1. The Lord said to Moses,
2. “Tell the Israelites: You will announce the Lord’S chosen festivals as holy meetings. These are my special festivals.
3. “Work for six days, but the seventh day, the Sabbath, will be a special day of rest, a holy meeting. You must not do any work. It is a day of rest to honor the Lord in all your homes.
4. “These are the Lord’S chosen festivals. You will announce the holy meetings at the times chosen for them.
5. The Lord’S Passover is on the 14th day of the first month just before dark.
6. “The Lord’S Festival of Unleavened Bread is on the 15th day of the same month. You will eat unleavened bread for seven days.
7. On the first day of this festival, you will have a special meeting. You must not do any work on that day.
8. For seven days, you will bring sacrifices offered as gifts to the Lord. Then there will be another special meeting on the seventh day. You must not do any work on that day.”