Leviticus 23:19

The Feast of Weeks · Leviticus 23:15–22
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Translations

Modern
You shall also prepare one male goat as a sin offering and two male lambs a year old as a peace offering.
Traditional
Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin offering, and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings.
Literal
And you shall sacrifice one kid of the goats as a sin offering, and two male lambs, sons of a year, as a sacrifice of peace offerings.
Latin
Facietis et hircum pro peccato, duosque agnos anniculos hostias pacificorum.

Original

Hebrew
English
You shall also prepare one male goat as a sin offering and two male lambs a year old as a peace offering.

Notes

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.

Theme notes and profiles

Ancient Law Codes

Parallels

Acts 2:1–13

Glossary

Biblical Concept of Law Deuteronomy, Book of Feasts and Festivals of Israel Firstfruits History of Israel Leviticus, Book of Offerings and Sacrifices

Topics

Offerings: Peace: Laws Concerning Offerings: Sin: Ordinances Concerning Offerings: Wave: Ordinances Concerning Peace-Offerings: The Priest: Often Accompanied by a Sin-Offering Pentecost: Institution of The Feast of Pentecost: Sacrifices At