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Leviticus 23:2

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, even these are my feasts.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them,.... Speak to them to gather together, and then say unto them what follows, they all being obliged to keep the feasts, and observe the solemnities…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The feasts - literally, the appointed times. So in Lev 23:4, Lev 23:37, etc. This section Lev. 23:1-38 sets forth for practical guidance the relation in which the appointed times of the Lord, weekly…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

These are my feasts - The original word מועד moad is properly applied to any solemn anniversary, by which great and important ecclesiastical, political, or providential facts were recorded; see Clarke…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Leviticus 23:1-3

Here is, I. A general account of the holy times which God appointed (Lev 23:2), and it is only his appointment that can make time holy; for he is the Lord of time, and as soon as ever he had set its…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Leviticus 23:2-3

If we pass from -say unto them" (Lev 23:23) to -These are," etc. (Lev 23:23), we perceive that the intermediate words have the air of an insertion by a reviser, writing in the spirit of P, and…