Leviticus 23:15

Translations

Modern

From the day after the Sabbath, the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering, you are to count off seven full weeks.

Traditional

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:

Literal

And you shall count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering—they are seven completed Sabbaths—

Latin

Numerabitis ergo ab altero die sabbati, in quo obtulistis manipulum primitiarum, septem hebdomadas plenas,

Original

Hebrew

English

From the day after the Sabbath, the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering, you are to count off seven full weeks.

Notes

Leviticus 23:15–21

Israel was to start counting seven full weeks from the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread. The fiftieth day marked the start of the Feast of Weeks (harvest). The New Testament calls this "Pentecost," from the Greek word for "fifty."

During this festival, people offered the first portions of the wheat harvest. Each person also had to take three quarts of fine flour and bake two loaves of yeast bread. They then presented these offerings to the priest at the sanctuary. See also study note on Exodus 23:16.

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Ancient Law Codes

Related verses

Leviticus 23:10–11
“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.
Deuteronomy 16:9–10
You are to count off seven weeks from the time you first put the sickle to the standing grain.
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.
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.

Parallels

Acts 2:1–13

People

Sabbath: The seventh day of the week, set apart for rest and worship

Glossary

Biblical Concept of Law Calendars (Ancient and Modern) Deuteronomy, Book of Feasts and Festivals of Israel Firstfruits History of Israel Leviticus, Book of

Topics

Harvest of Wheat at Pentecost, in Palestine Leaven (Yeast): Leavened Bread Used with a Wave-Offering Pentecost: Institution of Seven: Weeks: The Period Between the Passover Feast and the Feast of Pentecost The Feast of Pentecost: Held Fiftieth Day After offering First Sheaf of Barley Weeks: A Period of Time Consisting of Seven Days

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