1. The Lord gave Moses
2. the following regulations for the religious festivals, when the people of Israel are to gather for worship.
3. You have six days in which to do your work, but remember that the seventh day, the Sabbath, is a day of rest. On that day do not work, but gather for worship. The Sabbath belongs to the Lord, no matter where you live.
4. Proclaim the following festivals at the appointed times.
5. The Passover, celebrated to honour the Lord, begins at sunset on the fourteenth day of the first month.
6. On the fifteenth day the Festival of Unleavened Bread begins, and for seven days you must not eat any bread made with yeast.
7. On the first of these days you shall gather for worship and do none of your daily work.
8. Offer your food offerings to the Lord for seven days. On the seventh day you shall again gather for worship, but you shall do none of your daily work.
9-10. When you come into the land that the Lord is giving you and you harvest your corn, take the first sheaf to the priest.