How long does it take to read the book of Leviticus?

About 1 hour 30 minutes if you read it silently. Out loud it's about 2 hours, and an audio Bible takes about 2 hours 15 minutes. Leviticus has 27 chapters, 859 verses and 21,928 words.

Silently: 1 hr 30 min
Out loud: 2 hr
Listening: 2 hr 15 min

About Leviticus

Leviticus is God's instruction book for a holy people, covering sacrifices, priests, clean and unclean, and holy days, so that a holy God could live among Israel.

The 3rd of the Bible's 66 books, in the Old Testament (The Law).

A tip for reading it

When the rules feel strange, ask what each one taught Israel about God being holy.

Plan your reading of Leviticus

Choose a finish date or the time you have, and get what to read each day.

What are you reading?

How will you read it?

Plan by

Finish in

Reading days

Reading Leviticus silently takes about 1 hour 30 minutes in all.

Each day

3 min

Reading days

You finish

…

That's about a chapter a day, 27 chapters in all.

Your first week

Whole chapters, balanced by length

Day 1Leviticus 12 min
Day 2Leviticus 22 min
Day 3Leviticus 32 min
Day 4Leviticus 44 min
Day 5Leviticus 53 min
Day 6Leviticus 63 min
Day 7Leviticus 74 min

Chapter by chapter

Reading silently. The longest is Leviticus 13 at about 7 minutes; the shortest, Leviticus 12, takes about 1 minute.

Chapter 117 verses2 min
Chapter 216 verses2 min
Chapter 317 verses2 min
Chapter 435 verses4 min
Chapter 519 verses3 min
Chapter 630 verses3 min
Chapter 738 verses4 min
Chapter 836 verses4 min
Chapter 924 verses2 min
Chapter 1020 verses3 min
Chapter 1147 verses4 min
Chapter 128 verses1 min
Chapter 1359 verses7 min
Chapter 1457 verses6 min
Chapter 1533 verses4 min
Chapter 1634 verses4 min
Chapter 1716 verses2 min
Chapter 1830 verses3 min
Chapter 1937 verses3 min
Chapter 2027 verses3 min
Chapter 2124 verses2 min
Chapter 2233 verses3 min
Chapter 2344 verses5 min
Chapter 2423 verses2 min
Chapter 2555 verses6 min
Chapter 2646 verses5 min
Chapter 2734 verses4 min

Questions about Leviticus

How long does it take to read Leviticus out loud?

About 2 hours at a comfortable reading-aloud pace. Listening to an audio Bible, it takes about 2 hours 15 minutes.

How many chapters are in Leviticus?

Leviticus has 27 chapters and 859 verses, 21,928 words in the Berean Standard Bible.

Can I read Leviticus in one sitting?

You can, but at about 1 hour 30 minutes most people split it up. At one chapter a day you'd finish in 27 days, about 3 minutes a day.

What's the longest chapter in Leviticus?

Leviticus 13, about 7 minutes to read. The shortest is Leviticus 12, about 1 minute.

What is Leviticus about?