Exodus 34:22

And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year’s end.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
observe	תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה ta.'a.Seh	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
feast	וְחַ֤ג ve.Chag	H2282	a festival · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
weeks	שָׁבֻעֹת֙ sha.vu.'Ot	H7620	literally · noun, feminine plural absolute
firstfruits	בִּכּוּרֵ֖י bi.ku.Rei	H1061	the first-fruits of the crop · noun, common masculine plural construct
wheat	חִטִּ֑ים chi.Tim	H2406	wheat · noun, common masculine plural absolute
harvest	קְצִ֣יר ke.Tzir	H7105	severed · noun, common masculine singular construct
feast	וְחַג֙ ve.Chag	H2282	a festival · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
ingathering	הָֽאָסִ֔יף ha.'a.Sif	H614	gathered · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
year’s	הַשָּׁנָֽה ha.sha.Nah	H8141	a year (as a revolution of time) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
end	תְּקוּפַ֖ת te.ku.Fat	H8622	a revolution · noun, common feminine singular construct

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Cross-references

Exodus 23:16 And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the e…
Deuteronomy 16:10-15 And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the LORD thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto…
Numbers 28:16-31 And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the LORD.
John 7:2 Now the Jews’ feast of tabernacles was at hand.
Numbers 29:12-39 And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto…
Acts 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 34:18-27

Here is a repetition of several appointments made before, especially relating to their solemn feasts. When they had made the calf, they proclaimed a feast in honour of it; now, that they might never do so again, they are here charged with the observance of the feasts which God had instituted. Note, Men need not be drawn from their religion by the temptation of mirth, for we serve a Master that has abundantly provided for the joy of his servants: serious godliness is a continual feast, and joy in God always. I. Once a week they must rest (Exo 34:21), even in earing time, and in harvest, the most busy times of the year. All worldly business must give way to that holy rest; harvest-work will pr…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 34:9

he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us--On this proclamation, he, in the overflowing benevolence of s heart, founded an earnest petition for the Divine Presence being continued with the people; and God was pleased to give His favorable answer to Moses' intercession by a renewal of His promise under the form of a covenant, repeating the leading points that formed the conditions of the former national compact.

Adam Clarke on Exodus 34:21

In earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest - This commandment is worthy of especial note; many break the Sabbath on the pretense of absolute necessity, because, if in harvest time the weather happens to be what is called bad, and the Sabbath day be fair and fine, they judge it perfectly lawful to employ that day in endeavoring to save the fruits of the field, and think that the goodness of the day beyond the preceding, is an indication from Providence that it should be thus employed. But is not the above command pointed directly against this? I have known this law often broken on this pretense, and have never been able to discover a single instance where the persons who acted thus succeed…

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John Gill

Dictionary and topics

First-fruits — The first-fruits of the ground were offered unto God just as the first-born of man and animals. The law required, (1.) That on the morrow after the Passover Sabbath a sheaf of new corn should be…
Passover — The name given to the chief of the three great historical annual festivals of the Jews. It was kept in remembrance of the Lord’s passing over the houses of the Israelites (Ex. 12:13) when the first…
Pentecost — I.e., “fiftieth”, found only in the New Testament (Acts 2:1; 20:16; 1 Cor. 16:8). The festival so named is first spoken of in Ex. 23:16 as “the feast of harvest,” and again in Ex. 34:22 as “the day…
Week — From the beginning, time was divided into weeks, each consisting of six days of working and one of rest (Gen. 2:2, 3; 7:10; 8:10, 12; 29:28). The references to this division of days becomes…
Agriculture · LAWS CONCERNING — LAWS CONCERNING
Feast Of Pentecost, The · Called the: Feast of weeks — Called the: Feast of weeks
Harvest · Of wheat at Pentecost, in Palestine — Of wheat at Pentecost, in Palestine
Harvest, The · Of wheat at Pentecost — Of wheat at Pentecost
Pentecost · .FEAST OF WEEKS — .FEAST OF WEEKS
Sanitation · REST COMMAN — REST COMMAN
Tabernacles, Feast Of · Institute — Institute
Weeks · The feast of pentecost called the feast of weeks

Exodus 34:22

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 34:18-27

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 34:9

Adam Clarke on Exodus 34:21

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

Exodus 34:22

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 34:18-27

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 34:9

Adam Clarke on Exodus 34:21

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Exodus 34:22-25

Keil & Delitzsch on Exodus 34:17-26

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Exodus 34:22

Rashi on Exodus 34:22