Leviticus 23:29

23:28 And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it is a day of atonement, to make an atonement for you before the LORD your God.

For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people.

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For whoever it is who shall not deny himself in that same day; shall be cut off from his people.

For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people.

For whatever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people.

23:30 And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people.

What does Leviticus 23:29 mean?

Leviticus 23:29 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh), עָנָה (ʻânâh), עֶצֶם (ʻetsem).

Hebrew interlinear

For

whatsoever

soulנֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

that

shall

not

afflictedעָנָהʻânâh/aw-naw'/H6031to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)

that

sameעֶצֶםʻetsem/eh'tsem/H6106a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame

day,יוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

shall

cut

offכָּרַתkârath/kaw-rath'/H3772to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)

from

among

his

people.עַםʻam/am/H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

Topics

Ethanim Humiliation and Self-Affliction Impenitence Sabbath Seven

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 23:29.

Genesis 17:14

And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.

Genesis 7:13

In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 23:29 say?

Leviticus 23:29 (King James Version) reads: "For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people."

Is Leviticus 23:29 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 23:29 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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