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This is to be a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, wherever you live. <a href="/nlt/leviticus/23.htm">New Living Translation</a> That same day will be proclaimed an official day for holy assembly, a day on which you do no ordinary work. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation wherever you live. <a href="/esv/leviticus/23.htm">English Standard Version</a> And you shall make a proclamation on the same day. You shall hold a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work. It is a statute forever in all your dwelling places throughout your generations. <a href="/bsb/leviticus/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> On that same day you are to proclaim a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This is to be a permanent statute wherever you live for the generations to come. <a href="/kjv/leviticus/23.htm">King James Bible</a> And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations. <a href="/nkjv/leviticus/23.htm">New King James Version</a> And you shall proclaim on the same day that it is a holy convocation to you. You shall do no customary work on it. It shall be a statute forever in all your dwellings throughout your generations. <a href="/nasb_/leviticus/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> On this very day you shall make a proclamation as well; you are to have a holy convocation. You shall do no laborious work. It is to be a permanent statute in all your dwelling places throughout your generations. <a href="/nasb/leviticus/23.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216On this same day you shall make a proclamation as well; you are to have a holy convocation. You shall do no laborious work. It is to be a perpetual statute in all your dwelling places throughout your generations. <a href="/nasb77/leviticus/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘On this same day you shall make a proclamation as well; you are to have a holy convocation. You shall do no laborious work. It is to be a perpetual statute in all your dwelling places throughout your generations. <a href="/lsb/leviticus/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> On this same day you shall make a proclamation as well; it shall be a holy convocation for you. You shall do no laborious work. It is to be a perpetual statute in all your places of habitation throughout your generations. <a href="/amp/leviticus/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a> On this same day you shall make a proclamation, you are to have a holy convocation (calling together); you shall not do any laborious work [on that day]. It is to be a permanent statute throughout your generations wherever you may be. <a href="/csb/leviticus/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> On that same day you are to make a proclamation and hold a sacred assembly. You are not to do any daily work. This is to be a permanent statute wherever you live throughout your generations. <a href="/hcsb/leviticus/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> On that same day you are to make a proclamation and hold a sacred assembly. You are not to do any daily work. This is to be a permanent statute wherever you live throughout your generations. <a href="/asv/leviticus/23.htm">American Standard Version</a> And ye shall make proclamation on the selfsame day; there shall be a holy convocation unto you; ye shall do no servile work: it is a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations. <a href="/cev/leviticus/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> This is a day of celebration and worship, a time of rest from your work. You and your descendants must obey this law. <a href="/erv/leviticus/23.htm">English Revised Version</a> And ye shall make proclamation on the selfsame day; there shall be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work: it is a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations. <a href="/gwt/leviticus/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Make an announcement that there will be a holy assembly on that same day. Don't do any regular work. It is a permanent law for generations to come wherever you live. <a href="/gnt/leviticus/23.htm">Good News Translation</a> On that day do none of your daily work, but gather for worship. Your descendants are to observe this regulation for all time to come, no matter where they live. <a href="/isv/leviticus/23.htm">International Standard Version</a> "On the same day, proclaim a sacred assembly for yourselves. You are not to do any servile work—and this is to be an eternal ordinance wherever you live throughout your generations. <a href="/msb/leviticus/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> On that same day you are to proclaim a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This is to be a permanent statute wherever you live for the generations to come. <a href="/net/leviticus/23.htm">NET Bible</a> "'On this very day you must proclaim an assembly; it is to be a holy assembly for you. You must not do any regular work. This is a perpetual statute in all the places where you live throughout your generations. <a href="/nheb/leviticus/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> You shall make proclamation on the same day: there shall be a holy convocation to you; you shall do no regular work. This is a statute forever in all your dwellings throughout your generations. <a href="/wbt/leviticus/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And ye shall proclaim on the same day, that it may be a holy convocation to you: ye shall do no servile work in it. it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations. <a href="/web/leviticus/23.htm">World English Bible</a> You shall make proclamation on the same day that there shall be a holy convocation to you. You shall do no regular work. This is a statute forever in all your dwellings throughout your generations. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/leviticus/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and you have proclaimed in this very day [that] it is a holy convocation for yourselves, you do no servile work—a continuous statute in all your dwellings, throughout your generations. <a href="/ylt/leviticus/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and ye have proclaimed on this self-same day: a holy convocation is to you, ye do no servile work -- a statute age-during in all your dwellings, to your generations. <a href="/slt/leviticus/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And ye called in this self-same day a holy calling of Jehovah to you: any work of labor ye shall not do: a law forever in all your dwellings for your generations.