal <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/23-2.htm">Leviticus 23:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/leviticus/23-2.htm">Leviticus 23:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/leviticus/23-2.htm">Leviticus 23:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/leviticus/23-2.htm">Leviticus 23:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/leviticus/23-2.htm">Leviticus 23:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/23-2.htm">Leviticus 23:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/23-2.htm">Leviticus 23:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/23-2.htm">Leviticus 23:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/23-2.htm">Leviticus 23:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/leviticus/23-2.htm">Leviticus 23:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-2.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 23:2 Speak to the children of Israel (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/23-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 23:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 23:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/23-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 23:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 23:3" /></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>