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Leviticus 23:35

23:34 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.
On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

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On the first day shall be a holy convocation: you shall do no regular work.

On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

On the first day shall be an holy convocation: you shall do no servile work therein.

23:36 Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein. solemn: Heb. day of restraint

What does Leviticus 23:35 mean?

Leviticus 23:35 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include רִאשׁוֹן (riʼshôwn), יוֹם (yôwm), קֹדֶשׁ (qôdesh).

Hebrew interlinear

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On
the
firstרִאשׁוֹןriʼshôwn/ree-shone'/H7223first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
dayיוֹםyôwm/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
be
an
holyקֹדֶשׁqôdesh/ko'-desh/H6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
convocation:מִקְרָאmiqrâʼ/mik-raw'/H4744something called out, i.e. a public meeting (the act, the persons, or the place); also a rehearsal
ye
shall
doעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
no
servileעֲבֹדָהʻăbôdâh/ab-o-daw'/H5656work of any kind
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)
therein.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 23:35.

Numbers 29:12

And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days:

Exodus 12:16

And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you. man: Heb. soul

Leviticus 23:7

In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

Exodus 2:23

And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.

Exodus 35:21

And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD'S offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.

Exodus 35:24

Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the LORD'S offering: and every man, with whom was found shittim wood for any work of the service, brought it.

Exodus 36:1

Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded.

Exodus 36:3

And they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it withal. And they brought yet unto him free offerings every morning.

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What does Leviticus 23:35 say?

Leviticus 23:35 (King James Version) reads: "On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein."

Is Leviticus 23:35 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 23:35 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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