Exodus
Exodus 34:21–22
21Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even in the seasons of plowing and harvesting, you must rest.
22And you are to celebrate the Feast of Weekse with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingatheringf at the turn of the year.
Footnotes
- e 34:22 That is, Shavuot, the late spring feast of pilgrimage to Jerusalem; it is also known as the Feast of Harvest(see Exodus 23:16|EXO 23:16) or the Feast of Pentecost(see Acts 2:1|ACT 2:1).
- f 34:22 That is, Sukkot, the autumn feast of pilgrimage to Jerusalem; it is later called the Feast of Tabernacles (or Booths or Shelters).
Word by word
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Exodus 34:21
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Six | שֵׁ֤שֶׁת | šê·šeṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H8337 six |
| days | יָמִים֙ | yā·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| you shall labor | תַּעֲבֹ֔ד | ta·‘ă·ḇōḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5647 work, serve |
| but on the seventh | הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י | haš·šə·ḇî·‘î | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H7637 seventh |
| day | וּבַיּ֥וֹם | ū·ḇay·yō·wm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| you shall rest | תִּשְׁבֹּ֑ת | tiš·bōṯ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7673 cease, desist, rest |
| even in the seasons of plowing | בֶּחָרִ֥ישׁ | be·ḥā·rîš | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2758 ploughing, ploughing-time |
| and harvesting | וּבַקָּצִ֖יר | ū·ḇaq·qā·ṣîr | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7105 harvesting, harvest |
| you must rest | תִּשְׁבֹּֽת׃ | tiš·bōṯ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7673 cease, desist, rest |
Exodus 34:22
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And you | לְךָ֔ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| are to celebrate | תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה | ta·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| the Feast | וְחַ֤ג | wə·ḥaḡ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2282 festival-gathering, feast, pilgrim-feast |
| of Weeks | שָׁבֻעֹת֙ | šā·ḇu·‘ōṯ | Noun - masculine plural | H7620 period of seven |
| with the firstfruits | בִּכּוּרֵ֖י | bik·kū·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1061 first-fruits |
| of the wheat | חִטִּ֑ים | ḥiṭ·ṭîm | Noun - feminine plural | H2406 wheat |
| harvest | קְצִ֣יר | qə·ṣîr | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7105 harvesting, harvest |
| and the Feast | וְחַג֙ | wə·ḥaḡ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2282 festival-gathering, feast, pilgrim-feast |
| of Ingathering | הָֽאָסִ֔יף | hā·’ā·sîp̄ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H614 ingathering, harvest |
| at the turn | תְּקוּפַ֖ת | tə·qū·p̄aṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8622 coming round, circuit |
| of the year | הַשָּׁנָֽה׃ | haš·šā·nāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 34:21 Exodus 23:12 · Exodus 35:2 · Luke 13:14 · Deuteronomy 5:12–15 · 1 Samuel 8:12 · Deuteronomy 21:4 · Luke 23:56 · Exodus 20:9–11 · Isaiah 30:24
Exodus 34:22 Exodus 23:16 · Deuteronomy 16:10–15 · Numbers 28:16–31 · John 7:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.