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Leviticus 23:32

23:31 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

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It shall be a Sabbath of solemn rest for you, and you shall deny yourselves. In the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you shall keep your Sabbath.”

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.

It shall be to you a sabbath of rest, and you shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even to even, shall you celebrate your sabbath. ¶

23:33 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

What does Leviticus 23:32 mean?

Leviticus 23:32 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שַׁבָּת (shabbâth), שַׁבָּתוֹן (shabbâthôwn), עָנָה (ʻânâh).

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It
shall
be
unto
you
a
sabbathשַׁבָּתshabbâth/shab-bawth'/H7676intermission, i.e (specifically) the Sabbath
of
rest,שַׁבָּתוֹןshabbâthôwn/shab-baw-thone'/H7677a sabbatism or special holiday
and
ye
shall
afflictעָנָהʻânâh/aw-naw'/H6031to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
your
souls:נֶפֶשׁnephesh/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)
in
the
ninthתֵּשַׁעtêshaʻ/tay'-shah/H8672nine or (ordinal) ninth
day
of
the
monthחֹדֶשׁchôdesh/kho'-desh/H2320the new moon; by implication, a month
at
even,עֶרֶבʻereb/eh'-reb/H6153dusk
from
evenעֶרֶבʻereb/eh'-reb/H6153dusk
unto
even,עֶרֶבʻereb/eh'-reb/H6153dusk
shall
ye
celebrateשָׁבַתshâbath/shaw-bath'/H7673to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
your
sabbath.שַׁבָּתshabbâth/shab-bawth'/H7676intermission, i.e (specifically) the Sabbath
celebrate:
Heb.
rest

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 23:32.

Exodus 16:23

And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.

Exodus 31:15

Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. holy: Heb. holiness

Exodus 35:2

Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death. an: Heb. holiness

Jeremiah 52:6

And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.

Leviticus 16:31

It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.

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 25:4

But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.

Leviticus 25:8

And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years.

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 23:32 say?

Leviticus 23:32 (King James Version) reads: "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"

Is Leviticus 23:32 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 23:32 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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