Summary

37 “ ‘These are Yahweh’s festivals, which you must proclaim, holy assemblies to present an offering made by fire to Yahweh—burnt offering and grain offering, sacrifice and libations, each on its proper day[fn]— 38 besides[fn] Yahweh’s Sabbaths and besides[fn] your gifts and besides[fn] your vows and besides[fn] all your freewill offerings that you give to Yahweh.

39 “ ‘Surely on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, at your gathering the land’s produce, you shall hold Yahweh’s festival for seven days; on the first day there shall be a rest period and on the eighth day a rest period. 40 And on the first day you shall take for yourselves the first fruit of majestic trees, branches of palm trees and branches[fn] of a leafy tree and of a brook’s poplar trees, and you shall rejoice before[fn] Yahweh your God for seven days. 41 And you must hold it as a festival for Yahweh for seven days in the year; it shall be a lasting statute[fn] throughout your generations; in the seventh month you must hold it. 42 You must live in the booths for seven days; all the natives in Israel must live in the booths, 43 so that your generations shall know that I made the Israelites[fn] live in booths when I brought them from the land of Egypt; I am Yahweh your God.’ ”

44 Thus[fn] Moses announced to the Israelites[fn] Yahweh’s appointed times.