8. For the next six days you may not eat any bread made with yeast. On the seventh day proclaim another holy day in honor of the lord your God, and no work may be done on that day.
9. “Count off seven weeks from when you first begin to cut the grain at the time of harvest.
10. Then celebrate the Festival of Harvest to honor the lord your God. Bring him a voluntary offering in proportion to the blessings you have received from him.
11. This is a time to celebrate before the lord your God at the designated place of worship he will choose for his name to be honored. Celebrate with your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, the Levites from your towns, and the foreigners, orphans, and widows who live among you.
12. Remember that you were once slaves in Egypt, so be careful to obey all these decrees.
13. “You must observe the Festival of Shelters for seven days at the end of the harvest season, after the grain has been threshed and the grapes have been pressed.
14. This festival will be a happy time of celebrating with your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows from your towns.