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and you must not take such animals from foreigners as sacrifices to the Lord . Because the animals have been hurt in some way and have something wrong with them, they will not be accepted for you.'"

You must eat the whole animal that same day and not leave any of the meat for the next morning. I am the Lord .

Show respect for my holy name. You Israelites must remember that I am holy; I am the Lord , who has made you holy.

"‘There are six days for you to work, but the seventh day will be a special day of rest. It is a day for a holy meeting; you must not do any work. It is a Sabbath to the Lord in all your homes.

"‘These are the Lord 's appointed feasts, the holy meetings, which you will announce at the times set for them.

The Feast of Unleavened Bread begins on the fifteenth day of the same month. You will eat bread made without yeast for seven days.

For seven days you will bring an offering made by fire to the Lord . There will be a holy meeting on the seventh day, and on that day you must not do any regular work.'"

The priest will present the bundle before the Lord , and it will be accepted for you; he will present the bundle on the day after the Sabbath.

Until the day you bring your offering to your God, do not eat any new grain, roasted grain, or bread made from new grain. This law will always continue for people from now on, wherever you live.

You must also offer one male goat for a sin offering and two male, one-year-old lambs as a fellowship offering.

On that same day you will call a holy meeting; you must not do any work that day. This law will continue for you from now on, wherever you live.

"‘When you harvest your crops on your land, do not harvest all the way to the corners of your field. If grain falls onto the ground, don't gather it up. Leave it for poor people and foreigners in your country. I am the Lord your God.'"

"Tell the people of Israel: ‘On the first day of the seventh month you must have a special day of rest, a holy meeting, when you blow the trumpet for a special time of remembering.

You must not do any work at all; this law will continue for people from now on wherever you live.

It will be a special day of rest for you, and you must deny yourselves. You will start this special day of rest on the evening after the ninth day of the month, and it will continue from that evening until the next evening."

"Tell the people of Israel: ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month is the Feast of Shelters. This feast to the Lord will continue for seven days.

You will bring an offering made by fire to the Lord each day for seven days. On the eighth day you will have another holy meeting, and you will bring an offering made by fire to the Lord . This will be a holy meeting; do not do any work.

These offerings are in addition to those for the Lord 's Sabbath days, in addition to offerings you give as payment for special promises, and in addition to special offerings you want to give to the Lord .)

"‘So on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, after you have gathered in the crops of the land, celebrate the Lord 's festival for seven days. You must rest on the first day and the eighth day.

On the first day you will take good fruit from the fruit trees, as well as branches from palm trees, poplars, and other leafy trees. You will celebrate before the Lord your God for seven days.