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Instead, you are to present special gifts to the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/23.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall not do any ordinary work, and you shall present a food offering to the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must not do any regular work, but you are to present a food offering to the LORD.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Ye shall do no servile work <i>therein</i>: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You shall do no customary work <i>on it;</i> and you shall offer an offering made by fire to the LORD.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You shall not do any laborious work, but you shall present an offering by fire to the LORD.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216You shall not do any laborious work, but you shall present an offering by fire to the LORD.&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘You shall not do any laborious work, but you shall present an offering by fire to the LORD.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You shall not do any laborious work, but you shall bring an offering by fire near to Yahweh.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You shall not do any laborious work [on that day], but you shall present an offering by fire to the LORD.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must not do any daily work, but you must present a food offering to the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must not do any daily work, but you must present a fire offering to the LORD.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Ye shall do no servile work; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Ye shall do no servile work: and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Don't do any regular work. Bring a sacrifice by fire to the LORD."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Present a food offering to the LORD and do none of your daily work. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You are not to do any servile work. Instead, bring an offering made by fire to the LORD."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must not do any regular work, but you are to present a food offering to the LORD.??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You must not do any regular work, but you must present a gift to the LORD.'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall do no regular work; and you shall offer an offering made by fire to the LORD.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Ye shall do no servile work in it; but ye shall offer an offering made by fire to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall do no regular work. You shall offer an offering made by fire to Yahweh.’” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />you do no servile work, and you have brought a fire-offering near to YHWH.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> ye do no servile work, and ye have brought near a fire-offering to Jehovah.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Any work of labor ye shall not do; and ye brought a sacrifice to Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />You shall do no servile work therein, and you shall offer a holocaust to the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You shall do no servile work in it, and you shall offer a holocaust to the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />you shall do no heavy work, and you shall offer an oblation to the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall not work at your occupations; and you shall present the LORD’s offering by fire.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You shall do no manner of work thereon; but you shall offer an offering by fire to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you shall do no work of labor and bring offerings to LORD JEHOVAH.'"<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Ye shall do no manner of servile work; and ye shall bring an offering made by fire unto the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall offer a whole-burnt-offering to the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/23-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=6247" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/23.htm">The Feast of Trumpets</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>“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. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">You must not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ṯa·‘ă·śū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">do</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">any</a> <a href="/hebrew/4399.htm" title="4399: mə·le·ḵeṯ (N-fsc) -- From the same as mal'ak; properly, deputyship, i.e. Ministry; generally, employment or work; also property.">regular work,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5656.htm" title="5656: ‘ă·ḇō·ḏāh (N-fs) -- Labor, service. Or mabowdah; from abad; work of any kind."></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.">but you are to present</a> <a href="/hebrew/801.htm" title="801: ’iš·šeh (N-ms) -- 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/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> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/29-1.htm">Numbers 29:1-6</a></span><br />“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. / As a pleasing aroma to the LORD, you are to present a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished, / together with their grain offerings of fine flour mixed with oil—three-tenths of an ephah with the bull, two-tenths of an ephah with the ram, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/10-10.htm">Numbers 10:10</a></span><br />And on your joyous occasions, your appointed feasts, and the beginning of each month, you are to blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and peace offerings to serve as a reminder for you before your God. I am the LORD your God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/28-11.htm">Numbers 28:11-15</a></span><br />At the beginning of every month, you are to present to the LORD a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished, / along with three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering with each bull, two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering with the ram, / and a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering with each lamb. This is a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-13.htm">Isaiah 1:13-14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-21.htm">Amos 5:21-23</a></span><br />“I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies. / Even though you offer Me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; for your peace offerings of fattened cattle I will have no regard. / Take away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-31.htm">1 Chronicles 23:31</a></span><br />Whenever burnt offerings were