Numbers 28:26

Translations

Modern

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.

Traditional

Also in the day of the firstfruits, when ye bring a new meat offering unto the Lord, after your weeks be out, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work:

Literal

And on the day of the firstfruits, when you bring a new grain offering to YHWH, in your Weeks, you shall have a holy convocation; you shall not do any customary work.

Latin

Dies etiam primitivorum, quando offeretis novas fruges Domino, expletis hebdomadibus, venerabilis et sancta erit: omne opus servile non facietis in ea.

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English

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.

Notes

Numbers 28:26–31

The Feast of Weeks was later called the Feast of Pentecost (see Acts 2:1; also Leviticus 23:15–22). It marked the end of the barley harvest and the start of the wheat harvest in early summer (May or June). The Greek name Pentecost means “fiftieth.” It refers to the fiftieth day after Passover (see Acts 20:16; 1 Corinthians 16:8).

Numbers 28:1–29:40

These two chapters describe Israel's ceremonial calendar. It listed daily, weekly, and monthly offerings, along with annual religious events. God instructed Israel to worship him "in a proper and orderly manner" (1 Corinthians 14:40).
The annual sacrifices required many animals, grain, oil, and wine. On these special days, Israel stopped their usual work. This was a sacrifice that emphasized the importance of these holy days.
The annual cycle included eight different occasions for worship, each reflecting Israel's relationship with the Lord. Each event involved different combinations of burnt, grain, liquid, or sin offerings.
For details on grain and liquid offerings, see Numbers 15:1–16. For explanations of different offerings, see Leviticus 1:1–7:38. For a description of Israel's festivals, see Leviticus 23:1–44. For the New Testament view on the Old Testament sacrificial system, see John 1:29; Romans 12:1; Hebrews 9:9–15; 10:1–2; 1 Peter 2:5.

Related verses

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.
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.
Leviticus 23:10
“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 16:9–11
You are to count off seven weeks from the time you first put the sickle to the standing grain.
1 Corinthians 15:20
But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
Leviticus 23:15–21
From the day after the Sabbath, the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering, you are to count off seven full weeks.
James 1:18
He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.
Numbers 28:18
On the first day there is to be a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.
Acts 2:1–13
When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.

Parallels

Deuteronomy 16:9–12

People

Weeks: A Jewish agricultural festival celebrated 50 days after Passover

Glossary

Biblical Concept of Law Deuteronomy, Book of Feasts and Festivals of Israel Firstfruits Moses Numbers, Book of Offerings and Sacrifices Pentecost Weights and Measures

Topics

Bullock: Uses of for Sacrifice Offerings: Burnt: Ordinances Concerning Offerings: Drink: Libations of Wine offered with the Sacrifices Offerings: Meat: Ordinances Concerning Pentecost: Called: Day of First Fruits Pentecost: Institution of Rest: The Annual Feasts, Added Rest Days Sanitation: Rest Commanded The Feast of Pentecost: A Holy Convocation The Feast of Pentecost: Called The: Day of the First Fruits

Numbers 28:26

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