Exodus 23:16

“And the feast of Harvest, of the firstfruits of your labors that you sow in the field; and the feast of Ingathering at the going out of the year, when you gather in your labors from the field.”

Exodus 23:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 23:16, word by word

And the feastחַגchag

festival

Festival in honor of God, with pilgrimage.

Where else “chag” appears
of Harvestקָּצִירkatsir

harvest

To cut and gather ripe grain and fruit; the season for it and what is gathered.

Where else “katsir” appears
of the firstfruitsבִּכּוּרֵיbikure

firstfruits

Firstfruits: the first of the harvest to ripen, which was offered to God.

Where else “bikure” appears
of your laborsמַעֲשֶׂיmaase

labor

What one does each day to earn a living: his work, his trade.

Where else “maase” appears
you sowתִּזְרַעtizra

sow

To put seed in the ground.

Where else “tizra” appears
in the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade

field

The open country: "the beasts of the field".

Where else “sade” appears
of Ingatheringאָסִףasif

ingathering

Ingathering: the gathering of the crops at the end of the farming year.

Where else “asif” appears
at the going outצֵאתtset

go out

To go out of a place.

Where else “tset” appears
of the yearשָּׁנָהshana

year

Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.

Where else “shana” appears
when you gather inאָסְפְּasp

gather

To bring together what was scattered, like the harvest.

Where else “asp” appears

The context

15The feast of Unleavened Bread you shall keep: seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, at the appointed time of the month of Abib, for in it you came out of Egypt. And none shall appear before me empty-handed.

16 · This verse (above)

17Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the Lord, YHWH.

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