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/leviticus/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And you shall call this day most solemn, and most holy. You shall do no servile work therein. It shall be an everlasting ordinance in all your dwellings and generations. <a href="/cpdv/leviticus/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And you shall call this day most honored and most holy; you shall do no servile work in it. It shall be an everlasting ordinance in all your dwelling places and generations. <a href="/nabre/leviticus/23.htm">New American Bible</a> On this same day you shall make a proclamation: there shall be a declared holy day for you; no heavy work may be done. This shall be a perpetual statute through all your generations wherever you dwell. <a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> On that same day you shall make proclamation; you shall hold a holy convocation; you shall not work at your occupations. This is a statute forever in all your settlements throughout your generations.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And you shall proclaim on the same day, that it may be a holy convocation to you; you shall do no manner of work thereon; it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations. <a href="/hpbt/leviticus/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And announce this day “Called and holy”, and you shall do no work of labor: the Written Law to eternity for your generations in every house of your dwelling.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/leviticus/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And ye shall make proclamation on the selfsame day; there shall be a holy convocation unto you; ye shall do no manner of servile work; it is a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations. <a href="/sep/leviticus/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And ye shall call this day a convocation: it shall be holy to you; ye shall do no servile work on it: it is a perpetual ordinance throughout your generations in all your habitations. <a href="/parallel/leviticus/23-21.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=6208" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/leviticus/23.htm">The Feast of Pentecost</a> …20The priest is to wave the lambs as a wave offering before the LORD, together with the bread of the firstfruits. The bread and the two lambs shall be holy to the LORD for the priest. 21<a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">On that</a> <a href="/hebrew/6106.htm" title="6106: bə·‘e·ṣem (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Bone, substance, self. From atsam; a bone; by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. Selfsame.">same</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: ū·qə·rā·ṯem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">you are to proclaim</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."></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/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">and</a> <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/5769.htm" title="5769: ‘ō·w·lām (N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">This is to be a permanent</a> <a href="/hebrew/2708.htm" title="2708: ḥuq·qaṯ (N-fsc) -- Something prescribed, an enactment, statute. Feminine of choq, and meaning substantially the same.">statute</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">wherever</a> <a href="/hebrew/4186.htm" title="4186: mō·wō·šə·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Or moshab; from yashab; a seat; figuratively, a site; abstractly, a session; by extension an abode; by implication, population.">you live</a> <a href="/hebrew/1755.htm" title="1755: lə·ḏō·rō·ṯê·ḵem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Period, generation, dwelling. Or dor; from duwr; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. An age or generation; also a dwelling.">for the generations to come.</a> 22When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap all the way to the edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and the foreign resident. I am the LORD your God.’ ”…<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="/acts/2-1.htm">Acts 2:1-4</a> When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. / Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. / They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. ... <a href="/exodus/23-16.htm">Exodus 23:16</a> 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="/deuteronomy/16-9.htm">Deuteronomy 16:9-12</a> You are to count off seven weeks from the time you first put the sickle to the standing grain. / And you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks to the LORD your God with a freewill offering that you give in proportion to how the LORD your God has blessed you, / and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you. ... <a href="/numbers/28-26.htm">Numbers 28:26</a> On the day of firstfruits, when you present an offering of new grain to the LORD during the Feast of Weeks, you are to hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work. <a href="/acts/20-16.htm">Acts 20:16</a> Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost. <a href="/exodus/34-22.htm">Exodus 34:22</a> And you are to celebrate the Feast of Weeks with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the turn of the year. <a href="/1_corinthians/16-8.htm">1 Corinthians 16:8</a> But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost, <a href="/deuteronomy/16-16.htm">Deuteronomy 16:16</a> Three times a year all your men are to appear before the LORD your God in the place He will choose: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. No one should appear before the LORD empty-handed. <a href="/numbers/29-12.htm">Numbers 29:12</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. <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="/joel/2-28.htm">Joel 2:28-32</a> And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. / Even on My menservants and maidservants, I will pour out My Spirit in those days. / I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. ... <a href="/acts/1-4.htm">Acts 1:4-5</a> And while they were gathered together, He commanded them: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift the Father promised, which you have heard Me discuss. / For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” <a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7-8</a> Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. / Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth. <a href="/deuteronomy/16-13.htm">Deuteronomy 16:13-15</a> You are to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days after you have gathered the produce of your threshing floor and your winepress. / And you shall rejoice in your feast—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you. / For seven days you shall celebrate a feast to the LORD your God in the place He will choose, because the LORD your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that your joy will be complete. <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.” ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And you shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation to you: you shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.proclaim<a href="/leviticus/23-2.htm">Leviticus 23:2,4</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="/exodus/12-16.htm">Exodus 12:16</a> And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.