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.
6. The Lord’s Festival of Unleavened Bread is on the fifteenth day of the same month. You must eat unleavened bread for seven days.
7. On the first day you will hold a holy occasion and must not do any job-related work.