וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

צַ֚ו אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ אֲלֵהֶ֑ם אֶת־קָרְבָּנִ֨י לַחְמִ֜י לְאִשַּׁ֗י רֵ֚יחַ נִֽיחֹחִ֔י תִּשְׁמְר֕וּ לְהַקְרִ֥יב לִ֖י בְּמוֹעֲדֽוֹ׃

Command the children of Israel, and say to them: My offering, which is My food, for My fires, My pleasing aroma, you shall take care to present to Me at its appointed time. One should not delay bringing any offering, but one must be particularly careful about the offerings that have a set time, which may be brought only at that appointed time.

וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ לָהֶ֔ם זֶ֚ה הָֽאִשֶּׁ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּקְרִ֖יבוּ לַיהוָ֑ה כְּבָשִׂ֨ים בְּנֵֽי־שָׁנָ֧ה תְמִימִ֛ם שְׁנַ֥יִם לַיּ֖וֹם עֹלָ֥ה תָמִֽיד׃

You shall say to them: This is the fire offering that you shall bring to the Lord and burn on the altar: Unblemished lambs in the first year, two each day, a continual burnt offering.

אֶת־הַכֶּ֥בֶשׂ אֶחָ֖ד תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה בַבֹּ֑קֶר וְאֵת֙ הַכֶּ֣בֶשׂ הַשֵּׁנִ֔י תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה בֵּ֥ין הָֽעַרְבָּֽיִם׃

The one lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the second lamb you shall offer in the afternoon.

וַעֲשִׂירִ֧ית הָאֵיפָ֛ה סֹ֖לֶת לְמִנְחָ֑ה בְּלוּלָ֛ה בְּשֶׁ֥מֶן כָּתִ֖ית רְבִיעִ֥ת הַהִֽין׃

This offering is accompanied by one-tenth of an ephah of high-quality flour as a meal offering, mixed with one-fourth of a hin of virgin oil, fine oil produced by beating on olives that are specially chosen as they ripened.

עֹלַ֖ת תָּמִ֑יד הָעֲשֻׂיָה֙ בְּהַ֣ר סִינַ֔י לְרֵ֣יחַ נִיחֹ֔חַ אִשֶּׁ֖ה לַֽיהוָֽה׃

It is a continual burnt offering that was already done at Mount Sinai, as stated in Exodus 24:5, as a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to the Lord.

וְנִסְכּוֹ֙ רְבִיעִ֣ת הַהִ֔ין לַכֶּ֖בֶשׂ הָאֶחָ֑ד בַּקֹּ֗דֶשׁ הַסֵּ֛ךְ נֶ֥סֶךְ שֵׁכָ֖ר לַיהוָֽה׃

And its libation is one-fourth of a hin for the one lamb; in the holy place, pour a libation of an intoxicating drink [ shekhar ], wine, to the Lord. This is the law of the wine libation which is poured onto the altar from a vessel. Although the term shekhar in the Bible is often understood to mean beer, it is in fact not the name of a particular beverage, but a term that refers to any intoxicating drink.

וְאֵת֙ הַכֶּ֣בֶשׂ הַשֵּׁנִ֔י תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה בֵּ֣ין הָֽעַרְבָּ֑יִם כְּמִנְחַ֨ת הַבֹּ֤קֶר וּכְנִסְכּוֹ֙ תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה אִשֵּׁ֛ה רֵ֥יחַ נִיחֹ֖חַ לַיהוָֽה׃ (פ)

This is the law of the morning lamb. The other lamb you shall offer in the afternoon; like the meal offering of the morning, and like its libation, you shall offer a fire offering of a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

וּבְיוֹם֙ הַשַּׁבָּ֔ת שְׁנֵֽי־כְבָשִׂ֥ים בְּנֵֽי־שָׁנָ֖ה תְּמִימִ֑ם וּשְׁנֵ֣י עֶשְׂרֹנִ֗ים סֹ֧לֶת מִנְחָ֛ה בְּלוּלָ֥ה בַשֶּׁ֖מֶן וְנִסְכּֽוֹ׃

On the Sabbath day, two unblemished lambs in the first year, two-tenths of an ephah of high-quality flour as a meal offering, mixed with oil, and its libation. It is unclear what the pronoun “its” at the end of this sentence is referring to; it may be the meal offering, such that the verse is referring to the libation that accompanies the meal offering. Alternatively, it could be a reference to the Sabbath.

עֹלַ֥ת שַׁבַּ֖ת בְּשַׁבַּתּ֑וֹ עַל־עֹלַ֥ת הַתָּמִ֖יד וְנִסְכָּֽהּ׃ (ס)

This is the burnt offering of each Sabbath on its Sabbath, with the continual burnt offering and its libation. These two lambs are sacrificed as burnt offerings every Sabbath, and are known as the additional offering of Sabbath. They are brought in addition to the two lambs sacrificed as a continual offering.