presented to the LORD on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, they were to serve regularly before the LORD in the numbers prescribed for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-4.htm">2 Chronicles 2:4</a></span><br />Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/8-13.htm">2 Chronicles 8:13</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/10-33.htm">Nehemiah 10:33</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/81-3.htm">Psalm 81:3</a></span><br />Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and at the full moon on the day of our Feast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-16.htm">Colossians 2:16-17</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">Hebrews 10:1</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-5.htm">Romans 14:5-6</a></span><br />One person regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. / He who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/4-9.htm">Galatians 4:9-10</a></span><br />But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again? / You are observing special days and months and seasons and years!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a></span><br />Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You shall do no servile work therein: but you shall offer an offering made by fire to the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/23-21.htm">Field-Work</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-18.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-8.htm">Fire-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-21.htm">Laborious</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-21.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-19.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-20.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-18.htm">Present</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-21.htm">Regular</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-21.htm">Servile</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-21.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-21.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/23-35.htm">Field-Work</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-27.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-27.htm">Fire-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-35.htm">Laborious</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-28.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-27.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-27.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-27.htm">Present</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-35.htm">Regular</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-35.htm">Servile</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-35.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-28.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 23</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/23-1.htm">The feasts of the Lord</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/23-3.htm">the Sabbath</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/23-4.htm">The Passover</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/23-9.htm">The sheaf of firstfruits</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/23-15.htm">The feast of Pentecost</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/23-22.htm">Gleanings to be left for the poor</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/23-23.htm">The feast of trumpets</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/23-26.htm">The day of atonement</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/23-33.htm">The feast of tabernacles</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>You must not do any regular work</b><br>This command is part of the instructions for the observance of the Feast of Trumpets, a sacred assembly for the Israelites. The prohibition against regular work underscores the importance of setting aside time for worship and reflection. This mirrors the Sabbath principle found in <a href="/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8-11</a>, where rest is commanded to honor God. The cessation of work symbolizes trust in God's provision and a focus on spiritual matters over daily labor. This principle is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are encouraged to find rest in Christ (<a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a>).<p><b>but you are to present a food offering to the LORD.</b><br>The food offering, or "offering by fire," was a central aspect of Israelite worship, symbolizing dedication and thanksgiving to God. These offerings were a tangible expression of devotion and reliance on God for sustenance. The act of offering food to the LORD is a reminder of God's provision and the covenant relationship between God and His people. In the broader biblical narrative, these offerings prefigure the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who offered Himself as a perfect sacrifice for sin (<a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10-14</a>). The offerings also point to the spiritual sacrifices believers are called to make, as described in <a href="/romans/12.htm">Romans 12:1</a>, where lives are offered as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader of the Israelites who received the laws and commandments from God, including the instructions in Leviticus.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, to whom the laws in Leviticus were given as part of their covenant relationship with Him.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, who commands the observance of holy days and offerings.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable sanctuary where offerings were made, representing God's presence among His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/feast_of_trumpets.htm">Feast of Trumpets</a></b><br>A sacred assembly and one of the appointed feasts of the LORD, marked by rest and offerings.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/observance_of_holy_days.htm">Observance of Holy Days</a></b><br>The command to refrain from regular work on holy days underscores the importance of setting aside time for worship and reflection. In our busy lives, we must prioritize time for God, recognizing His sovereignty over our schedules.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/sacrificial_offerings.htm">Sacrificial Offerings</a></b><br>The offerings made by fire symbolize dedication and purification. Today, we are called to offer our lives as living sacrifices, dedicating our actions and decisions to God's glory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/rest_as_a_divine_principle.htm">Rest as a Divine Principle</a></b><br>The principle of rest is not only physical but also spiritual. Observing rest allows us to trust in God's provision and sovereignty, reminding us that our worth is not based on productivity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_worship.htm">Community Worship</a></b><br>The communal aspect of the Feast of Trumpets highlights the importance of gathering with fellow believers. Corporate worship strengthens our faith and encourages us to live out our beliefs in community.