<a href="/deuteronomy/16-11.htm">Deuteronomy 16:11</a> And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there.a statute<a href="/leviticus/23-14.htm">Leviticus 23:14</a> And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.<a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7</a> And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.<a href="/exodus/12-17.htm">Exodus 12:17</a> And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/16-31.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-8.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-8.htm">Convocation</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-17.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-17.htm">Dwellings</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-7.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-8.htm">Field-Work</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-14.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-14.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-8.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-20.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-8.htm">Laborious</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-8.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-8.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-9.htm">Ordinance</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-9.htm">Perpetual</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-17.htm">Places</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-4.htm">Proclaim</a> <a href="/exodus/36-6.htm">Proclaimed</a> <a href="/exodus/32-5.htm">Proclamation</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-8.htm">Regular</a> <a href="/exodus/32-8.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-20.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-14.htm">Selfsame</a> <a href="/exodus/12-51.htm">Self-Same</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-8.htm">Servile</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-14.htm">Statute</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-8.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-14.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-8.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/23-31.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-24.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-24.htm">Convocation</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-31.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-31.htm">Dwellings</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-31.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-25.htm">Field-Work</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-31.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-31.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-27.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-24.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-25.htm">Laborious</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-25.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-24.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-31.htm">Ordinance</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-31.htm">Perpetual</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-31.htm">Places</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-37.htm">Proclaim</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-24.htm">Proclaimed</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-9.htm">Proclamation</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-25.htm">Regular</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-41.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-24.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-48.htm">Selfsame</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-28.htm">Self-Same</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-25.htm">Servile</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-31.htm">Statute</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-25.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-31.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-25.htm">Work</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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It is a specific day set apart by God for His people to gather and celebrate His provision. The timing emphasizes the importance of obedience to God's appointed times and the rhythm of sacred time in Israel's calendar.you are to proclaim a sacred assembly A sacred assembly, or "holy convocation," is a gathering of the people for worship and reflection. This assembly underscores the communal aspect of worship in Israel, where the community comes together to honor God. It reflects the importance of corporate worship and unity among God's people, a theme echoed in the New Testament church gatherings.and you must not do any regular work The prohibition against regular work highlights the day's sanctity and sets it apart from ordinary days. It is a time for rest and focus on spiritual matters, similar to the Sabbath. This rest is a reminder of God's provision and a call to trust in Him rather than in human labor. It also foreshadows the rest found in Christ, as mentioned in <a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-10</a>.This is to be a permanent statute The term "permanent statute" indicates the lasting nature of this command. It is not a temporary or situational law but one intended to be observed continually. This permanence points to the enduring nature of God's covenant with His people and His unchanging character.wherever you live This phrase extends the command beyond the geographical boundaries of Israel, indicating that the observance is not limited to the land but is applicable to the people of God wherever they reside. It suggests the universality of God's laws and the idea that His people are to maintain their identity and practices regardless of their location.for the generations to come The inclusion of future generations emphasizes the importance of teaching and passing down God's commands. It reflects the biblical principle of generational faithfulness and the responsibility of each generation to instruct the next in the ways of the Lord. This continuity is seen in the New Testament as the faith is passed from the apostles to the early church and beyond.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The primary audience of the Levitical laws, including the instructions for sacred assemblies and observance of holy days. 2. <a href="/topical/s/sacred_assembly.htm">Sacred Assembly</a> A gathering of the Israelites for worship and observance of God's appointed times, emphasizing community and holiness. 3. <a href="/topical/f/feast_of_weeks.htm">Feast of Weeks (Shavuot)</a> The specific festival being referenced, occurring 50 days after the Passover, celebrating the firstfruits of the wheat harvest and later associated with the giving of the Torah at Sinai. 4. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The mediator of God's laws to the Israelites, including the instructions found in Leviticus. 