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1 And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, there shall be to you a holy convocation: you shall do no customary work: it shall be to you a day of blowing the trumpets.
2 And you shall offer whole burnt offerings for a sweet savor to the Lord, one calf of the herd, one ram, seven lambs of a year old without blemish.
3 Their grain offering shall be fine flour mingled with oil; three tenth deals for one calf, and two tenth deals for one ram:
4 a tenth deal for each several ram, for the seven lambs.
5 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering, to make atonement for you.
6 Beside the whole burnt offerings for the new moon, and their grain offerings, and their drink offerings, and their perpetual whole burnt offering; and their grain offerings and their drink offerings according to their ordinance for a sweet-smelling savor to the Lord.
7 And on the tenth of this month there shall be to you a holy convocation; and you shall afflict your souls, and you shall do no work.
8 And you shall bring near whole burnt offerings for a sweet-smelling savor to the Lord; burnt sacrifices to the Lord, one calf of the herd, one ram, seven lambs of a year old; they shall be to you without blemish.
9 Their grain offering shall be fine flour mingled with oil; three tenth deals for one calf, and two tenth deals for one ram.
10 A tenth deal for each several lamb, for the seven lambs.
11 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering, to make atonement for you; beside the sin offering for atonement, and the continual whole burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering according to its ordinance for an aroma of sweet savor, a burnt sacrifice to the Lord.
12 And on the fifteenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no customary work, and you shall keep it a feast to the Lord for seven days.
13 And you shall bring near whole burnt offerings, a sacrifice for an aroma of sweet savor to the Lord, on the first day thirteen calves of the herd, two rams, fourteen lambs of a year old; they shall be without blemish.
14 Their grain offerings [shall be] fine flour mingled with oil; there shall be three tenth deals for one calf, for the thirteen calves; and two tenth deals for one ram, for the two rams.
15 A tenth deal for every lamb, for the fourteen lambs.
16 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual whole burnt offering: there shall be their grain offerings and their drink offerings.
17 And on the second day twelve calves, two rams, fourteen lambs of a year old without blemish.
18 Their grain offering and their drink offering shall be for the calves and the rams and the lambs according to their number, according to their ordinance.
19 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the perpetual whole burnt offering; their grain offerings and their drink offerings.
20 On the third day eleven calves, two rams, fourteen lambs of a year old without blemish.
21 Their grain offering and their drink offering shall be to the calves and to the rams and to the lambs according to their number, according to their ordinance.
22 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual whole burnt offering; [there shall be] their grain offerings and their drink offerings.
23 On the fourth day ten calves, two rams, fourteen lambs of a year old without spot.
24 There shall be their grain offerings and their drink offerings to the calves and the rams and the lambs according to their number, according to their ordinance.
25 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual whole burnt offering [there shall be] their grain offerings and their drink offerings.
26 On the fifth day nine calves, two rams, fourteen lambs of a year old without spot.
27 Their grain offerings and their drink offerings [shall be] to the calves and the rams and the lambs according to their number, according to their ordinance.
28 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the perpetual whole burnt offering; [there shall be] their grain offerings and their drink offerings.
29 On the sixth day eight calves, two rams, fourteen lambs of a year old without blemish.
30 There shall be their grain offerings and their drink offerings to the calves and rams and lambs according to their number, according to their ordinance.
31 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the perpetual whole burnt offering; [there shall be] their grain offerings and their drink offerings.
32 On the seventh day seven calves, two rams, fourteen lambs of a year old without blemish.
33 Their grain offerings and their drink offerings shall be to the calves and the rams and the lambs according to their number, according to their ordinance.
34 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual whole burnt offering; [there shall be] their grain offerings and their drink offerings.
35 And on the eighth day there shall be to you a release: you shall do no customary work in it.
36 And you shall offer whole burnt offerings [as] sacrifices to the Lord, one calf, one ram, seven lambs of a year old without spot.
37 [There shall be] their grain offerings and their drink offerings for the calf and the ram and the lambs according to their number, according to their ordinance.
38 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual whole burnt offering; [there shall be] their grain offerings and their drink offerings.
39 These [sacrifices] shall you offer to the Lord in your feasts, besides your vows; and [you shall offer] your freewill offerings and your whole burnt offerings, and your grain offerings and your drink offerings, and your peace offerings.
40 And Moses spoke to the children of Israel according to all that the Lord commanded Moses.
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