Leviticus 23:32 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“It {shall be} unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth {day} of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath. {celebrate: Heb. rest}”

Leviticus 23:32

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And whatsoever soul {it be} that doeth any work in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people.

Ye shall do no manner of work: {it shall be} a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

It {shall be} unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth {day} of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath. {celebrate: Heb. rest}

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month {shall be} the feast of tabernacles {for} seven days unto the LORD.

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Leviticus 23:1

"And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"

Leviticus 23:2

"Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, {Concerning} the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim {to be} holy convocations, {even} these {are} my feasts."

Leviticus 23:3

"Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day {is} the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work {therein}: it {is} the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings."

Leviticus 23:4

"These {are} the feasts of the LORD, {even} holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons."

Leviticus 23:5

"In the fourteenth {day} of the first month at even {is} the LORD'S passover."

Leviticus 23:6

"And on the fifteenth day of the same month {is} the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread."

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