Leviticus 23:26-27-35 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

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.

26-27. The tenth day of the seventh month is the day when the annual ritual is to be performed to take away the sins of the people. On that day do not eat anything at all; come together for worship, and present a food offering to the Lord.

28. Do no work on that day, because it is the day for performing the ritual to take away sin.

29. Anyone who eats anything on that day will no longer be considered one of God's people.

30. And if anyone does any work on that day, the Lord himself will put him to death.

31. This regulation applies to all your descendants, no matter where they live.

32. From sunset on the ninth day of the month to sunset on the tenth observe this day as a special day of rest, during which nothing may be eaten.

33-34. The Festival of Shelters begins on the fifteenth day of the seventh month and continues for seven days.

35. On the first of these days come together for worship and do none of your daily work.

Leviticus 23