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 23</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_feast_of_tabernacles.htm">What is the Feast of Tabernacles?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_lev._22_19-24's_rules_fit_modern_views.htm">How do Leviticus 22:19-24's strict requirements for unblemished animal sacrifices align with modern views on fairness and the value of imperfection?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_levites'_lands_align_biblically.htm">In Joshua 14:3-4, how does the Levites' lack of a territorial inheritance align with other biblical passages that mention Levitical cities and lands?</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>(25) <span class= "bld">Ye shall do no servile work.</span>--With the exception of what was absolutely necessary, all handicraft and trade were stopped. (See <a href="/leviticus/23-7.htm" title="In the first day you shall have an holy convocation: you shall do no servile work therein.">Leviticus 23:7</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">But ye shall offer.</span>--As the festival is also the new moon, a threefold sacrifice was offered on it, (1) viz. the ordinary daily sacrifice which was offered first; (2) the appointed new moon sacrifice (<a href="/context/numbers/28-11.htm" title="And in the beginnings of your months you shall offer a burnt offering to the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, seven lambs of the first year without spot;">Numbers 28:11-15</a>); and (3) the sacrifice for this festival, which consisted of a young bullock, a ram, and seven lambs of the first year, with the usual meat offerings, and a kid for a sin offering (<a href="/context/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 29:1-6</a>). With the exception, therefore, of there being one bullock instead of two, this sacrifice was simply a repetition of the monthly offering by which it was preceded in the service. During the offering of the drink offering and the burnt offering the Levites engaged in vocal and instrumental music, singing the eighty-first and other psalms, whilst the priests at stated intervals broke forth with awful blasts of the trumpets. After the offering up of the sacrifices, the service was concluded by the priests, who pronounced the benediction (<a href="/context/numbers/6-23.htm" title="Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, On this wise you shall bless the children of Israel, saying to them,">Numbers 6:23-27</a>), which the people received in a prostrate position before the Lord. Having prostrated themselves a second time in the court, the congregation resorted to the adjoining synagogue, where the appointed lessons from the Law and the Prophets were read, consisting of <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/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 29:1-6</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/1-1.htm" title="Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:">1Samuel 1:1</a> to <a href="/1_samuel/2-10.htm" title="The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder on them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength to his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.">1Samuel 2:10</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>; <a href="/context/jeremiah/31-2.htm" title="Thus said the LORD, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.">Jeremiah 31:2-20</a>. Psalms were recited and the festival prayers were offered, beseeching the Lord to pardon the sins of the past year, and to grant the people a happy new year. This concluded the morning service, after which the families resorted to their respective homes, partook of the social and joyous repast, and in the evening went again into the Temple to witness the offering of the evening sacrifices, and to see the candlestick lighted with which the festival concluded, all wishing each other, "May you be written down for a happy new year; may the Creator decree for you a happy new year." To which was responded, "And you likewise." With the exception of the sacrifices, the Jews keep this festival to the present day. The trumpet which they use on this occasion consists of the curved horn of a ram, in remembrance of the ram which Abraham sacrificed instead of Isaac. This event, as we have seen, is also commemorated in the lesson of the day. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/23-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You must not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do</span><br /><span class="heb">תַעֲשׂ֑וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯa·‘ă·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">any</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ordinary work,</span><br /><span class="heb">מְלֶ֥אכֶת</span> <span class="translit">(mə·le·ḵeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4399.htm">Strong's 4399: </a> </span><span class="str2">Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but you are to present</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiq·raḇ·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come near, approach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an offering made by fire</span><br /><span class="heb">אִשֶּׁ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(’iš·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_801.htm">Strong's 801: </a> </span><span class="str2">A burnt-offering, a sacrifice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the LORD.’”</span><br /><span class="heb">לַיהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/23-25.htm">Leviticus 23:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/23-25.htm">Leviticus 23:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/23-25.htm">Leviticus 23:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/23-25.htm">Leviticus 23:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/23-25.htm">Leviticus 23:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/23-25.htm">Leviticus 23:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/23-25.htm">Leviticus 23:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/23-25.htm">Leviticus 23:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/23-25.htm">Leviticus 23:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/23-25.htm">Leviticus 23:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/23-25.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 23:25 You shall do no regular work (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/23-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 23:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 23:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/23-26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 23:26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 23:26" /></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>