1. The Lord spoke to Moses:
2. “Speak to the Israelites and tell them, ‘These are the Lord’s appointed times which you must proclaim as holy assemblies – my appointed times:
3. “‘Six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there must be a Sabbath of complete rest, a holy assembly. You must not do any work; it is a Sabbath to the Lord in all the places where you live.
4. “‘These are the Lord’s appointed times, holy assemblies, which you must proclaim at their appointed time.
5. In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at twilight, is a Passover offering to the Lord.
6. Then on the fifteenth day of the same month will be the festival of unleavened bread to the Lord; seven days you must eat unleavened bread.
7. On the first day there will be a holy assembly for you; you must not do any regular work.
8. You must present a gift to the Lord for seven days, and the seventh day is a holy assembly; you must not do any regular work.’”
9. The Lord spoke to Moses:
10. “Speak to the Israelites and tell them, ‘When you enter the land that I am about to give to you and you gather in its harvest, then you must bring the sheaf of the first portion of your harvest to the priest,
11. and he must wave the sheaf before the Lord to be accepted for your benefit – on the day after the Sabbath the priest is to wave it.
12. On the day you wave the sheaf you must also offer a flawless yearling lamb for a burnt offering to the Lord,