Leviticus 23:30

23:29 For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people.

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

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Whoever it is who does any kind of work in that same day, that person I will destroy from among his people.

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

And whatever soul it be that does any work in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people.

23:31 Ye shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

What does Leviticus 23:30 mean?

Leviticus 23:30 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh), עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh), מְלָאכָה (mᵉlâʼkâh).

Hebrew interlinear

And

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

doethעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

any

workמְלָאכָהmᵉlâʼkâh/mel-aw-kaw'/H4399properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)

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)

the

same

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)

will

destroyאָבַדʼâbad/aw-bad'/H6properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)

from

amongקֶרֶבqereb/keh'-reb/H7130properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)

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

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Ethanim Humiliation and Self-Affliction Rest Sabbath Seven

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 23:30.

Genesis 2:2

And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

Genesis 2:3

And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. created: Heb. created to make

Exodus 31:14

Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

Genesis 1:16

And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. to rule the day: Heb. for the rule of the day, etc.

Genesis 1:31

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Genesis 11:6

And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.

Genesis 12:5

And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 23:30 say?

Leviticus 23:30 (King James Version) reads: "And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people."

Is Leviticus 23:30 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 23:30 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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