Leviticus 23:4

These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
feasts	מוֹעֲדֵ֣י mo.'a.Dei	H4150	properly · noun, common masculine plural construct
LORD	יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
holy	קֹ֑דֶשׁ Ko.desh	H6944	a sacred place or thing · noun, common masculine singular absolute
convocations	מִקְרָאֵ֖י mik.ra.'Ei	H4744	something called out · noun, common masculine plural construct
proclaim	תִּקְרְא֥וּ tik.re.'U	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural
seasons	בְּמוֹעֲדָֽם be.mo.'a.Dam	H4150	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Exodus 23:14 Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year.
Leviticus 23:37 These are the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, a burnt…
Leviticus 23:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, ev…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 23:4-14

Here again the feasts are called the feasts of the Lord, because he appointed them. Jeroboam's feast, which he devised of his own heart (Kg1 12:33), was an affront to God, and a reproach upon the people. These feasts were to be proclaimed in their seasons (Lev 23:4), and the seasons God chose for them were in March, May and September (according to our present computation), not in winter, because travelling would then be uncomfortable, when the days were short, and the ways foul; not in the middle of summer, because then in those countries they were gathering in their harvest and vintage, and could be ill spared from their country business. Thus graciously does God consult our comfort in his…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 23:4

These are the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons--Their observance took place in the parts of the year corresponding to our March, May, and September. Divine wisdom was manifested in fixing them at those periods; in winter, when the days were short and the roads broken up, a long journey was impracticable; while in summer the harvest and vintage gave busy employment in the fields. Besides, another reason for the choice of those seasons probably was to counteract the influence of Egyptian associations and habits. And God appointed more sacred festivals for the Israelites in the month of September than the people of Egypt had in honor of their idols. These institution…

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Adam Clarke on Leviticus 23:3

The seventh day is the Sabbath - This, because the first and greatest solemnity, is first mentioned. He who kept not this, in the most religious manner, was not capable of keeping any of the others. The religious observance of the Sabbath stands at the very threshold of all religion. See Clarke's note on Gen 2:3.

John Gill on Leviticus 23:4

These are the feasts of the Lord, even holy convocations,.... What follow besides the sabbath mentioned: which ye shall proclaim in their seasons; the proper times of the year, the day or days, and month in which they are to be observed; these were to be proclaimed by the priests with the sound of trumpet, namely, what follow, for they are put together, which had been before for the most part singly delivered.

Dictionary and topics

Abib — An ear of corn, the month of newly-ripened grain (Ex. 13:4; 23:15); the first of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, and the seventh of the civil year. It began about the time of the vernal equinox, on…
Festivals, Religious — There were daily (Lev. 23), weekly, monthly, and yearly festivals, and great stress was laid on the regular observance of them in every particular (Num. 28:1-8; Ex. 29:38-42; Lev. 6:8-23; Ex. 30:7-9;…
Law of Moses — Is the whole body of the Mosaic legislation (1 Kings 2:3; 2 Kings 23:25; Ezra 3:2). It is called by way of eminence simply “the Law” (Heb. Torah, Deut. 1:5; 4:8, 44; 17:18, 19; 27:3, 8). As a written…
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…
Feasts, The Anniversary · Called: Feasts of the Lord — Called: Feasts of the Lord
Passover · Institution of — Institution of
Sanitation · REST COMMAN — REST COMMAN

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Leviticus 23:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 23:4-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 23:4

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 23:3

John Gill on Leviticus 23:4

Dictionary and topics

Leviticus 23:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 23:4-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 23:4

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 23:3

John Gill on Leviticus 23:4

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Leviticus 23:3-21

Keil & Delitzsch on Leviticus 23:4-14

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Leviticus 23:2

Rashi on Leviticus 23:4