Leviticus 23:15-21

EasyEnglish Bible

¹⁵ On the day after the Sabbath day the people will sacrifice their gifts to God. After this, they must count seven weeks. ¹⁶ They must count 50 days until the day after the seventh Sabbath. Then they must give another gift of new grain to the Lord. ¹⁷ Each family must bring two loaves of bread as a special gift to the Lord. They must make the bread with two tenths (2/10) of an ephah (about 4 litres) of good flour and yeast. This gift is from the first of their harvest fruits. ¹⁸ With the bread, all the people must bring seven perfect sheep. They must be males, each one year old. They must bring a bull. They must also bring two older male sheep. The priest will burn the grain and the animals as a gift to the Lord. The smell of them while they are burning will give the Lord pleasure. ¹⁹ The priest must sacrifice one male goat as a sin offering. The people must give two young sheep. They must be one year old. They are a gift to God. ²⁰ The priest will lift the animals and the bread to the Lord. They are a holy offering to the Lord. They are for the priest. ²¹ On this day, the people must not do any work. They must not work anywhere that they live. It is a special day to God now and for all time to come.^[a]