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Leviticus 23:3 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" “‘Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation; you shall do no kind of work. It is a Sabbath to the LORD in all your dwellings. "
Leviticus 23:3
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘The set feasts of the LORD, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my set feasts.
3 “‘Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation; you shall do no kind of work. It is a Sabbath to the LORD in all your dwellings.
4 “‘These are the set feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which you shall proclaim in their appointed season.
5 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month in the evening, is the LORD’s Passover.
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Leviticus 23:1
"The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,"
Leviticus 23:2
"“Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘The set feasts of the LORD, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my set feasts."
Leviticus 23:4
"“‘These are the set feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which you shall proclaim in their appointed season."
Leviticus 23:5
"In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month in the evening, is the LORD’s Passover."
Leviticus 23:6
"On the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread to the LORD. Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread."
Leviticus 23:7
"In the first day you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no regular work."
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