20. “The priest will lift them up with the bread from the first harvest to show they were offered with the two lambs before the Lord. They are holy to the Lord. They will belong to the priest.
21. On that same day you will call a holy meeting. You must not do any work. This law continues forever in all your homes.
22. “Also, when you harvest the crops on your land, don’t cut all the way to the corners of your field. Don’t pick up the grain that falls on the ground. Leave it for poor people and for foreigners traveling through your country. I am the Lord your God.”
23. Again the Lord said to Moses,
24. “Tell the Israelites: On the first day of the seventh month, you must have a special day of rest. Blow the trumpet to remind the people that this is a holy meeting.
25. You must not do any work. You must bring an offering as a gift to the Lord.”
26. The Lord said to Moses,
27. “The Day of Atonement will be on the tenth day of the seventh month. There will be a holy meeting. You must not eat food, and you must bring an offering as a gift to the Lord.
28. You must not do any work on that day, because it is the Day of Atonement. On that day the priests will go before the Lord and perform the ceremony that makes you pure.
29. “Anyone who refuses to fast on this day must be separated from their people.
30. If anyone does any work on this day, I will destroy that person from among the people.
31. You must not do any work at all. This is a law that continues forever for you, wherever you live.
32. It will be a special day of rest for you. You must not eat food. You will start this special day of rest on the evening following the ninth day of the month. This special day of rest continues from that evening until the next evening.”
33. Again the Lord said to Moses,