The Meaning of Leviticus 23:37 Explained

Leviticus 23:37

KJV: These are the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day:

YLT: These are appointed seasons of Jehovah, which ye proclaim holy convocations, to bring near a fire-offering to Jehovah, a burnt-offering, and a present, a sacrifice, and libations, a thing of a day in its day,

Darby: These are the set feasts of Jehovah, which ye shall proclaim as holy convocations, to present an offering by fire to Jehovah, a burnt-offering, and an oblation, a sacrifice, and drink-offerings, everything upon its day;

ASV: These are the set feasts of Jehovah, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto Jehovah, a burnt-offering, and a meal-offering, a sacrifice, and drink-offerings, each on its own day;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

These [are] the feasts  of the LORD,  which ye shall proclaim  [to be] holy  convocations,  to offer  an offering made by fire  unto the LORD,  a burnt offering,  and a meat offering,  a sacrifice,  and drink offerings,  every thing  upon his  day: 

What does Leviticus 23:37 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 23:33-44 - The Feast Of Tabernacles
The annual Feast of Tabernacles was a beautiful custom, when the whole people removed from their dwellings to spend the days and nights in the booths, constructed out of the verdant boughs gathered from woodland and forest. How the children must have reveled in the experience, and what a healthy change it made for them all! The great lesson, of course, was to recall the Wilderness experience of their fathers, during which the Almighty was their fellow-pilgrim.
In figure they confessed that they were still pilgrims and strangers on the earth, and had no abiding city, but sought one to come. It was the custom of the feast in later years to pour water, drawn from Siloam, on the Temple pavement, in memory of the water supplies of the Wilderness-the rock that followed them. And it was on that occasion that Jesus uttered His memorable appeal. See John 7:37. [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 23

1  The feasts of the Lord
3  the Sabbath
4  The Passover
9  The sheaf of firstfruits
15  The feast of Pentecost
22  Gleanings to be left for the poor
23  The feast of trumpets
26  The day of atonement
33  The feast of tabernacles

What do the individual words in Leviticus 23:37 mean?

These [are] the feasts of Yahweh which you shall proclaim - convocations [to be] holy to offer an offering made by fire to Yahweh a burnt offering and a grain offering a sacrifice and drink offerings everything on its proper day
אֵ֚לֶּה מוֹעֲדֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־ תִּקְרְא֥וּ אֹתָ֖ם מִקְרָאֵ֣י קֹ֑דֶשׁ לְהַקְרִ֨יב אִשֶּׁ֜ה לַיהוָ֗ה עֹלָ֧ה וּמִנְחָ֛ה זֶ֥בַח וּנְסָכִ֖ים דְּבַר־ י֥וֹם בְּיוֹמֽוֹ

אֵ֚לֶּה  These 
Parse: Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
מוֹעֲדֵ֣י  [are]  the  feasts 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: מֹועֵד  
Sense: appointed place, appointed time, meeting.
יְהוָ֔ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
תִּקְרְא֥וּ  you  shall  proclaim 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: קָרָא  
Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
אֹתָ֖ם  - 
Parse: Direct object marker, third person masculine plural
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
מִקְרָאֵ֣י  convocations 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: מִקְרָא  
Sense: convocation, convoking, reading, a calling together.
קֹ֑דֶשׁ  [to  be]  holy 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness.
לְהַקְרִ֨יב  to  offer 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct
Root: קָרַב  
Sense: to come near, approach, enter into, draw near.
אִשֶּׁ֜ה  an  offering  made  by  fire 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִשֶּׁה  
Sense: burnt-offering, offering made by fire, fire offering.
לַיהוָ֗ה  to  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
עֹלָ֧ה  a  burnt  offering 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֹלָה  
Sense: whole burnt offering.
וּמִנְחָ֛ה  and  a  grain  offering 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִנְחָה  
Sense: gift, tribute, offering, present, oblation, sacrifice, meat offering.
זֶ֥בַח  a  sacrifice 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זֶבַח  
Sense: sacrifice.
וּנְסָכִ֖ים  and  drink  offerings 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural
Root: נֶסֶךְ 
Sense: drink offering, libation, molten image, something poured out.
דְּבַר־  everything 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
י֥וֹם  on  its  proper 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
בְּיוֹמֽוֹ  day 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.

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