KJV King James Version
And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year’s end.
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Exodus 34:22
And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year’s end.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
“You shall observe the feast of weeks with the first fruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of harvest at the year’s end.
ASV American Standard Version
And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, even of the first-fruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year’s end.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And a feast of weeks thou dost observe for thyself; first-fruits of wheat-harvest; and the feast of in-gathering, at the revolution of the year.
Surrounding context — Exodus 34
19 All that openeth the matrix [is] mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, [whether] ox or sheep, [that is male].
20 But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if thou redeem [him] not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the firstborn of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before me empty.
21 Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.
22 And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year’s end.
23 Thrice in the year shall all your men children appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel.
24 For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the LORD thy God thrice in the year.
25 Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven; neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of the passover be left unto the morning.
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וְחַ֤גH2282 · chagfeastשָׁבֻעֹת֙H7620 · sha.vu.aWeeksתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הH6213 · a.sahto make: doלְךָ֔H9031 · kayouבִּכּוּרֵ֖יH1061 · bik.kurfirstfruitקְצִ֣ירH7105 · qa.tsirharvestחִטִּ֑יםH2406 · chit.tahwheatוְחַג֙H2282 · chagfeastהָֽאָסִ֔יףH614 · a.siphingatheringתְּקוּפַ֖תH8622 · te.qu.phahcircuitהַשָּׁנָֽה׃H8141 · sha.nehyear
Cross-references
Exodus 23:16And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, [which is] in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field.Deuteronomy 16:10-15And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the LORD thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give [unto the LORD thy God], according as the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:John 7:2Now the Jews’ feast of tabernacles was at hand.Numbers 28:16-31And in the fourteenth day of the first month [is] the passover of the LORD.Numbers 29:12-39And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days:Acts 2:1And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
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