5. <a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a> The land where these statutes were to be observed, symbolizing God's covenant and provision for His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community_worship.htm">The Importance of Community Worship</a> The sacred assembly underscores the importance of gathering together as a community to worship God. This principle remains vital for the church today, encouraging believers to prioritize communal worship and fellowship. <a href="/topical/r/rest_as_a_divine_command.htm">Rest as a Divine Command</a> The prohibition of regular work during sacred times highlights the importance of rest and reflection. In a busy world, setting aside time for rest and spiritual renewal is crucial for maintaining a healthy relationship with God. <a href="/topical/p/perpetual_observance.htm">Perpetual Observance</a> The command for a "permanent statute" reminds us of the enduring nature of God's instructions. While the specific festivals may not be observed in the same way today, the principles of worship, rest, and remembrance are timeless. <a href="/topical/c/celebrating_god's_provision.htm">Celebrating God's Provision</a> The Feast of Weeks was a time to celebrate God's provision through the harvest. Today, believers can apply this by recognizing and giving thanks for God's ongoing provision in their lives. <a href="/topical/a/anticipating_fulfillment_in_christ.htm">Anticipating Fulfillment in Christ</a> The connection between the Feast of Weeks and Pentecost points to the fulfillment of Old Testament festivals in Christ. Believers are encouraged to see how Christ fulfills the law and to live in the power of the Holy Spirit.<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/how_does_lev_22_compare_to_nt_grace.htm">How do Leviticus 22's rules compare with New Testament teachings on grace and accessibility for all believers?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_one_law_for_all_reconcile.htm">Numbers 15:15-16: How does one law for both Israelites and foreigners reconcile with other passages that treat outsiders differently?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_visible_vs._invisible_church.htm">What are the religious festivals mentioned in the Bible?</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>(21).And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day.--This proclamation was made to the people by the priest with trumpet blasts.Ye shall do no servile work.--For what constituted servile work, 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>.A statute for ever . . . . --See <a href="/leviticus/23-14.htm" title="And you shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that you have brought an offering to your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.">Leviticus 23:14</a>, <a href="/leviticus/3-17.htm" title="It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that you eat neither fat nor blood.">Leviticus 3:17</a>; <a href="/context/leviticus/7-23.htm" title="Speak to the children of Israel, saying, You shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat.">Leviticus 7:23-25</a>. In accordance with this declaration, and with the fact that the Jews during the second Temple regarded it as the day on which the Decalogue was given, the Israelites to this day sacredly keep this festival on the 6th and 7th of Sivan, i.e. between the second half of May and the first half of June. From their circumstances, however, the harvest character of the festival is now subordinate, and more prominence is given to its commemorating the giving of the Law on Sinai. Still the synagogues and the private houses are adorned with flowers and odoriferous herbs. The male members of the community purify themselves for its celebration by immersion and confession of sin, and many of them spend all night in their respective places of worship. <a href="/commentaries/leviticus/23-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>On that הַזֶּ֗ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that same בְּעֶ֣צֶם ׀ (bə·‘e·ṣem) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6106.htm">Strong's 6106: </a> A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame day הַיּ֣וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day you are to proclaim וּקְרָאתֶ֞ם (ū·qə·rā·ṯem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read a sacred קֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ (qō·ḏeš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> A sacred place, thing, sanctity assembly, מִֽקְרָא־ (miq·rā-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4744.htm">Strong's 4744: </a> Something called out, a public meeting, a rehearsal and לָכֶ֔ם (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> you are not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no to do תַעֲשׂ֑וּ (ṯa·‘ă·śū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make any כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every regular work. מְלֶ֥אכֶת (mə·le·ḵeṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4399.htm">Strong's 4399: </a> Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property This is to be a permanent עוֹלָ֛ם (‘ō·w·lām) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always statute חֻקַּ֥ת (ḥuq·qaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2708.htm">Strong's 2708: </a> Something prescribed, an enactment, statute wherever בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every you live מוֹשְׁבֹ֥תֵיכֶ֖ם (mō·wō·šə·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4186.htm">Strong's 4186: </a> A seat, assembly, dwelling place, dwelling, dwellers for the generations to come. לְדֹרֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃ (lə·ḏō·rō·ṯê·ḵem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1755.htm">Strong's 1755: </a> A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/23-21.htm">Leviticus 23:21 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/leviticus/23-21.htm">Leviticus 23:21 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/leviticus/23-21.htm">Leviticus 23:21 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/leviticus/23-21.htm">Leviticus 23:21 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/leviticus/23-21.htm">Leviticus 23:21 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/23-21.htm">Leviticus 23:21 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/23-21.htm">Leviticus 23:21 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/23-21.htm">Leviticus 23:21 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/23-21.htm">Leviticus 23:21 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/leviticus/23-21.htm">Leviticus 23:21 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-21.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 23:21 You shall make proclamation on the same (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/23-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 23:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 23:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/23-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 23:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 23:22" /></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>