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Leviticus 23:15
From the day after the Sabbath, the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering, you are to count off seven full weeks.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God instructs Moses to tell the Israelites to begin a timed sequence immediately following the presentation of the firstfruits sheaf.
The words — The text employs סְפַרְתֶּם (sefar tem, "you will count") and מִמָּחֳרַת הַשַּׁבָּת (mimmachorat hashabbat, "from the day after the Sabbath") to establish the precise starting point for the seven-week count.
The thread — This directive initiates the Feast of Weeks countdown detailed in Leviticus 23:16, echoes the harvest festival mentioned in Exodus 34:22, and utilizes a parallel seven-fold counting structure found in Leviticus 25:8 for the Jubilee year.
Why it lands — The passage mandates exact chronological tracking to synchronize agricultural cycles with sacred observances, requiring disciplined adherence to a fixed divine calendar.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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 be complete:
Cross-references
- Leviticus 23:10 “Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘When you enter the land that I am giving you and you reap its harvest, you are to bring to the priest a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest.
- Exodus 34:22 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.
- Leviticus 25:8 And you shall count off seven Sabbaths of years—seven times seven years—so that the seven Sabbaths of years amount to forty-nine years.
- Deuteronomy 16:9 You are to count off seven weeks from the time you first put the sickle to the standing grain.
- Numbers 28:26 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.