There will be holy assemblies on the first day and the last day of the holiday. You must not do any work on these days. The only work you can do on these days is prepare the food for your meals.
“Work for six days. But the seventh day, the Sabbath, will be a special day of rest, a holy meeting. You must not do any work. It is a Sabbath to the Lord in all your homes.
For seven days, you will bring sacrifices offered by fire to the Lord. Then there will be another special meeting on the seventh day. You must not do any work {on that day}.”
“At the Festival of Firstfruits [343] (the Festival of Weeks) use the new crops to give a grain offering to the Lord. At that time, you must also call a special meeting. You must not do any work on that day.
“There will be a special meeting on the first day of the seventh month. You will not do any work on that day. That is the day for blowing the trumpet. [348]
“There will be a special meeting on the 15th day of the seventh month. {This will be the Festival of Shelters. [359] } You must not do any work on that day. You must celebrate a special holiday for the Lord for seven days.
You must eat unleavened bread [100] six days. On the seventh day you must not do any work. On this day, the people will come together for a special meeting to honor the Lord your God.