The Harvest Festival

(Numbers 28.26-31)

The Lord said:

^15 (A) Seven weeks after you offer this bundle of grain, each family must bring another offering of new grain. ¹⁶ Do this exactly 50 days later, which is the day following the seventh Sabbath. ¹⁷ Bring two loaves of bread to be lifted up^[a] in dedication to me. Each loaf is to be made with yeast and with two kilograms of the finest flour from the first part of your harvest.

¹⁸ At this same time, the entire community of Israel must bring seven lambs that are a year old, a young bull, and two rams. These animals must have nothing wrong with them, and they must be offered as a sacrifice to please me.^[b] You must also offer the proper grain and wine sacrifices with each animal.^{[c] 19} Offer a goat^[d] as a sacrifice for sin, and two rams a year old as a sacrifice to ask my blessing.^{[e] 20} The priest will lift up^[f] the rams together with the bread in dedication to me. These offerings are holy and are my gift to the priest. ²¹ This is a day of celebration and worship, a time of rest from your work. You and your descendants must obey this law.

The Sacrifices during the Harvest Festival

(Leviticus 23.15-22)

The Lord said:

^26 (A) On the first day of the Harvest Festival, you must rest from your work, come together for worship, and bring a sacrifice of new grain. ²⁷ Offer two young bulls, one full-grown ram, and seven rams a year old as sacrifices to please me.^{[a] 28} Three kilograms of your finest flour mixed with olive oil must be offered with each bull as a grain sacrifice. Two kilograms of flour mixed with oil must be offered with the ram, ²⁹ and one kilogram of flour mixed with oil must be offered with each of the young rams. ³⁰ Also offer a goat^[b] as a sacrifice for sin. ³¹ The animals must have nothing wrong with them and are to be sacrificed along with the regular daily sacrifices.^[c]