Leviticus 23:7 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.”

Leviticus 23:7

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In the fourteenth {day} of the first month at even {is} the LORD'S passover.

And on the fifteenth day of the same month {is} the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.

In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in the seventh day {is} an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work {therein}.

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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Leviticus 23:1

"And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"

Leviticus 23:2

"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."

Leviticus 23:3

"Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day {is} the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work {therein}: it {is} the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings."

Leviticus 23:4

"These {are} the feasts of the LORD, {even} holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons."

Leviticus 23:5

"In the fourteenth {day} of the first month at even {is} the LORD'S passover."

Leviticus 23:6

"And on the fifteenth day of the same month {is} the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread."

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