וּבְרָאשֵׁי֙ חָדְשֵׁיכֶ֔ם תַּקְרִ֥יבוּ עֹלָ֖ה לַיהוָ֑ה פָּרִ֨ים בְּנֵֽי־בָקָ֤ר שְׁנַ֙יִם֙ וְאַ֣יִל אֶחָ֔ד כְּבָשִׂ֧ים בְּנֵי־שָׁנָ֛ה שִׁבְעָ֖ה תְּמִימִֽם׃

On your New Moons you shall present a burnt offering to the Lord: Two young bulls, and one ram, seven lambs in the first year, unblemished.

וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה עֶשְׂרֹנִ֗ים סֹ֤לֶת מִנְחָה֙ בְּלוּלָ֣ה בַשֶּׁ֔מֶן לַפָּ֖ר הָאֶחָ֑ד וּשְׁנֵ֣י עֶשְׂרֹנִ֗ים סֹ֤לֶת מִנְחָה֙ בְּלוּלָ֣ה בַשֶּׁ֔מֶן לָאַ֖יִל הָֽאֶחָֽד׃

Three-tenths of an ephah of high-quality flour as a meal offering, mixed with oil, accompanying the offering for each bull and two-tenths of high-quality flour as a meal offering, mixed with oil, for the one ram.

וְעִשָּׂרֹ֣ן עִשָּׂר֗וֹן סֹ֤לֶת מִנְחָה֙ בְּלוּלָ֣ה בַשֶּׁ֔מֶן לַכֶּ֖בֶשׂ הָאֶחָ֑ד עֹלָה֙ רֵ֣יחַ נִיחֹ֔חַ אִשֶּׁ֖ה לַיהוָֽה׃

One-tenth of an ephah of high-quality flour mixed with oil as a meal offering for each lamb; all of these are a burnt offering of a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to the Lord.

וְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֗ם חֲצִ֣י הַהִין֩ יִהְיֶ֨ה לַפָּ֜ר וּשְׁלִישִׁ֧ת הַהִ֣ין לָאַ֗יִל וּרְבִיעִ֥ת הַהִ֛ין לַכֶּ֖בֶשׂ יָ֑יִן זֹ֣את עֹלַ֥ת חֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ בְּחָדְשׁ֔וֹ לְחָדְשֵׁ֖י הַשָּׁנָֽה׃

Their libations, the libations that are brought with these offerings, shall be one-half hin of wine for a bull, and one-third of a hin for the ram, and one-fourth of a hin for a lamb.

וּשְׂעִ֨יר עִזִּ֥ים אֶחָ֛ד לְחַטָּ֖את לַיהוָ֑ה עַל־עֹלַ֧ת הַתָּמִ֛יד יֵעָשֶׂ֖ה וְנִסְכּֽוֹ׃ (ס)

Additionally, one goat is brought on the New Moon as a sin offering to the Lord; with the continual burnt offering and its libation it shall be offered.

וּבַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָרִאשׁ֗וֹן בְּאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֛ר י֖וֹם לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ פֶּ֖סַח לַיהוָֽה׃

Having discussed the offerings of the New Moon, the Torah now discusses the offerings of the festivals in the order that they occur during the year. In the first month, Nisan, on the fourteenth day of the month, is the paschal lamb to be offered to the Lord.

וּבַחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֥ר י֛וֹם לַחֹ֥דֶשׁ הַזֶּ֖ה חָ֑ג שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֔ים מַצּ֖וֹת יֵאָכֵֽל׃

On the fifteenth day of that month shall be a festival; seven days unleavened bread shall be eaten.

בַּיּ֥וֹם הָרִאשׁ֖וֹן מִקְרָא־קֹ֑דֶשׁ כָּל־מְלֶ֥אכֶת עֲבֹדָ֖ה לֹ֥א תַעֲשֽׂוּ׃

On the first day of Passover you shall have a holy convocation, a gathering to which the entire nation is invited for sacred purposes. You shall not perform any toilsome labor; this includes forms of labor that one generally performs for the sake of his livelihood or to enhance his property, as opposed to food preparation, such as cooking, which is permitted on a festival. Conversely, with regard to the Sabbath, the verse states that one may not perform “any labor,” implying that even food preparation is prohibited.

וְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֨ם אִשֶּׁ֤ה עֹלָה֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה פָּרִ֧ים בְּנֵי־בָקָ֛ר שְׁנַ֖יִם וְאַ֣יִל אֶחָ֑ד וְשִׁבְעָ֤ה כְבָשִׂים֙ בְּנֵ֣י שָׁנָ֔ה תְּמִימִ֖ם יִהְי֥וּ לָכֶֽם׃

You shall present a fire offering, a burnt offering to the Lord: Two young bulls, and one ram, and seven lambs in the first year; they shall be unblemished for you;

וּמִ֨נְחָתָ֔ם סֹ֖לֶת בְּלוּלָ֣ה בַשָּׁ֑מֶן שְׁלֹשָׁ֨ה עֶשְׂרֹנִ֜ים לַפָּ֗ר וּשְׁנֵ֧י עֶשְׂרֹנִ֛ים לָאַ֖יִל תַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃

and their meal offering: High-quality flour mixed with oil; you shall give three-tenths for a bull, and two-tenths for the ram;

עִשָּׂר֤וֹן עִשָּׂרוֹן֙ תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה לַכֶּ֖בֶשׂ הָאֶחָ֑ד לְשִׁבְעַ֖ת הַכְּבָשִֽׂים׃

one-tenth shall you offer for each lamb for the seven lambs.

וּשְׂעִ֥יר חַטָּ֖את אֶחָ֑ד לְכַפֵּ֖ר עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃

And one goat as a sin offering, to atone for you in case you unintentionally transmitted ritual impurity to the Temple over the course of the year.

מִלְּבַד֙ עֹלַ֣ת הַבֹּ֔קֶר אֲשֶׁ֖ר לְעֹלַ֣ת הַתָּמִ֑יד תַּעֲשׂ֖וּ אֶת־אֵֽלֶּה׃

Besides the burnt offering of the morning that is for the continual burnt offering, you shall offer these. These additional offerings are sacrificed after the continual morning offering, which is the first offering of the day.

כָּאֵ֜לֶּה תַּעֲשׂ֤וּ לַיּוֹם֙ שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֔ים לֶ֛חֶם אִשֵּׁ֥ה רֵֽיחַ־נִיחֹ֖חַ לַיהוָ֑ה עַל־עוֹלַ֧ת הַתָּמִ֛יד יֵעָשֶׂ֖ה וְנִסְכּֽוֹ׃

Like these you shall offer for each day, for seven days: It is the food of the fire offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord; with the continual burnt offering, and its libation, it shall be offered.

וּבַיּוֹם֙ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י מִקְרָא־קֹ֖דֶשׁ יִהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֑ם כָּל־מְלֶ֥אכֶת עֲבֹדָ֖ה לֹ֥א תַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ (ס)

On the seventh day of Passover it shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall not perform any toilsome labor, just as on the first day.

וּבְי֣וֹם הַבִּכּוּרִ֗ים בְּהַקְרִ֨יבְכֶ֜ם מִנְחָ֤ה חֲדָשָׁה֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה בְּשָׁבֻעֹ֖תֵיכֶ֑ם מִֽקְרָא־קֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ יִהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֔ם כָּל־מְלֶ֥אכֶת עֲבֹדָ֖ה לֹ֥א תַעֲשֽׂוּ׃

On the day of the first fruits, when you present a new meal offering to the Lord, the offering of the two loaves, which is the first offering of the year that is brought from the new crop of grain, on your Festival of Weeks [ Shavuot ], as this festival occurs seven weeks after the sheaf [ omer ] offering is brought on the second day of Passover, it shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall not perform any toilsome labor.

וְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֨ם עוֹלָ֜ה לְרֵ֤יחַ נִיחֹ֙חַ֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה פָּרִ֧ים בְּנֵי־בָקָ֛ר שְׁנַ֖יִם אַ֣יִל אֶחָ֑ד שִׁבְעָ֥ה כְבָשִׂ֖ים בְּנֵ֥י שָׁנָֽה׃

You shall present a burnt offering for a pleasing aroma to the Lord: Two young bulls, one ram, seven lambs in the first year;

וּמִנְחָתָ֔ם סֹ֖לֶת בְּלוּלָ֣ה בַשָּׁ֑מֶן שְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה עֶשְׂרֹנִים֙ לַפָּ֣ר הָֽאֶחָ֔ד שְׁנֵי֙ עֶשְׂרֹנִ֔ים לָאַ֖יִל הָאֶחָֽד׃

and their meal offering: High-quality flour mixed with oil, three-tenths for each bull, two-tenths for the one ram,

עִשָּׂרוֹן֙ עִשָּׂר֔וֹן לַכֶּ֖בֶשׂ הָאֶחָ֑ד לְשִׁבְעַ֖ת הַכְּבָשִֽׂים׃

one-tenth for each lamb for the seven lambs;

שְׂעִ֥יר עִזִּ֖ים אֶחָ֑ד לְכַפֵּ֖ר עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃

one goat, to atone for you.

מִלְּבַ֞ד עֹלַ֧ת הַתָּמִ֛יד וּמִנְחָת֖וֹ תַּעֲשׂ֑וּ תְּמִימִ֥ם יִהְיוּ־לָכֶ֖ם וְנִסְכֵּיהֶֽם׃ (פ)

Besides the continual burnt offering, and its meal offering, you shall offer these; they shall be unblemished for you, and their libations. The prohibition of labor, as well as the additional animal offerings, and the meal offerings and libations that accompany them, are identical on Passover and on Shavuot.