The sacrifices at the Festival of Trumpets

(Leviticus 23.23-25)

The LORD said:

1On the first day of the seventh month,29.1 seventh month: Tishri (also called Ethanim), the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar, from about mid-September to mid-October. you must rest from your work and come together to celebrate at the sound of the trumpets. 2Bring to the altar one bull, one full-grown ram, and seven rams a year old that have nothing wrong with them. And then offer these as sacrifices to please me.29.2 sacrifices to please me: See the note at 6.11. 3Three kilogrammes of your finest flour mixed with olive oil must be offered with the bull as a grain sacrifice. Two kilogrammes of flour mixed with oil must be offered with the ram, 4and one kilogramme of flour mixed with oil must be offered with each of the young rams. 5You must also offer a goat29.5 goat: See the note at 7.12-83. as a sacrifice for sin. 6These sacrifices will be made in addition to the regular daily sacrifices29.6 regular daily sacrifices: See 28.1-8. and the sacrifices for the first day of the month.29.6 sacrifices…month: See 28.11-15. The smoke from these sacrifices will please me.

The sacrifices on the Great Day of Forgiveness

(Leviticus 23.26-32)

The LORD said:

7The tenth day of the seventh month29.7 seventh month: See the note at 29.1. is the Great Day of Forgiveness.29.7 Great Day of Forgiveness: Traditionally known as the Day of Atonement. On that day you must rest from all work and come together for worship. Show sorrow for your sins by going without food,29.7-11: Lv 16.29-34. 8and bring to the altar one young bull, one full-grown ram, and seven rams a year old that have nothing wrong with them. Then offer these as sacrifices to please me.29.8 sacrifices to please me: See the note at 6.11. 9Three kilogrammes of your finest flour mixed with olive oil must be offered with the bull as a grain sacrifice. Two kilogrammes of flour mixed with oil must be offered with the ram, 10and one kilogramme of flour mixed with oil must be offered with each of the young rams. 11A goat29.11 goat: See the note at 7.12-83. must also be sacrificed for the sins of the people. You will offer these sacrifices in addition to the sacrifice to ask forgiveness and the regular daily sacrifices.29.11 regular daily sacrifices: See 28.1-8.

The sacrifices during the Festival of Shelters

(Leviticus 23.33-44)

The LORD said:

12Beginning on the fifteenth day of the seventh month29.12 seventh month: See the note at 29.1. and continuing for seven days, everyone must celebrate the Festival of Shelters in honour of me.29.12-38: Lv 23.34; Dt 16.13-15.

13On the first day, you must rest from your work and come together for worship. Bring to the altar thirteen bulls, two full-grown rams, and fourteen rams a year old that have nothing wrong with them. Then offer these as sacrifices to please me.29.13 sacrifices to please me: See the note at 6.11. 14Three kilogrammes of your finest flour mixed with olive oil must be offered with each bull as a grain sacrifice. Two kilogrammes of flour mixed with oil must be offered with each of the rams, 15and one kilogramme of flour mixed with oil must be offered with each of the young rams. 16You must also offer a goat29.16 goat: See the note at 7.12-83. as a sacrifice for sin. These are to be offered in addition to the regular daily sacrifices.29.16 regular daily sacrifices: See 28.1-8.

17-34For the next six days of the festival, you will sacrifice one less bull than the day before, so that on the seventh day, seven bulls will be sacrificed. The other sacrifices and offerings must remain the same for each of these days.

35On the eighth day, you must once again rest from your work and come together for worship. 36Bring to the altar one bull, one full-grown ram, and seven rams a year old that have nothing wrong with them. Then offer these as sacrifices to please me. 37You must also offer the proper grain sacrifices and drink offerings of wine with each animal. 38And offer a goat29.38 goat: See the note at 7.12-83. as the sacrifice to ask forgiveness for the people. These sacrifices are made in addition to the regular daily sacrifices.29.38 regular daily sacrifices: See 28.1-8.

39You must offer all these sacrifices to me at the appointed times of worship, together with any offerings that are voluntarily given or given because of a promise.

40Moses told the people of Israel everything the LORD had told him about the sacrifices.