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Leviticus 23:30-42 World Messianic Bible (WMB)

30. Whoever does any kind of work in that same day, I will destroy that person from among his people.

31. You shall do no kind of work: it is a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

32. It shall be a Sabbath of solemn rest for you, and you shall deny yourselves. In the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you shall keep your Sabbath.”

33. The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

34. “Speak to the children of Israel, and say, ‘On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the feast of booths for seven days to the Lord.

35. On the first day shall be a holy convocation. You shall do no regular work.

36. Seven days you shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. On the eighth day shall be a holy convocation to you. You shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. It is a solemn assembly; you shall do no regular work.

37. “‘These are the appointed feasts of the Lord which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire to the Lord, a burnt offering, a meal offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, each on its own day—

38. in addition to the Sabbaths of the Lord, and in addition to your gifts, and in addition to all your vows, and in addition to all your freewill offerings, which you give to the Lord.

39. “‘So on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the fruits of the land, you shall keep the feast of the Lord seven days. On the first day shall be a solemn rest, and on the eighth day shall be a solemn rest.

40. You shall take on the first day the fruit of majestic trees, branches of palm trees, and boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days.

41. You shall keep it as a feast to the Lord seven days in the year. It is a statute forever throughout your generations. You shall keep it in the seventh month.

42. You shall dwell in temporary shelters for seven days. All who are native-born in Israel shall dwell in temporary shelters,

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