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1 "On the first day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work. It is a day for you to blow the trumpets,
2 and you shall offer a burnt offering, a pleasing odor to the LORD: one young bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without blemish;
3 also their cereal offering of fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths of an ephah for the bull, two tenths for the ram,
4 and one tenth for each of the seven lambs;
5 with one male goat for a sin offering, to make atonement for you;
6 besides the burnt offering of the new moon, and its cereal offering, and the continual burnt offering and its cereal offering, and their drink offering, according to the ordinance for them, a pleasing odor, an offering by fire to the LORD.
7 "On the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation, and afflict yourselves; you shall do no work,
8 but you shall offer a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing odor: one young bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old; they shall be to you without blemish;
9 and their cereal offering of fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths of an ephah for the bull, two tenths for the one ram,
10 a tenth for each of the seven lambs:
11 also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the sin offering of atonement, and the continual burnt offering and its cereal offering, and their drink offerings.
12 "On the fifteenth day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work, and you shall keep a feast to the LORD seven days;
13 and you shall offer a burnt offering, an offering by fire, a pleasing odor to the LORD, thirteen young bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old; they shall be without blemish;
14 and their cereal offering of fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths of an ephah for each of the thirteen bulls, two tenths for each of the two rams,
15 and a tenth for each of the fourteen lambs;
16 also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its cereal offering and its drink offering.
17 "On the second day twelve young bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,
18 with the cereal offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by number, according to the ordinance;
19 also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering and its cereal offering, and their drink offerings.
20 "On the third day eleven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,
21 with the cereal offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by number, according to the ordinance;
22 also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering and its cereal offering and its drink offering.
23 "On the fourth day ten bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,
24 with the cereal offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by number, according to the ordinance;
25 also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its cereal offering and its drink offering.
26 "On the fifth day nine bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,
27 with the cereal offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by number, according to the ordinance;
28 also one male goat for a sin offering; besides the continual burnt offering and its cereal offering and its drink offering.
29 "On the sixth day eight bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,
30 with the cereal offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by number, according to the ordinance;
31 also one male goat for a sin offering; besides the continual burnt offering, its cereal offering, and its drink offerings.
32 "On the seventh day seven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish,
33 with the cereal offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by number, according to the ordinance;
34 also one male goat for a sin offering; besides the continual burnt offering, its cereal offering, and its drink offering.
35 "On the eighth day you shall have a solemn assembly: you shall do no laborious work,
36 but you shall offer a burnt offering, an offering by fire, a pleasing odor to the LORD: one bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without blemish,
37 and the cereal offering and the drink offerings for the bull, for the ram, and for the lambs, by number, according to the ordinance;
38 also one male goat for a sin offering; besides the continual burnt offering and its cereal offering and its drink offering.
39 "These you shall offer to the LORD at your appointed feasts, in addition to your votive offerings and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings, and for your cereal offerings, and for your drink offerings, and for your peace offerings."
40 And Moses told the people of Israel everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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