Beside the sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the LORD.
These offerings are in addition to the LORD's sabbaths, your gifts, all your promised offerings, and all your voluntary offerings that you give to the LORD.
This verse explains that the festival offerings being discussed are extra—they don't replace the regular sabbath observances or other gifts people choose to give to God.
📚 Historical Context
This verse appears in Leviticus 23, which outlines Israel's sacred festivals and holy days. The Israelites had regular weekly sabbaths and various types of offerings they could bring to God throughout the year. Moses was clarifying that the special festival offerings he had just described were additional requirements, not replacements for their ongoing worship practices.
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