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seven sabbaths shall be complete:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘And you shall count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering: seven Sabbaths shall be completed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘You shall also count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, from the day when you brought in the sheaf of the wave offering; there shall be seven complete Sabbaths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216You shall also count for yourselves from the day after the sabbath, from the day when you brought in the sheaf of the wave offering; there shall be seven complete sabbaths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘You shall also count for yourselves from the day after the sabbath, from the day when you brought in the sheaf of the wave offering; there shall be seven complete sabbaths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘You shall also count for yourselves from the day after the sabbath, from the day when you brought in the sheaf of the wave offering; there shall be seven complete sabbaths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘You shall count from the day after the Sabbath, from the day when you brought in the sheaf (tied bundle of grain) of the wave offering; there shall be seven complete Sabbaths (seven full weeks).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You are to count seven complete weeks starting from the day after the Sabbath, the day you brought the sheaf of the presentation offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are to count seven complete weeks starting from the day after the Sabbath, the day you brought the sheaf of the presentation offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave-offering; seven sabbaths shall there be complete:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Seven weeks after you offer this bundle of grain, each family must bring another offering of new grain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall there be complete:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Count seven full weeks from the day after Passover (the day you bring the bundle of grain as an offering presented to the LORD)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Count seven full weeks from the day after the Sabbath on which you bring your sheaf of grain to present to the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Starting the day after the Sabbath, count for yourselves seven weeks from the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering. They are to be complete. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />From the day after the Sabbath, the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering, you are to count off seven full weeks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'You must count for yourselves seven weeks from the day after the Sabbath, from the day you bring the wave offering sheaf; they must be complete weeks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'You shall count from the next day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven Sabbaths shall be completed:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And ye shall count to you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave-offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘You shall count from the next day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering: seven Sabbaths shall be completed. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you have numbered for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, from the day of your bringing in the sheaf of the wave-offering: they are seven perfect Sabbaths;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And ye have numbered to you from the morrow of the sabbath, from the day of your bringing in the sheaf of the wave-offering: they are seven perfect sabbaths;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And ye counted to you from the morrow of the Sabbath from the day ye brought the handful of lifting up; seven Sabbaths shall be complete.<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 count therefore from the morrow after the sabbath, wherein you offered the sheaf of the firstfruits, seven full weeks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, you shall number from the day after the Sabbath, in which you offered a sheaf of the first-fruits, seven full weeks,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Beginning with the day after the sabbath, the day on which you bring the sheaf for elevation, you shall count seven full weeks;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And from the day after the sabbath, from the day on which you bring the sheaf of the elevation offering, you shall count off seven weeks; they shall be complete.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall count to you from the morrow, that is, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And count to yourselves after the day that you bring a sheaf of the dedication: seven weeks shall be complete:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the day of rest, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the waving; seven weeks shall there be complete;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And ye shall number to yourselves from the day after the sabbath, from the day on which ye shall offer the sheaf of the heave-offering, seven full weeks:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/23-15.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=6143" 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 Pentecost</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4283.htm" title="4283: mim·mā·ḥo·raṯ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- The morrow. Or mochoratham; feminine from the same as machar; the morrow or tomorrow.">From the day after</a> <a href="/hebrew/7676.htm" title="7676: haš·šab·bāṯ (Art:: N-cs) -- Sabbath. Intensive from shabath; intermission, i.e the Sabbath.">the Sabbath,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: mî·yō·wm (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: hă·ḇî·’ă·ḵem (V-Hifil-Inf:: 2mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">you brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6016.htm" title="6016: ‘ō·mer (N-msc) -- A heap, a sheaf, an omer (dry measure). From amar; properly, a heap, i.e. A sheaf; also an omer, as a dry measure.">the sheaf</a> <a href="/hebrew/8573.htm" title="8573: hat·tə·nū·p̄āh (Art:: N-fs) -- From nuwph; a brandishing; by implication, tumult; specifically, the official undulation of sacrificial offerings.">of the wave offering,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5608.htm" title="5608: ū·sə·p̄ar·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To count, recount, relate. ">you are to count off</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: še·ḇa‘ (Number-fs) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/8549.htm" title="8549: tə·mî·mōṯ (Adj-fp) -- Complete, sound. From tamam; entire; also integrity, truth.">full</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: tih·ye·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fp) -- 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/7676.htm" title="7676: šab·bā·ṯō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Sabbath. Intensive from shabath; intermission, i.e the Sabbath.">weeks.