1. The Lord said to Moses:
2. Speak to the Israelites and say to them: These are my appointed times, the Lord’s appointed times, which you will declare to be holy occasions:
3. Work can be done for six days, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of special rest, a holy occasion. You must not do any work on it; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the Lord.
4. These are the Lord’s appointed times, holy occasions, which you will celebrate at their appointed times:
5. The Lord’s Passover is on the fourteenth day of the first month at twilight.