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Leviticus 23:39
On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, after you have gathered the produce of the land, you are to celebrate a feast to the LORD for seven days. There shall be complete rest on the first day and also on the eighth day.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The passage records a divine command given to the Israelites outlining the calendar of appointed festivals. It appears immediately after instructions regarding Sabbath offerings and vows, and directly before the specific directives for gathering festival foliage.
The words — The verse anchors the timing with יוֹם (Yom) = day and בְּאָסְפְּכֶם (be./'as.pe./Khem) = when you gather. These terms establish the festival as strictly contingent upon the completion of the agricultural harvest.
The thread — The festival is introduced in Leviticus 23:34 and reiterated in Deuteronomy 16:13 with the specific duration of seven days. Exodus 23:16 references the same harvest festival but does not specify its length.
Why it lands — The text commands observance of a seven-day festival following the harvest, mandates complete rest on the first and eighth days, and requires the gathering of specific trees and branches to rejoice before God.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.
Cross-references
- Exodus 23:16 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.
- Deuteronomy 16:13 You are to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days after you have gathered the produce of your threshing floor and your winepress.
- Leviticus 23:34 “Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month the Feast of Tabernacles to the LORD begins, and it continues for seven days.
- Leviticus 23:24 “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.
- Leviticus 23:36 For seven days you are to present a food offering to the LORD. On the eighth day you are to hold a sacred assembly and present a food offering to the LORD. It is a solemn assembly; you must not do any regular work.