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>You shall count off fifty days until the day after the seventh Sabbath, and then present an offering of new grain to the LORD.…<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="/acts/2-1.htm">Acts 2:1</a></span><br />When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-9.htm">Deuteronomy 16:9-10</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-22.htm">Exodus 34:22</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/28-26.htm">Numbers 28:26</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-8.htm">1 Corinthians 16:8</a></span><br />But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-16.htm">Exodus 23:16</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-16.htm">Acts 20:16</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ruth/2-23.htm">Ruth 2:23</a></span><br />So Ruth stayed close to the servant girls of Boaz to glean grain until the barley and wheat harvests were finished. And she lived with her mother-in-law.<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="/matthew/28-1.htm">Matthew 28:1</a></span><br />After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/24-49.htm">Luke 24:49</a></span><br />And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/20-19.htm">John 20:19</a></span><br />It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-3.htm">Acts 1:3-5</a></span><br />After His suffering, He presented Himself to them with many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to them over a span of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. / 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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">1 Corinthians 15:20</a></span><br />But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-24.htm">Galatians 3:24</a></span><br />So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall count to you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/23-10.htm">Leviticus 23:10,11</a></b></br> Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/25-8.htm">Leviticus 25:8</a></b></br> And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/34-22.htm">Exodus 34:22</a></b></br> And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year's end.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/23-3.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-6.htm">Completed</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-23.htm">Count</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-29.htm">Full</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-14.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-30.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-11.htm">Morrow</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-28.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-14.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-12.htm">Perfect</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-3.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-11.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-30.htm">Sabbaths</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-8.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-12.htm">Sheaf</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-12.htm">Wave</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-24.htm">Wave-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-12.htm">Waving</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-5.htm">Weeks</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-25.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/23-32.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/numbers/6-13.htm">Completed</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-16.htm">Count</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-19.htm">Full</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-16.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-3.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-16.htm">Morrow</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-16.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-16.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-30.htm">Perfect</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-24.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-16.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-38.htm">Sabbaths</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-18.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Sheaf</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-17.htm">Wave</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-17.htm">Wave-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/5-25.htm">Waving</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-8.htm">Weeks</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-27.htm">Yourselves</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'; 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The "Sabbath" here is understood to be the Sabbath following the Passover. This timing is significant as it connects the Feast of Weeks to the Passover, symbolizing a period of liberation and new beginnings. Theologically, this points to the resurrection of Jesus Christ, which occurred on the day after the Sabbath, symbolizing a new creation and the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">1 Corinthians 15:20</a>).<p><b>The day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering</b><br>The "sheaf of the wave offering" refers to the offering of the firstfruits of the barley harvest, which was presented to the Lord as an act of gratitude and acknowledgment of His provision. This offering was a physical representation of the Israelites' dependence on God for sustenance. In a typological sense, this offering prefigures Christ as the firstfruits of the resurrection, as He was presented to God as the first to rise from the dead, ensuring the future resurrection of believers (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-23.htm">1 Corinthians 15:23</a>).<p><b>You are to count off seven full weeks</b><br>The counting of "seven full weeks" or "fifty days" leads to the Feast of Weeks, which is celebrated on the fiftieth day, known as Pentecost. This period of counting, known as the Counting of the Omer, is a time of anticipation and preparation. Historically, this connects the giving of the Law at Mount Sinai, which Jewish tradition holds occurred fifty days after the Exodus. In the New Testament, Pentecost marks the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the apostles (Acts 2), signifying the birth of the Church and the fulfillment of God's promise to write His law on the hearts of His people (<a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The original audience of the Levitical laws, including the instructions for counting the weeks leading to the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost).<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sabbath.htm">The Sabbath</a></b><br>A day of rest and worship, significant in Jewish tradition, marking the starting point for counting the weeks.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sheaf_of_the_wave_offering.htm">The Sheaf of the Wave Offering</a></b><br>An offering of the firstfruits of the harvest, symbolizing gratitude and dedication to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_feast_of_weeks.htm">The Feast of Weeks (Shavuot/Pentecost)</a></b><br>A festival celebrated seven weeks after the wave offering, marking the end of the grain harvest and commemorating the giving of the Torah at Sinai.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader and prophet who conveyed God's laws, including these instructions, to the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_timing.htm">Understanding God's Timing</a></b><br>The counting of weeks teaches us to be mindful of God's timing and seasons in our lives. It encourages patience and anticipation for God's appointed times.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_and_dedication.htm">Gratitude and Dedication</a></b><br>The wave offering symbolizes our need to dedicate the first and best of our resources to God, acknowledging His provision and sovereignty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/celebrating_spiritual_harvests.htm">Celebrating Spiritual Harvests</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites celebrated the physical harvest, we are called to recognize and celebrate spiritual growth and the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fulfillment_in_christ.htm">The Fulfillment in Christ</a></b><br>The Feast of Weeks finds its ultimate fulfillment in the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, reminding us of the new covenant and the empowerment we receive to live out our faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_worship.htm">Community and Worship</a></b><br>The communal aspect of these feasts highlights the importance of gathering together in worship and celebration, fostering unity and shared faith experiences.<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_pentecost_sunday.htm">What is Pentecost Sunday?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_pentecost's_role_in_christianity.htm">What is the significance of Pentecost in Christianity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_pentecost_significant.htm">What is the significance of the Day of Pentecost?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_holy_days_of_obligation.htm">What are the Holy Days of Obligation?</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>(15) <span class= "bld">Ye shall count . . . from the morrow after the sabbath.</span>--That is, from the day following the first day of holy convocation, which was a rest day. As this was the fifteenth of Nisan, the counting began from the sixteenth (see <a href="/leviticus/23-11.htm" title="And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.">Leviticus 23:11</a>), the day on which the omer of the first-fruits was presented to the Lord.<p><span class= "bld">Seven sabbaths shall be complete.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">seven weeks shall be complete. </span>That is, seven entire weeks, making forty-nine days. The expression sabbath denotes here a week, hence the parallel passage substitutes the word week, viz., "seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee" (<a href="/deuteronomy/16-9.htm" title="Seven weeks shall you number to you: begin to number the seven weeks from such time as you begin to put the sickle to the corn.">Deuteronomy 16:9</a>), The same usage is to be found in the New Testament. Thus the passage rendered in the Authorised version, "the first day of the week," is "the first day of the sabbath" (<a href="/matthew/28-1.htm" title="In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulcher.">Matthew 28:1</a>); and "I fast twice in the week" (<a href="/luke/18-12.htm" title="I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.">Luke 18:12</a>), is, "I fast twice in the sabbath." In accordance with the injunction here given, the Jews to the present day begin to count the forty-nine days at the conclusion of the evening service on the second day of Passover, and pronounce the following blessing every evening of the forty-nine days: "Blessed art thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who hast sanctified us with thy commandments, and hast enjoined us to count the omer. This is the first day of the omer. May it please thee, O Lord our God, and the God of our fathers, to rebuild the sanctuary speedily in our days, and give us our portion in thy Law.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 15-21.</span> - The Feast of Pentecost lasted but one day. <span class="cmt_word">From the morrow after the sabbath</span> - that is, from the second day of Unleavened Bread - <span class="cmt_word">the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths</span>, <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, weeks, were to be counted, making forty-nine days, and on the day following the completion of <span class="cmt_word">the seventh sabbath</span> (meaning here the seventh week), the festival was to be held, whence its later name of Pentecost, or Fiftieth-day Feast. It would have fallen about the beginning of June - a season of the year which would have made the journey to Jerusalem easy. The characteristic offering of the day was that of <span class="cmt_word">two wave loaves of two tenth deals... of fine flour... baken with leaven.</span> These loaves were regarded as the firstfruits unto the Lord of the wheat harvest, although the greater part of the crop had now been reaped and housed. They were to be leavened and <span class="cmt_word">brought out of your habitations</span>; that is, they were to consist of such bread as was ordinarily used in daily life. They were made out of ears of wheat selected and cut like the barley in the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and then threshed and ground in the temple court. Each loaf contained an omer of flour, amounting to about five pints, and would therefore have weighed about five pounds. With these were offered two lambs, which were waved before the Lord by being led backwards and forwards before the tabernacle or the temple, and then the loaves were waved also, but they were not placed upon the altar, as they were leavened. The twentieth verse, which is somewhat obscure in the Authorized Version, should be punctuated as follows. <span class="cmt_word">And the priest shall wave them</span> (the two lambs) <span class="cmt_word">with the bread of the firstfruits</span> (the two loaves) for <span class="cmt_word">a wave offering before the Lord; with the two lambs they</span> (the loaves) <span class="cmt_word">shall be holy to the Lord for the priest.</span> The other sacrifices to be offered on this day are described in the text as <span class="cmt_word">seven lambs,... one young bullock, and two rams... for a burnt offering unto the Lord, with their meat offering, and their drink offerings,... </span> and <span class="cmt_word">one kid of the goats for a sin offering.</span> In the Book of Numbers (Numbers 28:27) they are stated to be "seven lambs," "two young bullocks," "one ram," with meat and drink offerings, and "one kid of the goats." Seeing that in Leviticus <span class="accented">one young bullock and two rams</span> are commanded, and in Numbers "two young bullocks and one ram," it is reasonable to suppose that a copyist's error has found its way into one or the other text. The feast was to be kept as a day of holy convocation, and no servile work was to be done upon it. The number of sacrifices offered by individuals who had come to Jerusalem caused the festivity to be in practice continued for several days subsequent to the festival itself. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/23-15.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">From the day after</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמָּחֳרַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mā·ḥo·raṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4283.htm">Strong's 4283: </a> </span><span class="str2">The morrow, tomorrow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Sabbath,</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁבָּת֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(šab·bā·ṯō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7676.htm">Strong's 7676: </a> </span><span class="str2">Intermission, the Sabbath</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the day</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיּוֹם֙</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you brought</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲבִ֣יאֲכֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(hă·ḇî·’ă·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sheaf</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹ֖מֶר</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6016.htm">Strong's 6016: </a> </span><span class="str2">A heap, a sheaf, an omer (dry measure)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the wave offering,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַתְּנוּפָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(hat·tə·nū·p̄āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8573.htm">Strong's 8573: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brandishing, tumult, the official undulation of sacrificial offerings</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you are to count</span><br /><span class="heb">וּסְפַרְתֶּ֤ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·sə·p̄ar·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5608.htm">Strong's 5608: </a> </span><span class="str2">To count, recount, relate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">seven</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁ֥בַע</span> <span class="translit">(še·ḇa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number</span><br /><br /><span class="word">full</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּמִימֹ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(tə·mî·mōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8549.htm">Strong's 8549: </a> </span><span class="str2">Entire, integrity, truth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">weeks.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשַּׁבָּ֔ת</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šab·bāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7676.htm">Strong's 7676: </a> </span><span class="str2">Intermission, the Sabbath</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/23-15.htm">Leviticus 23:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/23-15.htm">Leviticus 23:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/23-15.htm">Leviticus 23:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/23-15.htm">Leviticus 23:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/23-15.htm">Leviticus 23:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/23-15.htm">Leviticus 23:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/23-15.htm">Leviticus 23:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/23-15.htm">Leviticus 23:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/23-15.htm">Leviticus 23:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/23-15.htm">Leviticus 23:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/23-15.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 23:15 You shall count from the next day (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/23-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 23:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 23:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/23-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 23:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 23:16" /></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>